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The Latest Breaking News from the Food Foundation

UK children are shorter and fatter due to poor diet and poverty, report finds

Food Foundation says children face lifetime of ‘diet-related illnesses’ without action

Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2024

Children in UK getting shorter due to malnutrition in ‘national embarrassment’

The height of children aged 5 has been declining since 2013 while Jamie Oliver, Gordon Brown and Leon co-founder Henry Dimbleby all call for next prime minister to ‘turn the tide on obesity’

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2024

UK children shorter, fatter and sicker amid poor diet and poverty, report finds

Food Foundation says height of five-year-olds falling, child obesity up by a third and type 2 diabetes by a fifth

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2024

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‘Health emergency’: 15% of UK households went hungry last month, data shows

As millions skip meals and are unable to regularly afford groceries, the Food Foundation warns of widening health inequalities

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2024

Climate crisis and energy costs fuel £600 rise in UK household food bill, analysis finds

Extreme weather contributing one-third of all food price inflation with worse to come in 2024, warn climate researchers

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2023

Food insecurity and eating disorders are linked and rising. Where’s the plan to tackle them?

New NHS research reveals the direct effect of the cost of living crisis on people’s mental health. The most vulnerable must be protected, says journalist Dorothy Dunn

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2023

Food prices double in the UK as inflation at ‘shockingly high levels’, data shows

Which? urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to intervene on behalf of struggling consumers as its latest data showed ‘shockingly high’ inflation.

The Independent UK · May 15, 2023

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Mum 'skips meals' and might have to feed her baby cow's milk as food prices skyrocket

The mum even fears she may have to start feeding her daughter cow's milk after seeing baby milk prices rise, despite risks that children under 12 months can become seriously ill from drinking it

Daily Mirror · Apr 28, 2023

Mum on breadline says she can't afford healthy food for her kids and fears having to feed cow's milk to baby

Melissa has spoken out as part of a film for The Food Foundation

Wales Online · Apr 28, 2023

Supermarket sweep: how TikTok can help you save money on your food shopping

The video-sharing app has become the best place to see the unfolding effect of the cost of living crisis, with weekly shops and ‘receipt reveals’ watched by millions

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2023

Healthy Start NHS food voucher scheme has ‘pitifully’ low take-up

Figures show usage has barely shifted in a year, despite rising food poverty in UK

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023

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