Petition · past parliament
Legislate that weight-loss adverts are only permitted post-watershed.
Closed
59 signatures
What the petition asks
Approximately 1.25 million people in the UK have an eating disorder*. It is difficult to watch daytime TV without viewing adverts telling people how to lose weight. This is not appropriate content for children, who internalize this narrative telling them that weight-loss is desirable.
* https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/media-centre/eating-disorder-statistics
Timeline
| 14 Jun 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Nov 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
59
Status
Closed
Opened
14 Jun 2019
Closed
6 Nov 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.