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Introducing a 6am to 9pm watershed ban on TV advertising of foods high in fat, sugar and salt. HOW THE GOVERNMENT. CAN T
OBESITY IS A MAJOR CAUSE OF ILLNESS AND DEATH
This places a disease and economic burden on the NHS which can be prevented
10
TYPES OF CANCER could be caused by being overweight or obese
Oesophagus
Breast after menopause Gallbladder Liver
Pancreas
Kidney
Bowel Womb Being overweight may also cause aggressive prostate and ovarian cancer
This report predicts that if trends of being overweight and obese continue:
3 IN 4
Almost 3 in 4 adults will be overweight or obese by 2035
670,000
Over the next 20 years rising levels of obesity would lead to an additional 670,000 cases of cancer
£2.5bn
This level of obesity would lead to an additional £2.5bn in NHS and social care costs in 2035
HOW THE GOVERNMENT CAN TACKLE CHILDREN’S OBESITY
A national strategy to reduce obesity should include:
A review of online marketing of unhealthy foods and drinks to children
MARKETING RESTRICTIONS ON UNHEALTHY FOOD
Introducing a 6am to 9pm watershed ban on TV advertising of foods high in fat, sugar and salt
TRAFFIC
LIGHT
TAXES
Examining the case for further taxes on food high in fat, sugar and salt, and increasing the affordability of healthy alternatives
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Increase funding for cycling and walking
THE FOOD INDUSTRY
LABELLING
Extending front-of-pack nutritional traffic light labelling to as many food and drink products as possible
Introducing a 20p per litre duty on sugary drinkss
A Government framework for businesses to reduce the fat, calorie and sugar content in their foods
IF TRENDS CONTINUE,
ALMOST 4 IN 10 ADULTS ARE PREDICTED TO BE OBESE BY 2035
Healthy Weight
33%
38% 29%
IN
2015 Around 3 in 10 adults are obese.
28%
Overweight
33% 39%
IN
2035 Around 4 in 10 adults will be obese.
Obese
EVEN SMALL REDUCTIONS IN OBESITY COULD PREVENT CANCER AND SAVE MONEY Reducing being overweight and obese by 1% every year could...
SAVE
£40M IN THE ANNUAL
COST OF NHS CANCER CARE
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