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Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Friday, 17 May 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 May 2019 (named day). It was answered by Seema Kennedy (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 May 2019 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Bowel Cancer: Young People

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of young people developing bowel cancer.

Answer

Obesity and poor diet are risk factors for bowel cancer in young people.

The second chapter of the world-leading childhood obesity plan was published in June 2018. This builds on the real progress made since the publication of chapter one in 2016, particularly in reformulation of the products our children eat and drink most. In chapter two we have set a bold ambition to halve childhood obesity by 2030 and significantly reduce the gap in obesity between children from the most and least deprived areas by 2030.

Many of the measures in both chapters of the plan will have an impact on tackling obesity across all age groups. These include the soft drinks industry levy, sugar reduction and wider calorie reformulation programme, restricting promotions and calorie labelling in restaurants which will improve our eating habits and reduce the amount of sugar we consume.

‘Childhood obesity: a plan for action, chapter 2’ is available at the following link:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/childhood-obesity-a-plan-for-action-chapter-2

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
255652
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Young people Bowel cancer
Link
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