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 :You ask whether I was previously aware that donations to TOAST were from [[LighterLife UK Ltd]]. I was certainly not aware of this, nor, until your letter arrived, had I heard of Lighterlife. In my meetings with TOAST over the years (latterly with [[Louise Diss]], who has now left the organisation) the subject of funding has regularly come up. I was always given the impression that a large element of the charity's budget was met by a mixture of membership fees, grants from charitable trusts and a grant from the Department of Health: clearly this was not so.<ref>From: HOWE, Earl [mailto:HoweF@parliament.uk] To: David Miller Subject: TOAST Sent: Mon 12/17/2007 9:23 PM</ref>
-[[Lord Walton of Detchant]] noted that 'I was not aware that LighterLife UK Limited had given such substantial support to TOAST, a charity of which I agreed to be a Patron several years ago.  this financial information is completely new to me.<ref>[http://powerbase.info/images/c/c9/Walton.pdf Lord Walton of Detchant, Letter to David Miller, 21 December 2007]</ref> According to [[Baroness Masham of Ilton]] 'As far as I know I have not heard of any connection between LighterLife and TOAST, but I have not been to all the meetings, as so many of these coincide with other things.'<ref>[http://spinprofiles.org/images/6/69/Masham.pdf Baroness Masham of Ilton, letter to David Miller, January 7, 2008] </ref> Adrian Sanders MP stated: 'I was not aware of any connection between Lighterlife and TOAST.'
+[[Lord Walton of Detchant]] noted that 'I was not aware that LighterLife UK Limited had given such substantial support to TOAST, a charity of which I agreed to be a Patron several years ago.  this financial information is completely new to me.<ref>[http://powerbase.info/images/c/c9/Walton.pdf Lord Walton of Detchant, Letter to David Miller, 21 December 2007]</ref> According to [[Baroness Masham of Ilton]] 'As far as I know I have not heard of any connection between LighterLife and TOAST, but I have not been to all the meetings, as so many of these coincide with other things.'<ref>[http://powerbase.info/images/6/69/Masham.pdf Baroness Masham of Ilton, letter to David Miller, January 7, 2008] </ref> Adrian Sanders MP stated: 'I was not aware of any connection between Lighterlife and TOAST.'<ref>[http://powerbase.info/images/1/1a/Sanders.pdf Adrian Sanders, letter to David Miller, January 7, 2008]</ref>. [[Ian Gibson]] MP stated:
-:I was absolutely not aware of this connection and my initial reaction is to be pretty cheesed off.  I am also very concerned about the origin of these large donations.  It can be necessary when campaigning in healthcare to accept money from large, often pharmaceutical, companies.  the annual conference of the [[All Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer]] of which I am Chair is an example.  However we take equal amounts of unrestricted sponsorship money from a number of sources which we then clearly publicise.  If it emerges that the TOAST money has come from one source and that people with vested interests have been involved then there is cause for concern.<ref>[http://spinprofiles.org/images/4/49/Gibson.pdf Ian Gibson, letter to David Miller, January 8, 2008]</ref>
+:I was absolutely not aware of this connection and my initial reaction is to be pretty cheesed off.  I am also very concerned about the origin of these large donations.  It can be necessary when campaigning in healthcare to accept money from large, often pharmaceutical, companies.  The annual conference of the [[All Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer]] of which I am Chair is an example.  However we take equal amounts of unrestricted sponsorship money from a number of sources which we then clearly publicise.  If it emerges that the TOAST money has come from one source and that people with vested interests have been involved then there is cause for concern.<ref>[http://powerbase.info/images/4/49/Gibson.pdf Ian Gibson, letter to David Miller, January 8, 2008]</ref>
 Northover became a patron of TOAST through her involvement as Lib dem health spokesperson.  She says she was unaware of the link between TOAST and the diet company [[LighterLife]]: 'No, this commercial link was not mentioned to me.'<ref>Email to David Miller, 17 January 2008, 17.22</ref> She was invited to join TOAST in 2004.[[Image:Toast.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Invitation to join TOAST as a Patron]]
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 The UK Obesity Awareness Week was held in March 2007. The event was started by TOAST in 1998. This year TOAST had several events planned including  the opening of a Community Gardening project in Ingatestone, Essex, highlighting an alternative solution to weight loss, a Parliamentary Reception at the Palace of Westminster and the announcement of the David Kennedy Memorial Award 2007, launch of a new Kids website and the announcement of a new awareness initiative for 2007/8.
-The parliamentary reception was held in the House of Common's Terrace Marquee on 15th March. The event was sponsored by [[David Amess]] MP, a long standing supporter and patron of TOAST.
+The parliamentary reception was held in the House of Common's Terrace Marquee on 15th March. The event was sponsored by [[David Amess]] MP, a longstanding supporter and patron of TOAST.
 The event was addressed by the Health Minister [[Caroline Flint]] who outlined the Government's plans to tackle obesity and improve the services available. She also acknowledged TOAST's contribution towards helping those who are overweight and obese and developing better services to support them.
 Over 100 people attended the event, including a number of parliamentarians and officials as well as wide range of other stakeholders representing the public, voluntary and commercial sectors.

