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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…


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…

Declining mental health, long COVID and preventable deaths – how the COVID-19 pandemic hit the North harder
March 30th 2023
Declining mental health, long COVID and preventable deaths – how…

A group of leading academics have released a book that…

Improving mental health in Yorkshire and Humber – a Northern partnership launches
March 28th 2023
Improving mental health in Yorkshire and Humber – a Northern…

Patients across the North of England will be among the…

Children and the Cost of Living Crisis
January 24th 2023
Children and the Cost of Living Crisis

On January 24, 2023, the Child of the North APPG…

£2bn cost of mental ill health in the North
January 16th 2023
£2bn cost of mental ill health in the North

A report out today by the Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA), with…

Deprivation and COVID-19 death
November 21st 2022
Deprivation and COVID-19 death

New research highlights the unequal impact that deprivation has on…

Child of the North APPG: Inaugural Meeting Evidence Session
October 27th 2022
Child of the North APPG: Inaugural Meeting Evidence Session

Last week the Child of the North APPG held its…

Health research funding to the North of England doubles to over £100m in latest BRC funding round
October 14th 2022
Health research funding to the North of England doubles to…

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Interactive toolkit launched for bone health project
March 31st 2022
Interactive toolkit launched for bone health project

The outcomes of an innovative project to reduce the risk…

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