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 that the level of obesity in the United Kingdom has more than trebled over the last 20 years and that one in five adults is now obese; congratulates The Obesity Awareness and Solutions Trust (TOAST) on the organisation of National Obesity Awareness Week commencing on 22nd March; extends to TOAST its best wishes for continuing success in highlighting the scale and causes of obesity and the need for public policy to promote access to a range of possible solutions, and for providing practical support for those who are overweight and obese; further notes the proposed establishment by TOAST of Toast House to be a centre of excellence for work on all aspects of obesity through conference facilities, training courses and support programmes, counselling, healthy living and residential facilities, motivational support and research resources; and hopes that it will receive the support necessary to realise its vision.

That this House notes that the level of obesity in the United Kingdom has more than trebled over the last 20 years and that one in five adults is now obese; congratulates The Obesity Awareness and Solutions Trust (TOAST) on the organisation of National Obesity Awareness Week commencing on 22nd...

That this House welcomes the launch of Food Justice - the Campaign for the Food Poverty (Eradication) Bill at the Emmanuel Centre in Marsham Street, Westminster on 14th November and wishes the campaign success in its endeavours to end the scourge of food poverty in the United Kingdom that denies over 4,000,000 people access to a healthy diet.

That this House welcomes the launch of Food Justice - the Campaign for the Food Poverty (Eradication) Bill at the Emmanuel Centre in Marsham Street, Westminster on 14th November and wishes the campaign success in its endeavours to end the scourge of food poverty in the United Kingdom that denies...

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 this House notes with great concern that a Council Directive of the European Commission is being prepared with a view to bringing dietary supplements, vitamins and minerals, under European legislative discipline; notes that in Britain dietary supplements come under food law and may be sold freely, whereas in most Community member states they are classified as medicines unless the dosage is very small, and may be sold only on prescription, through pharmacies, which is a highly restrictive practice, has created a thriving black market in these countries, and would be both unwelcome to British consumers and prohibitive to British trade and industry; further notes that the United Kingdom already has ample laws to prevent the sale of dangerous products; and calls for the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State for Health to make a statement to the effect that the Government will not permit any clause in the aforesaid Directive which purports that products currently sold as food supplements should be reclassified as medicines, to be enforced in the United Kingdom.

That this House notes with great concern that a Council Directive of the European Commission is being prepared with a view to bringing dietary supplements, vitamins and minerals, under European legislative discipline; notes that in Britain dietary supplements come under food law and may be sold freely, whereas in most...

That, although not surprised, 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 surprised, 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...

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...