A BBC report quotes the shadow health secretary Andy Burnham’s concern that current voluntary agreements with the food industry are not working and that the nationwide obesity problem is worsening. With obesity being a major cause of preventable disease there is general agreement that action is needed to tackle it, but whether regulation or collaboration is the route to take is subject to much debate. The Government’s key aim is to control levels of fat, sugar and salt in our food.
Possible actions under discussion are compulsory cookery lessons in schools, improved food labelling and legislation on manufactured foods. How would you tackle this growing problem?
Further thinking:
An article written by Kraft Foods’ CEO in this month’s issue of NGF, Next Generation Food, is thought provoking in its comments on the two contrasting global epidemics; obesity and hunger.
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