Food is the biggest issue for health on the planet. High levels of obesity and related illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer highlight the need for consumers to have better access to meaningful nutrition information across more food choice contexts. The substantial contribution of the food system to climate change means consumers, industry, and governments need information about which products are better or worse for the environment. This Centre will provide this information.
This CRE aims to build a world-leading, multi-disciplinary research team that aims to have a real impact on finding and implementing policy solutions to the global obesity epidemic. It will support policy makers and public health advocates to create potent and sustained policy change by evaluating potential policy options and their impacts on environments and systems, enhancing policy development and implementation processes, and monitoring the actions of the public and private sectors.