Nutrition

News

�鶹��ý responds to Health and Social Care Committee report on child obesity

29 May 2018

Prevention is key to reducing obesity, says �鶹��ý's Dr Max Davie, but those already obese must have the appropriate support available.

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�鶹��ý responds to PHE assessment of the government's sugar reduction programme

22 May 2018

Today, Public Health England (PHE) have released the first assessment of the government’s sugar reduction programme. This report analyses the progress that has been made by the food industry in reducing the amount of sugar consumed by children through everyday foods.

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APPG obesity report finds 88% of obese stigmatised

15 May 2018

�鶹��ý President says 'prevention is much simpler than cure' and calls on government to prevent obese children becoming obese adults with a string of bold measures.

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London mayor announces plans to ban junk food ads on Transport for London

10 May 2018

We congratulate the Mayor of London on his bold move and urge others to follow suit.

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�鶹��ý responds to new child mortality study

3 May 2018

English under 5's are one and half times more likely to die than those living in Sweden. �鶹��ý responds to new paper published in Lancet.

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National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA) - data submission

We are accepting data submissions for the 2026–27 audit year on the NPDA platform. We encourage all units to submit data on a quarterly basis throughout the audit year. The data submission deadlines for each quarter are listed on this page. You can also download the 2026–27 dataset and CSV submis...

Endocrinology

Community services

Diabetes

Clinical guidelines and standards

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Body mass index (BMI) chart

The BMI centile is a simple and reliable indicator of a healthy body weight in childhood. Where severe overweight or underweight is a concern, or where there is a need for monitoring weight over time, BMI can be calculated and plotted on this chart.

Committee

Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition CSAC

The College Specialty Advisory Committees (CSACs) supervise the development and delivery of subspecialty training and assessment standards. CSACs are sub-committees of our Training and Quality Board, which helps the College set these standards within a training programme that is recognised by the Ge...

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Our responses to health policy consultations 2017

Our response to a wide range of health policy consultations ensures that the College's position, and ultimately children's health, is represented. Browse our responses to health policy consultations in 2017.

Wellbeing for children and young people

Safeguarding

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Our responses to health policy consultations 2016

Wellbeing for children and young people

Safeguarding