Obesity Action Scotland

📢Brand-new research examines parental perceptions of retail promotions on HFSS food in Scotland. Findings suggest significant parental concern on the impact of these promotions on their families’ diets and budgets. Read the full report tinyurl.com/4u8ppn34

UK Govt new 10-year Health Plan for England sets out commitments to restrict junk food ads targeted at children, ban sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under 16s and update standards for healthy school meals. We look forward to Scotland progressing similar policies here.

Good to see UK Govt announcing the introduction of mandatory healthiness targets for retail food outlets. We look forward to Scotland following suit, restricting outdoor advertising of junk food and ensuring healthy school meals. Read our comment: tinyurl.com/y4swcd7z

Our June newsletter has made its way to your inbox📩 Features include: 📢Highlights from OAS & SOA conference 📒Key policy publications including HFSS promotions 📝OAS & SOA Commonwealth Games petition update Subscribe here 👉tinyurl.com/yc72dehy

Today, we & @SOA_tweets submitted a public petition to @Glasgow_2026 calling for a health promoting, family friendly Games, free of HFSS food and drink and other health harming products. Find out more: tinyurl.com/4fwb9tfb

Our new blog discusses Scotland’s newly published Population Health Framework. We welcome the priority afforded to improving healthy weight in the Framework, but further actions and commitments are needed to make this priority a reality. tinyurl.com/2rcyfuuu

We welcome the priority on improving healthy weight within the Population Health Framework. We look forward to working with @scotgov on delivering legislation to improve the food environment and healthy meals within early years and schools. tinyurl.com/2hdztj74

We welcome @scotgov initiating regulation on retail HFSS promotions. Positive to see some forms of price promotions, like multi-buys and unlimited refills, included. Also covers key locations like checkouts and store entrances. tinyurl.com/2hak727c

🔔Speaker spotlight from our & @obesityactionsc conference last week. Today's focus is on the session on Food Promotions and Inequalities in Obesity and speaker Alana McDonald from @FSScot. Find out more: tinyurl.com/4xe8sudh

This week we co-hosted with @SOA_tweets our Healthy Food Environment: Time to Deliver conference. Over 80 delegates, Chairs and speakers contributed to the insightful and thought-provoking discussion on actions needed to transform the food environment in Scotland.

At our & @obesityactionsc conference yesterday, Minister @jenni_minto MSP launched our factsheet: Obesity and Inequalities in Scotland which highlights key inequalities in obesity prevalence. Key to work with partners like @PovertyAlliance in reducing inequalities and obesity

Public Health Minster Jenni Minto has told the @obesityactionsc conference she is determined to improve diets and deliver a healthy food environment, which influences what people buy and eat. @Scotgov will publish a Population Health Framework outlining long-term action soon.

At our & @SOA_tweets conference today, Minister for Public Health and Women's Health @jenni_minto committed to @scotgov taking forward action on outdoor advertising of unhealthy food in Scotland.

OAS and @SOA_tweets teams are ready to welcome delegates to today’s conference. Looking forward to a day of insightful discussion