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Building momentum: lessons on implementing evidence-informed diet related policies

A series of reports to help policymakers overcome common barriers to implementing evidence-informed diet-related policy.

The Building Momentum series takes the lessons learned from governments who have implemented evidence-informed policies and collates them with published literature to succinctly outline how to design and implement a robust nutrition policy.

There are 3 reports which focus on diet-related policy:

  • Restrictions of food and non-alcoholic beverage marketing to children (2020)
  • A robust front of pack label (2019)
  • A sugar sweetened beverage tax (2018)

There is also a Building Momentum report focused on Establishing robust policies to promote physical activity in primary healthcare (2023).

Policymakers, academics and advocates from around the world are interviewed to inform the series, providing essential guidance on how to overcome common barriers and challenges in the policy process.

Policymakers face increasing barriers and challenges to introducing and implementing such policies, and this research seeks to establish ways to help policymakers overcome these barriers and challenges.

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A series of reports to help policymakers overcome common barriers to implementing evidence-informed nutrition and physical activity policy.

Lessons on implementing a robust sugar-sweetened beverage tax
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Lessons on implementing a robust sugar-sweetened beverage tax

Lessons on implementing a robust front-of-pack food label
Two people are shopping together, closely examining packaged food items in a brightly lit supermarket aisle. One person holds a red packet, while the other browses with a shopping basket.

Lessons on implementing a robust front-of-pack food label

Lessons on implementing robust restrictions of food and non-alcoholic beverage marketing to children
A person with long dark hair sits on a sofa holding a TV remote and a bowl of popcorn, watching a screen displaying blurred images of a drink and popcorn.

Lessons on implementing robust restrictions of food and non-alcoholic beverage marketing to children

Establishing robust policies to promote physical activity in primary healthcare
Four people ride bicycles outdoors on a sunny day. They are wearing helmets and casual sports clothing. The group appears to be enjoying themselves as they cycle together on a tree-lined street.

Establishing robust policies to promote physical activity in primary healthcare