Government pledges funding for new obesity policy research unit

The government has pledged funding for a new obesity policy research unit to support the delivery of its childhood obesity strategy.

A total of five million pounds will be provided by the Department of Health to establish an obesity policy research unit at University College London, which will conduct long-term research into childhood obesity.

The National Institute for Health Research Obesity Policy Research Unit will provide independent advice to policymakers and analysts, helping them to develop an understanding of the causes of childhood obesity, including factors such as social inequality, early-years development and marketing to children and families.

It will also help to evaluate any actions that have been taken so far to ensure the government's plan for tackling childhood obesity is working for those who need it most.

Professor Russell Viner, policy research unit director and professor of adolescent health at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, said: "Obesity is one of the greatest health concerns of our time and we welcome this considerable and very timely investment from the government."

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