Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 9630

Chronic Illnesses: Unemployment

Tabled: 16 October 2024
Answered: 22 October 2024

Question

Dr Beccy Cooper

LabourWorthing West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of improving access to healthy food on the number of people who cannot work due to long-term illness.

Answer

In the United Kingdom, most people’s diet is not in line with the Government’s dietary recommendations as encapsulated in the Eatwell Guide. Most people consume too many calories, too much salt, sugar, and saturated fat, and not enough fibre, fruit, and v...

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