Kelly Parsons

National Diet and Nutrition Survey 2019 to 2023 highlights dietary deficiencies and inequalities - MRC Epidemiology Unit The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) has published the latest report from the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS), which shows results for 2019-2023.  The NDNS is […]

The latest UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) report, covering 2019-2023, finds that key dietary recommendations are still not being met by many in the population, with those in the most deprived areas tending to have poorer diets.

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Spending Review settlement for DEFRA: capital spend up (flood defences) but resource spend down

Seems to cut ELMs funding (as rumoured) - no details yet, assume SFI being re-targeted. Basic Payments wound down

But will continue to be a separate pot of funding for peat + trees worth 'up to £400m'

UK supermarkets exploit tax loophole to produce cider at ‘pocket-money prices’ Campaigners say ‘super-strength subsidy’ puts pressure on the NHS, as some ciders cost same as apple juice

#foodpolicy loophole

👓👇#Freeschoolmeals

Thanks for inviting me to to contribute to the chaper on #foodpolicy coherence @jeremyfarr.bsky.social, the #foodsystems report is epic and with great visuals too

Brazil’s environmental governance is under threat – and Lula is siding with oil industry Politicians reviled environmental minister Marina Silva in the senate this week, but new legislation is fuelling the fire

'Next year’s presidential election seems to be weighing on his mind more than November’s Cop30 climate summit in Belém'

UK must consider food and climate part of national security, say top ex-military figures Former army and navy leaders urge government to think beyond military capability in advance of key defence review

'...the government needed something like a climate security centre to feed these arguments into the decision-making process around security matters rather than delegating them to other departments such as Defra' #foodsystems #foodpolicy

Pesticides, antibiotics, animal medicines: the chemical cocktail seeping into our rivers The list of everyday pollutants is a long one, and they could be as damaging to our water ecosystems as sewage spills

Important research #foodsystems #foodpolicy

V lucky that hyperlocal journalism is alive and well in our area, and the latest edition of Tower Hamlets Slice is a food special! 😃 #foodsystems

Fancy a masterpiece? Just pop one in your basket! V&A’s new open-access outpost will thrill art-lovers The Victoria & Albert’s new warehouse boasts a mind-boggling 250,000 artefacts. Our art critic tries its ‘order an object’ service and gets intimate with some national treasures – including ‘the bigge...

Very excited to have this on my doorstep

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Was just coming on here to say the same. Best bit of writing I have read for a while, thank you @archiebland.bsky.social

Bradford project produces ‘outstanding’ rise in children’s physical activity JU:MP programme included co-design of play spaces, exercise in faith settings and interventions in schools

'the project had taken a singular, “whole-system” approach in targeting children and families, community organisations, schools and the environment, ensuring “it’s the people within the locality that are making the decisions”'

For anyone else looking for a link to the MAHA report, the go-to source for any food-related political news is @hbottemiller.bsky.social, and her newsletter, @foodfixco.bsky.social, has it.

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You styled it out

(Opens article and scrolls straight to the shoes)

If FT are right about this announcement it will be yet another example of ambitious public health policy being announced and then quietly watered down before implementation

Looking forward to participating in this webinar with @ipes-food.org colleagues and moderated by @thinink.bsky.social on June 3! Do join us! Details below ⬇️

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Food banks urge Labour to rethink benefit cuts amid surge in demand

Trussell food banks reported a 46% increase in emergency food parcels provided for families with children compared to five years ago.

Happening at 4pm today! You can attend online or in person at the Oxford Martin School.

The best ingredients to buy in Asian, African, Middle Eastern and Polish stores – by the cooks and foodies who shop there From fresh noodles and frozen lotus buns to smoked country sausages and pandan leaves, these are the brands the experts swear by (and where to get them online)

Nice way to learn about ingredients...

👀 #foodpolicy #foodsystems

In a workshop on role of chefs in sustainable diets, low emission menus, hoping to gain (and share) insights re. @ukri.org #foodsystemsspf Mandala project on institutional catering in Birmingham #foodsystems

What can be done to support professional cookery, by #foodpolicy and practice?

Why is professional cookery not represented on the Defra Food Strategy advisory board? #foodpolicy not encompassing all activities in #foodsystems

Great to see a reference to The Bear in the opening remarks at today's #foodpolicy symposium, @foodpolicycitysg.bsky.social #foodsystems

A welcome earworm for the day