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The Broken Plate 2026
10/06/2026
Our flagship Broken Plate report documents the health of the UK food system, how it impacts our lives, and what must change to ensure healthy and sustainable diets are available and affordable to everyone.<br>This year's report, which uses 16 key markers to provide a snapshot of the current food environment, shows good food has become increasingly hard to access and afford and high rates of obesity, tooth decay and decreasing healthy life expectancy are all common for our children today.<br>At the same time, we see harm to our environment and planet, and the findings show unless action is taken, the consequences will continue to place avoidable pressure on the NHS and on the UK economy.
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Broken Plate Report 2026
At a Glance 2026
Technical Report 2026
Broken Plate photo-storytelling exhibition
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Key findings
Households in the lowest income fifth of the population would need to spend 85% on food to afford the government-recommended healthy diet
The price gap between healthier and less healthy food is increasing and is now the widest it has been in over a decade
Fruit and vegetables only account for 3% of traditional advertising food and non-alcoholic drink expenditure, compared to at least 29% for unhealthy foods
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