Helping everyone to get to a healthy weight

The Coronavirus pandemic has been a health disaster in a number of ways, not just its direct impact and one of them is the effect on obesity. So tomorrow the Prime Minister will unveil the Government’s obesity strategy, helping to get the country more active, healthier and eating better so we can protect and reduce long-term pressures on our NHS.

Coronavirus has given us all a wake-up call of the immediate and long-term risks of being overweight – we must use this moment to get healthier, more active and eat better.   That is why tomorrow we will set out a set out a comprehensive package of measures to help people lose weight, get active and adopt a healthier lifestyle, as well as launching a new ‘Better Health’ campaign which will call on people to adopt a healthier lifestyle and lose weight.   These measures will encourage the public to take stock of how they live their lives, and encourage everyone to take simple steps to lose weight, live healthier lives and protect the NHS.