Call to expand free school meals programme to tackle poverty and obesity

Call to expand free school meals programme to tackle poverty and obesity A further 1.5 million children should be brought into the free school meals programme, while poorer youngsters should also be fed during the school holidays, a Government-ordered review has said.

The National Food Strategy, led by Leon restaurant founder Henry Dimbleby, said urgent Government action is needed in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, and described the country's diet as a "slow-motion disaster". The Daily Telegraph

See also:

• More free school meals 'would stop diet disaster' BBC News
• Britain's obesity strategy ignores the science: dieting doesn't work | Susie Orbach The Guardian