Tuesday, 6 March 2018

Reducing the Spread?


Suggestions that a UK Health 'watchdog' suggests that the obesity 'epidemic' may be alleviated  by getting food suppliers to reduce portion sizes by 20% seem a tad optimistic (www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5465997/Britain-needs-diet-calorie-count-says-health-chief.html). It is certainly true that being over-weight is unhealthy and results in rocketing costs for the health service. It is also certain that many people find it difficult to work out precisely how many calories they are ingesting (especially with no or confusing labelling). I suspect, however, that any such change will result in people getting less food for the same money. Another possibility is that more people will be encouraged to 'super-size' their portions or simply buy  two portions.

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