Grace Hetherington
@gchetherington.bsky.social
Communications Lead for Nesta's Healthy Life mission - helping people live longer, healthier lives. Interested in health, food and social policy.
South London via West Yorkshire. Views mine.
South London via West Yorkshire. Views mine.
There is still lots of detail to get right.
The measure must be mandatory: supermarkets have voluntary targets already, and they aren't driving the changes needed.
And it needs to use the right measure to incentivise meaningful change.
Read more in Nesta's blog: www.nesta.org.uk/blog/the-hea...
The measure must be mandatory: supermarkets have voluntary targets already, and they aren't driving the changes needed.
And it needs to use the right measure to incentivise meaningful change.
Read more in Nesta's blog: www.nesta.org.uk/blog/the-hea...
The healthy food standard is a win for the nation’s health
The UK government has announced a healthy food standard to improve the healthiness of the food we buy. Here’s why we think it’s a good idea.
www.nesta.org.uk
June 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
There is still lots of detail to get right.
The measure must be mandatory: supermarkets have voluntary targets already, and they aren't driving the changes needed.
And it needs to use the right measure to incentivise meaningful change.
Read more in Nesta's blog: www.nesta.org.uk/blog/the-hea...
The measure must be mandatory: supermarkets have voluntary targets already, and they aren't driving the changes needed.
And it needs to use the right measure to incentivise meaningful change.
Read more in Nesta's blog: www.nesta.org.uk/blog/the-hea...
Even though the public consistently back more interventionist measures on health, politicians are held back by fear of 'nanny state' accusations.
See @nestauk.bsky.social report by @dollyvantulleken.bsky.social and @henrydimbleby.bsky.social on how to get round this
www.nesta.org.uk/report/nouri...
See @nestauk.bsky.social report by @dollyvantulleken.bsky.social and @henrydimbleby.bsky.social on how to get round this
www.nesta.org.uk/report/nouri...
Nourishing Britain: a political manual for improving the nation’s health
Henry Dimbleby and Dr Dolly van Tulleken draw on interviews with former prime ministers and other key figures to offer practical advice and insights on how today’s politicians can tackle the UK’s obes...
www.nesta.org.uk
April 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Even though the public consistently back more interventionist measures on health, politicians are held back by fear of 'nanny state' accusations.
See @nestauk.bsky.social report by @dollyvantulleken.bsky.social and @henrydimbleby.bsky.social on how to get round this
www.nesta.org.uk/report/nouri...
See @nestauk.bsky.social report by @dollyvantulleken.bsky.social and @henrydimbleby.bsky.social on how to get round this
www.nesta.org.uk/report/nouri...