BBC Sep 07 24
Liverpool: City planning junk food advertising ban:
The measure is being proposed in a bid to tackle worrying levels of obesity.
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Liverpool considers junk-food advertising banThe proposal covers council-owned billboards amid rising obesity concerns.
- The city council is considering a ban on advertising and sponsorship for products high in fat, salt and sugar across everything it owns.
- A council report says obesity could become the second-biggest health issue affecting children and young people in Liverpool by 2040.
- The report cites 63% of adults as overweight or obese, along with one in four children starting school and one in three children in year six.
- The proposals are due before the council cabinet on Tuesday and could take effect immediately if approved, after the council cited an association between advertising such products and dietary habits.
Liverpool faces significant challenges in relation to the health of its residents.— A report to the cabinet ahead of its meeting on Tuesday said.
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