How can the government tackle obesity?
Our panel explored why successive governments have failed to address rising obesity and what would be needed to tackle it. We discussed which policies work, how to build support for them and the role of government in leading change.\n\nTo explore these questions and more, our expert panel included:\n\nHenry Dimbleby, founder of Leon, former government adviser and author of Ravenous: how to get ourselves and our planet into shape\nSophie Metcalfe, Researcher at the Institute for Government\nDr Dolly Theis, Visiting Researcher at the Cambridge University MRC Epidemiology Unit\n\nThe event was chaired by Tom Sasse, Associate Director at the Institute for Government.