Cross-party committee says'moonshot ambition' on obesity will fail without leadership from pm. Health and social care select committee says there are no signs it will achieve anything significant. A year after promise to 'end the obesity epidemic' within a decade was made.
30% of adults in england are living with obesity. 66% of children are overweight or living with obese. A third of children now estimated to be overweight. Lack of proper distinction between prevention and treatment.
Prime minister urges him to take up ambition and be driver of change. He is taking bold action to drive shift from sickness to prevention. Government has already restricted junk food advertising before 9pm and online.
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