UK food system ‘relentlessly’ pushing consumers to unhealthy choices – report

The Food Foundation said it analysed data from across an array of sources to build up a picture of the UK’s food system (PA) - (PA Archive)

The UK food system is “relentlessly” pushing consumers to make unhealthy choices, according to an annual report.

The food environment, including the products advertised to consumers, restaurant menus and the promotions offered in supermarkets, is shaping diets and “setting us up to fail”, the Food Foundation charity said.