'Systemic changes' needed to tackle obesity in UK, says report

Dorset organic dairy farmer Sophie Gregory said she wished the report had focused more on the 'link between farming and food' and the need for food and farming on the national curriculum

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'Systemic changes' needed to tackle obesity in UK, says report

'Systemic changes' needed to be made to the UK food system to tackle obesity, according to a report published by the Food, Diet and Obesity Committee. The Recipe for Health: A Plan to Fix Our Broken...

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