Nanny statism fears behind UK’s 30-year failure to tackle obesity, report says

Nanny statism fears behind UK’s 30-year failure to tackle obesity, report says Fears of “nanny statism” have led to a failure by every UK government of the last 30 years to tackle the obesity crisis, a report claims, as it emerged that the condition now costs the NHS £6.5bn a year.

Labour and Conservative governments have displayed a similar reluctance to get too closely involved in a subject widely seen as a minefield, according to the Institute for Government (IfG). The Guardian

See also:

• Tackling obesity: Improving policy making on food and health Institute for Government
• Ministers afraid to tackle obesity over fears of promoting 'nanny-statism' The Daily Mail
• How UK governments from Major to Johnson tried to tackle obesity The Guardian
• The primary cause of Britain’s childhood obesity emergency is clear: poverty The Guardian
• Government ‘squeamishness’ over tackling obesity ‘will lead to higher taxes’ The Independent