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This report contains data from ScotCen's Scottish Social Attitudes survey. It looks at how overweight and obesity and their consequences are recognised by people in Scotland. It also discusses barriers to maintaining a healthy weight, diet and physical activity. It then goes on to discuss who is responsible for reducing obesity, and what public support there is for this.

This paper looks at the evidence around the strengths and limitations of methodologies for identifying food which is high in fat, sugar and salt. This is to help inform Scottish Government legislation to limit the marketing and promotion of such foods.

This resource provides senior NHSScotland staff an overview of their unique and key contributions to reducing health inequalities. It describes practical actions staff can put in place to reduce health inequalities ensuring the best attainable health outcomes for both the people and communities they serve and the staff they employ.

This paper looks at evidence on the impact of in-store marketing of high fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) food and drink on consumer behaviour.

These standards aim to ensure a fair and equal approach to the treatment of overweight and obesity for children, young people and adults across weight management services in Scotland.

This publication is aimed at people working in Health and Social Care Partnerships. It describes practical actions as a way of considering health inequalities at the beginning when developing plans and priorities.

The Healthcare Retail Standard (HRS) aims to increase the amount of healthier food and drink available in the shops in hospitals and other NHS buildings in Scotland. This is an evaluation to see if it’s being adhered to and if it’s working.

This offers a scheme for assessing plans against theoretical concepts that explain the link between social factors and inequalities in health outcomes, and encourages consideration of the range of actions that might be taken.