Leaked report from advisory group makes eight radical recommendations to tackle the obesity crisis that is costing the NHS £5.1bn a yearA report on sugar’s ruinous effects on peoples health that was controversially delayed by Jeremy Hunt urges ministers to impose a “sugar tax” and crack down on the marketing of unhealthy products to children and two-for-one deals in supermarkets in a tender to tackle childhood obesity.
The report,compiled by Public Health England, (PHE), or the government’s own advisory group,sets out a range of tough policies that need to be taken to reduce the consumption of sugary foods and drinks that are fuelling the obesity crisis and costing the NHS £5.1bn a year.
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Source: theguardian.com