Press Releases
Government u-turn on promoting ‘nutritious food’ is hard to digest…
…in the face of spiralling obesity rates and costly anti-obesity medications. BANT is dismayed to read the government withdrew recommendations to food manufacturers and retailers to promote...
BANT backs greater ministerial control and accountability within the National Health Service.
BANT has repeatedly called for accountability and to prioritise #prevention within the #NHS. The UK has seen six Secretary of State for Health and Social Care since 2021, the longest term lasting one...
80,000 accredited practitioners available to bolster the NHS
So why can’t patients access nutrition advice as an integrated part of NHS primary care? Health and care services are delivered by a mix of professions and practitioners working in different roles....
Like Darzi, BANT believes the NHS must reform and focus on prevention-led healthcare.
The recently published Labour-commissioned Lord Darzi report claimed the NHS must ‘reform or die’. Like Darzi, BANT believes the ‘NHS must reform’. Chronic disease results in patients...
BANT urges the new Health Secretary to deliver on his pledge for prevention focused healthcare
BANT welcomes the Labour Government and urges the new Health Secretary to deliver on his pledge for prevention focused healthcare The British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)...
Act against the drivers of obesity and rid Britain of its label as ‘the fat man of Europe’!
Press Release 01/07/2024: We call on political parties to act against the drivers of obesity and rid Britain of its label as ‘the fat man of Europe,’ as part of our BANT 2024 Election Manifesto...
Legislate on food labelling and stop misleading consumers!
BANT Press Release: 24/06/2024. We call on political parties to legislate on food labelling and stop misleading consumers! BANT 2024 Election Manifesto – A call for change! Current labelling...
Empower the nation with dietary guidelines that are fit for purpose!
Press Release 12/06/2024 – We cannot fix the diet-induced chronic disease crisis without first empowering the nation with dietary guidelines that are fit for purpose! BANT 2024 Election...
Prioritise bringing Registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioners into NHS primary care!
Press Release 03/06/2024: We call on political parties to prioritise bringing Registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioners into NHS primary care, as part of our BANT 2024 Election Manifesto – A...- 1
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