European Congress on Obesity  April 22nd -25th 2007 Budapest, Hungary 

NOF is delighted to congratulate its Board member, Dr Paul Sacher, on the huge reception that his research underpinning MEND received in Budapest.  MEND [Mind, Exercise, Nutrition and Do it!] is fast becoming “the “ prevention and treatment programmes for overweight and obese children and is being rolled out to 300 sites across the UK.  This roll-out has been made possible by £7.9m and £3m grants from the Big Lottery Fund and Sainsbury’s respectively and is now the largest programme of its kind in the world.  Access www.mendprogramme.org to-day to read up about it or enrol in.