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This event explored why successive governments have failed to address rising obesity and what would be needed to tackle it.
Our panel explored why successive governments have failed to address rising obesity and what would be needed to tackle it. We discussed which policies work, how to build support for them and the role of government in leading change.
To explore these questions and more, our expert panel included:
Henry Dimbleby, founder of Leon, former government adviser and author of Ravenous: how to get ourselves and our planet into shape
Sophie Metcalfe, Researcher at the Institute for Government
Dr Dolly Theis, Visiting Researcher at the Cambridge University MRC Epidemiology Unit
The event was chaired by Tom Sasse, Associate Director at the Institute for Government.
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Our panel explored why successive governments have failed to address rising obesity and what would be needed to tackle it. We discussed which policies work, how to build support for them and the role of government in leading change.
To explore these questions and more, our expert panel included:
Henry Dimbleby, founder of Leon, former government adviser and author of Ravenous: how to get ourselves and our planet into shape
Sophie Metcalfe, Researcher at the Institute for Government
Dr Dolly Theis, Visiting Researcher at the Cambridge University MRC Epidemiology Unit
The event was chaired by Tom Sasse, Associate Director at the Institute for Government.
Get more from the IfG:
►Register to our upcoming events: https://www.instituteforgovernment.or...
►Subscribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3Wz9tQx
►Catch up on previous events at: https://www.instituteforgovernment.or...
►Listen to our podcast at: https://www.instituteforgovernment.or...
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