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Poor diets in the North go hand-in-hand with the highest rates of cancer, diabetes, heart disease and food insecurity in the country
July 22nd 2025

Poor diets in the North go hand-in-hand with the highest rates of cancer, diabetes, heart disease and food insecurity in the country

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Northern regions have some of the poorest diets in England, putting them at risk of conditions such as obesity, hypertension and other preventable diseases.

A report published by the Northern Health Science Alliance’s Nutrition North network today (Tuesday July 22, 2025) paints a stark picture of the state of nutrition in the North of England, and calls for urgent support and investment to address this reversible trend.

‘Food, Health and Nutrition in the…


Report calls for decisive action to reverse the decline of England’s High Street “Ghost Towns”
May 23rd 2025
Report calls for decisive action to reverse the decline of…

Read the report here The Government needs to take urgent…

“Red Wall” constituencies have the most to lose from Government’s PIP benefit changes
May 2nd 2025
“Red Wall” constituencies have the most to lose from Government’s…

Proposed changes to Personal Independence Payments (PIP) could have a…

“A UK wealth tax for better health”
April 15th 2025
“A UK wealth tax for better health”

An editorial written by two Health Equity North (HEN) Academic…

Evaluating Labour’s Progress: Tackling Health Inequalities Through Health Equity North’s Seven Missions
February 5th 2025
Evaluating Labour’s Progress: Tackling Health Inequalities Through Health Equity North’s…

Since coming to power last year, the Labour Government has…

MPs to discuss ‘unacceptable’ inequalities faced by women in the North at Westminster event
September 10th 2024
MPs to discuss ‘unacceptable’ inequalities faced by women in the…

The Woman of the North report, a hard-hitting new report…

Vast inequalities faced by women in the North of England exposed in report
September 2nd 2024
Vast inequalities faced by women in the North of England…

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Regional inequalities in Long Covid rates revealed
August 23rd 2024
Regional inequalities in Long Covid rates revealed

Read the full report here A fifth of patients in…

Health equity experts urge new Labour Government to adopt health equality strategies to replicate past successes
July 25th 2024
Health equity experts urge new Labour Government to adopt health…

New analysis has revealed an increase in mortality inequalities in…

Leaders discuss health innovation priorities at party conference roundtables
December 18th 2023
Leaders discuss health innovation priorities at party conference roundtables

Two roundtable events during the Conservative and Labour Party Conferences…

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