by mcwebmaster | Aug 20, 2014 | Education, Education not tax, Ineffective consumer behaviour, Ineffective on obesity, Physical activity not tax, What others say: experts, What others say: media
Obesity caused mainly by inactivity, not by sugar Foodmanufacture.co.uk by Laurence Gibbons Public health campaigners have attributed Britain’s obesity epidemic to increased availability of junk food. however all the evidence indicates that per capita...
by mcwebmaster | Aug 19, 2014 | Ineffective on obesity, UK Regulations, Uncategorized, What others say: experts, What others say: government
New research finds UK’s rise in obesity has been primarily caused by a decline in physical activity The rise in obesity amongst the UK population has been primarily caused by a decline in physical activity. Using government figures, this new study debunks the...
by mcwebmaster | Aug 19, 2014 | Education not tax, Ineffective consumer behaviour, Ineffective on obesity, Taxes unfair, What others say: experts, What others say: media
New research suggests the UK’s rise in obesity has not been caused by, as many have suggested, high-fat foods and sugary drinks but by a lack of physical activity. Conducted by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), the briefing paper argues against the claim...
by mcwebmaster | Jul 31, 2014 | Industry, Ineffective consumer behaviour, Ineffective on obesity, What others say: media
Taxes on foods high in sugar, salt and fat, do reduce consumption but can lead to consumers simply switching brands or finding other ways to purchase fatty foods while avoiding the tax, according to a new report from the European Commission. Higher taxes “In...
by mcwebmaster | Jul 26, 2014 | Education, Education not tax, Ineffective on obesity, What others say: experts, What others say: media
Matthew Syed, British journalist, three-time Commonwealth table tennis champion and a two-time Olympian, was recently at a school in south London to open a new table tennis club. The school was “magnificent” and, in the words of its headmaster, it would “not allow...
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