That this House notes that British Dietitians Week takes place between 3 and 7 June 2019; commends the excellent work done by dietitians providing dietary advice and nutritional support to people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes to manage their condition through diet; further notes that this work helps to tackle the obesity crisis in the UK; and calls on the Government to support the NHS in funding clinical trials of different diets to see which one promotes better outcomes for those with diabetes.

That this House notes that British Dietitians Week takes place between 3 and 7 June 2019; commends the excellent work done by dietitians providing dietary advice and nutritional support to people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes to manage their condition through diet; further notes that this work helps...

That this House notes that the Third Annual Reception of the Westminster Diet and Health Forum was held in the Terrace Marquee of the House on Tuesday 15th November, sponsored by the United Kingdom's largest slimming organisation, Slimming World, and attended by Right honourable and honourable Members from both Houses and all political parties, as well as by consumer organisations, healthcare professionals, the food industry, the media and others; welcomes the contribution that the Forum has made since its launch to raising the level of interest in and debate about key aspects of public policy on nutrition and health through its series of national seminars and publications on a wide range of issues including obesity, health inequalities, nutrition and school age children, alcohol regulation, sport and activity, risk assessment, salt, advertising to children, nutrition and education, and the White Paper on public health; and extends to the Forum its best wishes for every future success in its mission to create and sustain an independent environment for the discussion of public policy in this vital area.

That this House notes that the Third Annual Reception of the Westminster Diet and Health Forum was held in the Terrace Marquee of the House on Tuesday 15th November, sponsored by the United Kingdom's largest slimming organisation, Slimming World, and attended by Right honourable and honourable Members from both Houses...

That this House notes that there is a crisis in children's diet-related health, demonstrated by alarming increases in childhood obesity and the appearance of adult-onset diseases, such as type II diabetes, in schoolchildren, which the Food Standards Agency has described as a timebomb which needs to be defused; further notes that the 2000 National Diet and Nutrition Survey shows that nine in 10 children consume more saturated fat and eight in 10 children consume more sugar and five in 10 children consume more salt than levels recommended for adults; recognises that this situation is caused by a number of factors, including marketing to children of foods containing high levels of fat, sugar and salt, the poor composition of foods on sale in schools, the lack of practical cooking skills in the national curriculum and insufficient promotion to children of healthy foods; and therefore supports in principle the Children's Food Bill which will result in the implementation of a range of measures which will improve children's diets and future health.

That this House notes that there is a crisis in children's diet-related health, demonstrated by alarming increases in childhood obesity and the appearance of adult-onset diseases, such as type II diabetes, in schoolchildren, which the Food Standards Agency has described as a timebomb which needs to be defused; further notes...

That this House notes with concern that cancer is now the number one killer disease in the UK and that bowel cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death after lung cancer with some 18,000 deaths caused by it each year, that while it is rare in those aged under 40 years, age-specific rates rise continuously and steeply after the age of 50, that research indicates that while it is likely that genetic factors are involved in the development of bowel cancer the majority of cases occur sporadically and that lifestyle factors are likely to be highly significant, and that leading international experts agree that a diet rich in cereal fibre is protective against bowel cancer; congratulates the Cancer Research Campaign and Kellogg's on the joint initiative to raise awareness of the incidence of bowel cancer in this country and highlight the role a fibre-rich diet can play in helping to protect individuals simply and cost-effectively against this disease; and believing that prevention is better than cure, urges the Government to support this initiative and make the reduction of bowel cancer a priority.

That this House notes with concern that cancer is now the number one killer disease in the UK and that bowel cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death after lung cancer with some 18,000 deaths caused by it each year, that while it is rare in those...

That this House is deeply concerned that over 5,000 children are being treated on the NHS for serious eating disorders; believes this problem is growing; calls upon the Government to bring forward proposals to regulate the diet industry; and believes the fashion industry and leading image makers should be called upon to act in a responsible way by using young models more representative of the population, instead of unhealthily thin young people who are increasingly seen as role models by vulnerable children.

That this House is deeply concerned that over 5,000 children are being treated on the NHS for serious eating disorders; believes this problem is growing; calls upon the Government to bring forward proposals to regulate the diet industry; and believes the fashion industry and leading image makers should be called...

