Health
Boris Johnson: obesity drive will not be ‘bossy or nannying’ – The Guardian
Campaigners welcome plans but there is scepticism about how effective they will prove
Boris Johnson has formally launched the governments efforts to reduce obesity levels in the UK by saying it will be supportive rather than excessively bossy or nannying, amid some scepticism about how effective the plan will prove.
While new measures will include bans on junk food advertising, there is no proposal to extend the earlier tax on sugary drinks to other products, including foods.
Outlining the plans on Monday, the junior health minister Helen Whately accepted the sugar tax had been…
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