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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…


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…

Read the report here Northern regions have some of the…

Statement from Executive Director Hannah Davies following The Health Foundation report on premature mortality rates
July 8th 2025
Statement from Executive Director Hannah Davies following The Health Foundation…

Today (Tuesday, July 8 2025), The Health Foundation has released…

Health and work inequalities worsening for women in the North of England
May 7th 2025
Health and work inequalities worsening for women in the North…

Women in the North of England can expect to live…

Regional inequalities in community resilience exposed in new research
October 11th 2024
Regional inequalities in community resilience exposed in new research

Coastal, rural and areas in the North of England are…

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…

Click here to read the report Women in the North…

UK health inequalities could be significantly reduced in a decade if politicians use targets as part of cross government strategy
September 26th 2023
UK health inequalities could be significantly reduced in a decade…

Read the report here The authors of a new research…

Health divide in County Durham and Tees Valley shortening lives, reducing life chances and costing billions in lost productivity
July 25th 2023
Health divide in County Durham and Tees Valley shortening lives,…

Click here to read the full report The stark extent…

Health Equity North launch: photo and video gallery
April 25th 2023
Health Equity North launch: photo and video gallery

Below is a video and series of pictures taken at…

Growing divide in regional health inequalities exposed
April 18th 2023
Growing divide in regional health inequalities exposed

Click here to read the report A new report has…

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