Tower Hamlets has very high levels of child excess weight. Evidence shows that advertisements for unhealthy food and drink products directly and indirectly impact what we eat. Young people who recall seeing junk food adverts every day are more likely to be obese.
The paper considers how we can protect children and young people from the advertising of unhealthy food and drinks (foods and drinks that are high in fat, salt and sugar), in order to contribute towards our priority to promote children’s healthy weight and healthy life expectancy. This is part of a wider programme of work to support child healthy weight in the borough.