Sweets, bike ride prescriptions and calories on menus: What's in the PM's obesity plan?
The government will also hold a consultation into whether the planned internet advertising restrictions could be wider-reaching, with a total ban on advertising food high in fat, sugar or salt an option under consideration.Ministers will introduce new legislation forcing restaurants and takeaways with more than 250 employees to add calorie labels to their menus to assist diners in making more informed choices.
The Department of Health said a consultation would follow before the end of the year to help decide whether the same type of calorie labelling on alcohol should be required.To help people lose the pounds, NHS weight management services will be expanding, with more smartphone apps rolled out with the purpose of improving lifestyle and overall health.
The labelling is used to highlight the fat content and other barometers of how healthy a product is to help shoppers understand what is in the food they buy.
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