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Supermarkets to Introduce Healthy Food Standard Under Government Plans to Tackle Obesity
- The UK government announced a new healthy food standard requiring supermarkets to report sales data and meet mandatory health targets by 2029.
- This initiative addresses the significant increase in obesity rates since the 1990s, which now imposes an £11 billion annual burden on the NHS and poses a serious threat to its long-term viability.
- Developed by Nesta, the policy allows retailers flexibility in reformulating products, adjusting pricing, and redesigning store layouts to increase healthy food sales.
- Nesta found the average basket health score to be 67, targeting a rise to 69, which could reduce obesity by 20% over three years and help over three million people.
- This plan aims to make healthy choices easier for consumers, level the playing field for businesses, and reduce the obesity crisis's burden on the NHS.
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Supermarkets to introduce healthy food standard under government plans to tackle obesity
The scheme is part of the forthcoming 10 Year Health Plan, through which the government is seeking to shift from sickness to prevention to alleviate the burden on the NHS.
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