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<p>No national assessment has been made since the March 2017 publication ‘Health matters:
obesity and the food environment’.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016, prior to the Health Matters
publication, Public Health England (PHE) published findings of an analysis which indicated
an association between the density of fast food outlets and areas of deprivation,
with the poorest areas of the country having a higher density of takeaways. This intelligence
sits alongside health survey data showing that prevalence of child overweight and
obesity rises with deprivation. More information can be accessed here:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/obesity-and-the-environment-briefing-regulating-the-growth-of-fast-food-outlets"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/obesity-and-the-environment-briefing-regulating-the-growth-of-fast-food-outlets</a></p><p>In
July 2017 the Government updated the Planning Practice Guidance on health and wellbeing
(<a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/health-and-wellbeing" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/health-and-wellbeing</a>)
to include a new section detailing how local planning authorities, when considering
how to promote healthier weight environments, could have regard to locations where
children and young people congregate, as well as to evidence indicating high levels
of obesity and deprivation.</p>
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