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Mr. Hinchliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures he is taking to address "Health of the Nation" targets for obesity. [38593]
Mr. Sackville
Measures to address obesity include:
- activity by the nutrition task force programme to reduce the proportion of fat in the diet;
- proposals from the physical activity task force for helping more people to be more active more often;
- a major campaign being developed by the Health Education Authority to promcte regular moderate physical activity and to highlight the contribution of physical activity to the prevention of obesity; and
- research reviews of effective intervention with regard to the prevention and treatment of obesity.