MY MANIFESTO FOR BEATING CHILDHOOD OBESITY

Ban TV ads for food and drinks that are high in salt, fat or sugar before the 9pm watershed. Restrict advertising on social media, billboards, bus stops and sports stadiums as well as outside schools. Ban the use of cartoon characters and celebrities to promote these foods. Ban cheap promotions that encourage people to buy them.

Expand the sugar tax to cover more products.

Set compulsory targets for sugar and calorie reduction in food and drink.

Ban the sale of energy drinks to anyone under 16, requiring ID.

After Brexit, bring in new, clearer colourcoded pack labels so no food high in salt, fat or sugar can be sold as a healthy alternative.

Enforce proper food standards for all school meals, across the age range, monitored by Ofsted.

Compulsory training for GPs on aspects of nutrition, with patients weighed at every visit.

More support for national programmes to measure and weigh children.

Improve catering in public buildings so there are healthy options, particularly for shift workers and NHS staff.

New powers for local authorities to limit hot food takeaways near schools.

New Government target to halve childhood obesity by 2030.