Oliver lobbies UN to step up world obesity campaign

JAMIE Oliver is taking his food campaigns to a global level by urging the secretary general of the United Nations to help end the world obesity crisis.

The chef and broadcaster has written to Ban-Ki Moon in a bid to make the UN apply pressure to governments to take action.

Oliver has raised awareness of nutrition in Britain with his Channel 4 School Dinners series, sparking a change in the food served in the education system.