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+{{Template:Foodspin badge}}TOAST is a charity which acts as a front for the weight loss industry. As of the end of November 2007 it announced it was to close.
 By early December 2007 the TOAST website was suggesting another website to people. When accessed on 4 December 2007 the TOAST website had the following: "You may also like to contact fathappens (buddypower.net) at www.fathappens.com." This is a web based support forum set up by [[Anne Diamond]] (Patron of TOAST) to enable overweight people who want to become slimmer to share views and find supportive friends. Previously called "fathappens" it changed its name on 29 October 2007 to "buddypower"
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 * [[National Obesity Forum]]
 * [[Association for the Study of Obesity]]
 ==TOAST history==
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 :You ask whether I was previously aware that donations to TOAST were from [[LighterLife UK Ltd]]. I was certainly not aware of this, nor, until your letter arrived, had I heard of Lighterlife. In my meetings with TOAST over the years (latterly with [[Louise Diss]], who has now left the organisation) the subject of funding has regularly come up. I was always given the impression that a large element of the charity's budget was met by a mixture of membership fees, grants from charitable trusts and a grant from the Department of Health: clearly this was not so.<ref>From: HOWE, Earl [mailto:HoweF@parliament.uk] To: David Miller Subject: TOAST Sent: Mon 12/17/2007 9:23 PM</ref>
-[[Lord Walton of Detchant]] noted that 'I was not aware that LighterLife UK Limited had given such substantial support to TOAST, a charity of which I agreed to be a Patron several years ago.  this financial information is completely new to me.<ref>[http://spinprofiles.org/images/c/c9/Walton.pdf Lord Walton of Detchant, Letter to David Miller, 21 December 2007]</ref> According to [[Baroness Masham of Ilton]] 'As far as I know I have not heard of any connection between LighterLife and TOAST, but I have not been to all the meetings, as so many of these coincide with other things.'<ref>[http://spinprofiles.org/images/6/69/Masham.pdf Baroness Masham of Ilton, letter to David Miller, January 7, 2008] </ref> Adrian Sanders MP stated: 'I was not aware of any connection between Lighterlife and TOAST.'
+[[Lord Walton of Detchant]] noted that 'I was not aware that LighterLife UK Limited had given such substantial support to TOAST, a charity of which I agreed to be a Patron several years ago.  this financial information is completely new to me.<ref>[http://powerbase.info/images/c/c9/Walton.pdf Lord Walton of Detchant, Letter to David Miller, 21 December 2007]</ref> According to [[Baroness Masham of Ilton]] 'As far as I know I have not heard of any connection between LighterLife and TOAST, but I have not been to all the meetings, as so many of these coincide with other things.'<ref>[http://spinprofiles.org/images/6/69/Masham.pdf Baroness Masham of Ilton, letter to David Miller, January 7, 2008] </ref> Adrian Sanders MP stated: 'I was not aware of any connection between Lighterlife and TOAST.'
-<ref>[http://spinprofiles.org/images/1/1a/Sanders.pdf Adrian Sanders, letter to David Miller, January 7, 2008]</ref>. [[Ian Gibson]] MP stated:
+<ref>[http://powerbase.info/images/1/1a/Sanders.pdf Adrian Sanders, letter to David Miller, January 7, 2008]</ref>. [[Ian Gibson]] MP stated:
 :I was absolutely not aware of this connection and my initial reaction is to be pretty cheesed off.  I am also very concerned about the origin of these large donations.  It can be necessary when campaigning in healthcare to accept money from large, often pharmaceutical, companies.  the annual conference of the [[All Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer]] of which I am Chair is an example.  However we take equal amounts of unrestricted sponsorship money from a number of sources which we then clearly publicise.  If it emerges that the TOAST money has come from one source and that people with vested interests have been involved then there is cause for concern.<ref>[http://spinprofiles.org/images/4/49/Gibson.pdf Ian Gibson, letter to David Miller, January 8, 2008]</ref>

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 ===Staff===
 *[[Corinne Thompson]]<ref>http://www.toast-uk.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=212&Itemid=116, accessed 17 November 2007</ref>
-* [[Louise Diss]] is listed as the main contact person for TOAST on the charities commission website. <ref> http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showcharity.asp?remchar=&chyno=1088049 accessed 13 December 2007 </ref> On 30 October 2007 she shared a platform with Dr [[Susan Jebb]] at a [[Wellcome]] sponsored discussion of obesity. Diss was described as having recently left the post of development worker for TOAST. <ref> Wellcome Trust [http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_WTX041553.html Fat Britain: Who is responsible for UK's Obesity crisis?] 29 October 2007, accessed 13 December 2007</ref>
+* [[Louise Diss]] is listed as the main contact person for TOAST on the charities commission website. <ref> http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showcharity.asp?remchar=&chyno=1088049 accessed 13 December 2007 </ref> On 30 October 2007 she shared a platform with Dr [[Susan Jebb]] at a [[Wellcome]] sponsored discussion of obesity. Diss was described as having recently left the post of development worker for TOAST. <ref> Wellcome Trust [http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/Media-office/Press-releases/2007/WTX041553.htm Fat Britain: Who is responsible for UK's Obesity crisis?] 29 October 2007, accessed 13 December 2007, link updated 12 October 2010</ref>
 === Directors ===

