All blog posts in Public Policy

Our new policy indexes show the status of nutrition & physical activity policy in Europe and enable young people to advocate for better policies to tackle obesity

More than 45,000 tonnes of sugar has been removed from soft drinks in the UK following the tax introduced in 2018. Jennifer O'Mara and Ioana Vlad from our Policy team consider the levy's impact

Our Head of Policy and Public Affairs Rebecca Taylor delves into the politics of processed meat in light of WCRF’s UK Cancer Prevention Awareness Week 2023 and the importance of reducing our processed meat consumption to reduce cancer risk.

We reflect on this year's achievements, the highs and lows of 2022, and what to expect in 2023

Cancer is not just a matter of biology. We look at the social and environmental factors that can increase a person's risk of disease.

We're excited to be joining global efforts to reduce alcohol consumption and share the scientific evidence of alcohol's harmful effects

We've added the 1,000th nutrition policy to our NOURISHING database of policies that governments have implemented to promote healthy diets and combat obesity

Resourcing the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases is a neglected part of the global health investment infrastructure

Jennifer O’Mara looks into the levels of lactation around the world, in particular her home country of Ireland, and explores how rates can be increased

Ioana Vlad analyses nutrition and physical activity policy to prevent childhood obesity in Europe to see where we are and where we're heading