Public Health England call on food industry to combat obesity by cutting calories
Britain needs to go on a diet, a top health officials has said after it emerged that some of the nation’s children are eating the equivalent of an extra meal
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Tag: Food Poverty
Council approves free school meals all-year-round to children from low income households
Councillors have approved plans to provide free school meals 365 days a year to children from low income households to help tackle “holiday hunger”. North Lanarkshire Council agreed to expand
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Jeremy Corbyn calls for overhaul to tackle child hunger in Scotland
Jeremy Corbyn has said “we shouldn’t have hungry children in Scotland in 2018” ahead of a visit to a council-run scheme to provide meals for children during school holidays. The
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Hidden hunger crisis hitting hard-up parents according to new report
Almost one in four parents are skipping meals because they cannot afford to buy food, revealing shocking levels of “hidden hunger”, according to a new report. A survey of over
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Foodbank charity appeals for support amid predictions of busiest Christmas ever
The charity running hundreds of foodbanks is appealing for public support as it gears up for its busiest Christmas so far. The Trussell Trust said December last year was its
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Foodbank use soars 30% in areas where Universial Credit introduced, charity urges action
Foodbanks could struggle to meet demand this winter unless urgent action is taken to improve Universal Credit (UC), the Government has been warned. The Trussell Trust said it was on
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Volunteers at food banks perform ‘staggering’ 4.1m hours annually, says report
Food bank volunteers put in a “staggering” 4.1 million hours of unpaid work every year distributing food, fundraising and other duties, a new study reveals. The value of the work
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£1.2m funding boost for scheme tackling malnutrition among elderly Scots
A project aimed at tackling malnutrition among older people in Scotland has received a £1.2 million funding boost. The Food Train charity’s Eat Well, Age Well scheme plans to create
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Study finds ethnic groups ‘unintentionally excluded’ from food banks
Some ethnic groups are being unintentionally excluded from using food banks and other community food aid, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of York looked at how
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Hospital food situation ‘diabolical’ as report shows half fail to meet standards
Half of hospitals are failing to meet Government standards for hospital food, a new report says. Rules have been set down to drive up standards, with 10 key areas for
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