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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Alice Wilkinson

How can we better support families to make healthier food choices?

From left: Kate Cawley of the Future Food Movement; Richard Hall from Danone; Lucy Upton, dietician; Tesco CEO Ashwin Prasad.
From left: Kate Cawley of the Future Food Movement; Richard Hall from Danone; Lucy Upton, dietitian; Tesco CEO Ashwin Prasad. Photograph: Andrew Parsons/Parsons Media Productions

The urgent need to support British families to eat healthily was drawn into sharp focus earlier this year when The World Obesity Atlas 2026 reported that we have about twice the number of overweight and obese children as France and Italy, with a record rate of 3.8 million children with a high BMI.

In a timely move, Tesco brought together a panel of leading health charities, nutritionists and food suppliers for a roundtable to discuss how to make a difference to families.

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