29 May 2020 --- Mounting evidence is pointing to a connection between obesity in patients and worse COVID-19 outcomes. The UK government is imminently releasing a review of this connection, which comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson declares “war on obesity” following his own COVID-19 hospitalization. In light of this, lobby group Action on Sugar/Salt (AoS) has proposed an evidence-based plan for supporting those living with obesity, while improving health for all in the long-term. Holly Gabriel, Nutritionist at AoS, tells NutritionInsight that the British government’s actions to improve access to healthy food and measures to improve the food environment have been put on hold at a time when they are “even more crucial.”
