🆕 Almost 2 teaspoons of sugar in a single snack bar - reveals @ActionSaltSugar report.
The latest report has shown high levels of sugar and saturated fat in popular snack bars – despite the many marketing claims suggesting otherwise.
Find out more 🔎
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Are you ready for a Food Fight? OAS Interim Head, Robin Ireland, provides his views of @stuartgillespie.bsky.social's excellent new book.

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Whilst teeth brushing is very important 🪥 we also need to look upstream at the causes of dental caries.
Unless we can reduce the consumption of sugar, and sugary drinks 🧋in particular, we will continue to have unacceptable high levels of tooth decay among young children🦷
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Advertising works 👏 That's why companies spend so much money on it💸
We should be particularly worried in how it influences the behaviour of young people.
Excellent new report out by @CR_UK

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Researchers at Ulster University are recruiting UK adults (18+) with a BMI of 25+ to take part in an online survey

They're exploring chronotype, eating behaviours, exercise timing preference and lifestyle factors

Survey: redcap.science.ulster.ac.uk/redcap/surve...

👋New Vacancy!

Do you have experience in public health, leadership and shaping policy?

If so, the role of Head of Obesity Action Scotland could be the one for you 🤝

Full details of the role 🔗http://bit.ly/4fgsbG1

Last week the Scottish Government published proposed regulations on HFSS promotions. Good to see multi-buy promotions and checkouts included but temporary price reductions, meals deals, and free-standing displays are all missing. Check out our detailed analysis tinyurl.com/2ms789vm

💡Speaker spotlight from our & @obesityactionsc.bsky.social conference last week. Today’s focus is on the panel discussion session on Delivering a Good Food Nation for Scotland locally, and panellist Mandy Morgan from The Scottish Pantry Network.

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Speaker spotlight from our & @obesityactionsc.bsky.social conference last week. Today’s focus is on the session on HFSS Food Advertising and Sponsorship and speaker @franbernhardt.bsky.social from @sustainweb.org.

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We welcome the priority on improving healthy weight within the Population Health Framework. We look forward to working with Scottish Government on delivering legislation to improve the food environment & health outcomes of those with obesity-related conditions.

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@soa-25.bsky.social welcomes Scottish Government taking steps regulating price and location-based promotions of unhealthy food promotions in-store and online, such as multi-buys and at checkouts in stores. This brings Scotland in line with England and Wales regulations.

💡Speaker spotlight from our & @obesityactionsc.bsky.social conference last week. Today's focus is on the session on Food Promotions and Inequalities in Obesity and speaker Alana McDonald from @fsscot.bsky.social. Find out more: tinyurl.com/4xe8sudh

This week we co-hosted with @obesityactionsc.bsky.social our 'Healthy Food Environment: Time to Deliver' conference. Over 80 delegates, Chairs and speakers contributed to the insightful and thought-provoking discussion on actions needed to transform our food environment in Scotland.

At our & @obesityactionsc.bsky.social conference yesterday, Minister @jennimintomsp.bsky.social launched our latest factsheet on Obesity and Inequalities in Scotland which highlights key inequalities in obesity prevalence. Key to work with partners like @povertyalliance.org in reducing inequalities.

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Two thirds of tickets claimed for our FREE "Healthy Food Environment" conference on 10th June!

All sectors aligned to public health goals welcome. Features: Ministerial address, HFSS food regulations discussions, expert speakers.

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Both @obesityactionsc.bsky.social and @soa-25.bsky.social making an '⭕️' for obesity to show their support on #WorldObesityDay #WOD2025 #ChangingSystems

🧵 Today is #WorldObesityDay. For too long, obesity has been framed as an individual responsibility. But the evidence is clear: we need system-wide change to create environments that support healthier choices.