Removing branding from cigarette boxes has reduced smoking among young people. We must now do the same with unhealthy food and drinks as childhood obesity can trigger disease in later life
The cigarette box was wiped of its branding with the introduction of the Public Health Act in 2015. Plain packaging would also help cut the consumption of high-fat, high-salt, high-sugar food and drinks. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA WireTobacco brands were among the best-known and most popular consumer brands of the 20th century, thanks in no small part to their instantly recognisable packaging and advertising.
Our health service is under enormous strain because of obesity. One in five Irish children have either overweight or obesity, a problem that will track into adulthood. Childhood obesity is linked to accelerated weight gain in the fourth decade of life, the time when we gain most weight at a population level.
‘The bookseller of Jerusalem’ believes every exploration of art and culture by Palestinians ‘is a form of resistance’Matt Kuchar’s bizarre decision to stop playing on 18th leaves fans baffled One in five Irish children have either overweight or obesity, a problem that will track into adulthood. Childhood obesity is linked to accelerated weight gain in the fourth decade of life, the time when we gain most weight
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