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 ===PR/Lobbying Agencies===
 *[[Whitehouse Consultancy]]
 ==Contact==
 http://www.toast-uk.org/
 ==Notes==
 <references/>
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	TOAST is a charity which acts as a front for the weight loss industry. As of the end of November 2007 it announced it was to close.		TOAST is a charity which acts as a front for the weight loss industry. As of the end of November 2007 it announced it was to close.

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 == NICE TOAST ==
-In 2001, while directors of both TOAST and Lighterlife, Bar Hewlett and Jacqueline Cox gave evidence to the [[National Institute for Clinical Excellence]](NICE) on the use of Orlistat the obesity drug.
+In 2001, while directors of both TOAST and Lighterlife, [[Bar Hewlett]] and [[Jacqueline Cox]] gave evidence to the [[National Institute for Clinical Excellence]](NICE) on the use of Orlistat the obesity drug.
 <ref> National Institute for Clinical Exellence [http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/orlistatguidance.pdf NICE Guidelines Use of Orlistat for Obese adults] March 2001, accessed 4 December 2007</ref>
 Orliostat is a drug recommended by the [[National Obesity Forum]].
-<ref> [http://nationalobesityforum.org.uk/content/view/356/186/ NOF Statement Anti-obesity Medication] 2004, accessed 29 November 2007</ref>
+<ref> [http://nationalobesityforum.org.uk/content/view/356/186/ NOF Statement Anti-obesity Medication] November 2007, accessed 29 November 2007</ref>

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	In 2001, while directors of both TOAST and Lighterlife, Bar Hewlett and Jacqueline Cox gave evidence to the [[National Institute for Clinical Excellence]](NICE) on the use of Orlistat the obesity drug.		In 2001, while directors of both TOAST and Lighterlife, Bar Hewlett and Jacqueline Cox gave evidence to the [[National Institute for Clinical Excellence]](NICE) on the use of Orlistat the obesity drug.
	<ref> National Institute for Clinical Exellence [http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/orlistatguidance.pdf NICE Guidelines Use of Orlistat for Obese adults] March 2001, accessed 4 December 2007</ref>		<ref> National Institute for Clinical Exellence [http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/orlistatguidance.pdf NICE Guidelines Use of Orlistat for Obese adults] March 2001, accessed 4 December 2007</ref>
		+	Orliostat is a drug recommended by the [[National Obesity Forum]].
		+	<ref> [http://nationalobesityforum.org.uk/content/view/356/186/ NOF Statement Anti-obesity Medication] 2004, accessed 29 November 2007</ref>

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-== Light TOAST ==
+== NICE TOAST ==
-* Between 2001 and 2003 [[Jacqueline Sandra Ann Cox]] worked for TOAST. At the same time she worked for [[LighterLife UK Limited]]. <ref> House of Commons Health Select Committee [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmselect/cmhealth/1304/130403.htm Minutes of Proceedings]
+In 2001, while directors of both TOAST and Lighterlife, Bar Hewlett and Jacqueline Cox gave evidence to the [[National Institute for Clinical Excellence]](NICE) on the use of Orlistat the obesity drug.
-Thursday 4 December 2003, accessed 13 December 2007 </ref>
+<ref> National Institute for Clinical Exellence [http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/orlistatguidance.pdf NICE Guidelines Use of Orlistat for Obese adults] March 2001, accessed 4 December 2007</ref>

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 * In September 2005 TOAST published accounts showing a gross income of £164,383. Of this £146,500 was from LighterLife. £17,999 was spent on PR and £13,780 was spent on consultancy fees.<ref>
 http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showcharity.asp?remchar=&chyno=1088049 TOAST annual accounts 2005, accessed 1 December 2007</ref>
-* In September 2006 TOAST published accounts showing a gross income of £225,048. Of this £196,0o0 was from LighterLife. £12,575 was spent on PR and £9,844 was spent on consultancy fees.<ref>
+* In September 2006 TOAST published accounts showing a gross income of £225,048. Of this £196,000 was from LighterLife. £12,575 was spent on PR and £9,844 was spent on consultancy fees.<ref>
 http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/ScannedAccounts%5CEnds49%5C0001088049_AC_20060930_E_C.PDF TOAST annual Accounts 2006, accessed 15 December 2007</ref>