Almost a quarter or more than a fifth of children in the United Kingdom (UK) are overweight or obese by the time they start school.
The UK Department of Health and Social Care’s national policy for combating childhood obesity has critical outcomes centred on sugar and caloric consumption reduction. To support the prevention and management of childhood obesity, Health Education England, in collaboration with key stakeholders, have designed two apps, NoObesity Professionals and NoObesity Families that provide digital learning and tools to encourage health lifestyles. Dr Edward Meinert, Associate Professor of eHealth at the University's Centre for Health Technology, is leading the evaluation of these apps, funded by Health Education England with expected results to be published in 2021.