Health warnings should be displayed on sugary drinks in a bid to make them as socially unacceptable as cigarettes, a leading public health figure has said.
Professor Simon Capewell, professor of public health at the University of Liverpool, called for the UK government to follow the example of legislation under consideration in California, proposing warnings to consumers about the contribution of fizzy drinks to obesity, diabetes and tooth decay.
Writing on the British Medical Journal website, Prof Capewell said a third of children and two-thirds of adults are now overweight or obese in the UK. Full article
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