The document will pressure schools to improve the nutritional value of meals as well as ban or restrict the placement of vending machines, but food producers are unlikely to be forced to improve product labelling.
"What we will get is a compromise," said the source. "I think we will find there are some constraints (on manufacturers) but with more focus on voluntary regulation."
Last year, a British Medical Association report into adolescent health found an increasing proportion of young people are overweight or obese, and called for better access to physical activities and healthy foods.
The white paper has been delayed by debate about a ban on smoking in public places. The document was to be published this week but Young People Now understands it is now due on 18 November.
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