And the health system is overwhelmed by the consequences.
Yet there are huge industries involved who have powerful lobbyists.
Government must not be contaminated by such lobbying. Instead it must reverse the permeation of these 5 causes of such chronic diseases. Then costs will reduce exponentially once addictions to these harmful food industry products are managed.
The extent to which corporate lobbying and conflicts of interest are negatively impacting food policy and our diets is a growing matter of concern.
UK dietary health is at a crisis point and the cost of our poor diets is ravaging the NHS, hampering economic growth, and ultimately impacting the long-term sustainability of food businesses.
Yet it needn’t be this way. Lobbying is an essential part of an open and consultative policymaking process which, if done transparently, can empower corporations, organisations and citizens to participate in the democratic process.
This briefing presents initial findings from research conducted by The Food Foundation and others that has begun to explore the extent of food industry lobbying in the UK.
Retired, living in the Scottish Borders after living most of my life in cities in England. I can now indulge my interest in all aspects of living close to nature in a wild landscape. I live on what was once the Iapetus Ocean which took millions of years to travel from the Southern Hemisphere to here in the Northern Hemisphere. That set me thinking and questioning and seeking answers.
In 1998 I co-wrote Millennium Countdown (US)/ A Business Guide to the Year 2000 (UK) see https://www.abebooks.co.uk/products/isbn/9780749427917
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