Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR)

Fifty-three percent of six-year-olds met the recommended daily guidelines for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in a study carried out pre...

The amount of sugar purchased by households through soft drinks fell by 10% in the year following the introduction of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy...

Government obesity policies in England over the past three decades have largely failed because of problems with implementation, lack of learning from...

Leaving school and getting a job both lead to a drop in the amount of physical activity, while becoming a mother is linked to increased weight gain...

Food sold at restaurants whose menus display energy information is lower in fat and salt than that of their competitors, according to new research...

Children from disadvantaged backgrounds and certain ethnic minority backgrounds, including from Pakistani and Bangladeshi backgrounds, have lower...

Policies aimed at removing sweets and crisps from checkouts could lead to a dramatic reduction in the amount of unhealthy food purchased to eat ‘on...

Obesity is often characterised as nothing more than greed and lack of willpower. The truth is far more complex.