That this House supports International No Diet Day on 6th May, the purpose of which is to draw attention to the perils and futility of dieting, except for medical reasons such as stomach ulcers and diabetes, and to promote a healthier way of living; notes that dieting undermines people's emotional and physical well-being and is often the first step towards more serious eating disorders; condemns the pressure on women and girls, and increasingly on men and boys, to be unhealthily thin; is concerned that dieting has reached epidemic levels; notes that 90 per cent. of women will diet at some time in their lives, and at any given time 50 per cent. of women are dieting, including girls as young as eight and women as old as 75 years; regrets that Western women and girls are starving through dieting when in other parts of the world so many people are dying through starvation; believes that the tyranny of thinness encourages women to be valued on their looks alone and encourages the oppression of fat people as well as causing misinformation on healthy living and eating; realises that, while obesity may cause health risks to some people, the solution is not a simple one of losing weight because 96 per cent. of diets do not work, and dieting causes other problems, including low self-esteem, mood swings, depression, gall stones, lack of concentration, constipation and headaches; and therefore supports International No Diet Day for a better way of living and congratulates Mary Evans Young, Director of Diet Breakers, for her excellent book, Diet Breaking.

That this House supports International No Diet Day on 6th May, the purpose of which is to draw attention to the perils and futility of dieting, except for medical reasons such as stomach ulcers and diabetes, and to promote a healthier way of living; notes that dieting undermines people's emotional...

That this House supports International No Diet Day on 5th May, the purpose of which is to draw attention to the perils and futility of dieting, except for medical reasons such as stomach ulcers and diabetes, and to promote a healthier way of living; notes that dieting undermines people's emotional and physical wellbeing and is often the first step towards more serious eating disorders; condemns the pressure on women, girls and young men to be unhealthily thin; is concerned that dieting has reached epidemic levels; notes that 90 per cent. of women will diet at some time in their lives, and at any given time 50 per cent. of women are dieting including girls as young as eight years and women as old as 75 years; regrets that Western women and girls are starving through dieting when in other parts of the world so many people are dying through starvation; believes that the tyranny of thinness encourages women to be valued on their looks alone and encourages the oppression of fat people as well as causing misinformation on healthy living and eating; realises that, whilst obesity may cause health risks to some people, the solution is not a simple one of losing weight because 96 per cent. of diets do not work, and dieting causes other problems including low self-esteem, mood swings, depression, gall stones, lack of concentration, constipation and headaches; and therefore supports International No Diet Day for a better way of living.

That this House supports International No Diet Day on 5th May, the purpose of which is to draw attention to the perils and futility of dieting, except for medical reasons such as stomach ulcers and diabetes, and to promote a healthier way of living; notes that dieting undermines people's emotional...

That this House supports National No Diet Day on 5th May, the purpose of which is to draw attention to the perils and futility of dieting, except for medical reasons such as stomach ulcers and diabetes, and to promote a healthier way of living; notes that dieting undermines women's emotional and physical well being and is often the first step towards more serious eating disorders; condemns the extreme pressure on women and girls to be unhealthily thin; is concerned that dieting has reached epidemic levels; notes that 90 per cent. of women will diet at some time in their lives, and at any given time 50 per cent. of women are dieting including girls as young as eight and in other parts of the world so many people are dying through starvation; believes that the tyranny of thinness encourages women to be valued on their looks alone and encourages the oppression of fat people as well as causing misinformation on healthy living, eating and food; realises that, whilst obesity may cause health risks to some people, the solution is not a simple answer of losing weight because 96 per cent. of diets don't work, and dieting causes other problems including depression, low self esteem, mood swings, irritability, gall stones, lack of concentration, constipation and headaches; and therefore supports National No Diet Day for abetter of way of living.

That this House supports National No Diet Day on 5th May, the purpose of which is to draw attention to the perils and futility of dieting, except for medical reasons such as stomach ulcers and diabetes, and to promote a healthier way of living; notes that dieting undermines women's emotional...

That, although not suprised, this House is deeply distressed at the findings by a nationwide survey that low-income families go hungry and that parents have sometimes to avoid eating in order to provide their children with food; treats with contempt politically biased claims that the blame lies with the poor and not with the unjust and uncaring Government policies which, at the same time, take money from the poor to give it to the rich and foster unemployment, business closures and destruction of the social security system; expresses its sympathy to all the low-income families in the United Kingdom, especially those of Easterhouse in Glasgow where the extent of poverty is such that perinatal mortality, accompanied by deprivation and cuts in the social security system, is three times the national average; calls upon the British people to mobilise for a campaign to restore the urgent social benefits to help families in need coupled with adequate national information about healthy diets; but reminds the country that the real way out from this is a successful and sustained economic system bringing prosperity to all.

That, although not suprised, this House is deeply distressed at the findings by a nationwide survey that low-income families go hungry and that parents have sometimes to avoid eating in order to provide their children with food; treats with contempt politically biased claims that the blame lies with the poor...