Adults Only - Junk food & Drink
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Tax the Fat!
BBC NEWS
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21478314
A ban on advertising foods high in saturated fat, sugar and salt before 9pm
Further taxes on sugary drinks to increase prices by at least 20%
A reduction in fast food outlets near schools and leisure centres
A £100m budget for interventions such as weight-loss surgery
No junk food or vending machines in hospitals, where all food must meet the same nutritional standards as in schools
Food labels to include calorie information for children.
Sugar spikes are an addiction. Just say NO :eek:
BBC NEWS
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21478314
A ban on advertising foods high in saturated fat, sugar and salt before 9pm
Further taxes on sugary drinks to increase prices by at least 20%
A reduction in fast food outlets near schools and leisure centres
A £100m budget for interventions such as weight-loss surgery
No junk food or vending machines in hospitals, where all food must meet the same nutritional standards as in schools
Food labels to include calorie information for children.
Sugar spikes are an addiction. Just say NO :eek:
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As for taxing sugary pop, if that happens will look into making my own, like I will with booze.
The Muc calories are in the sugary bun and the relish!
Would Fish & Chip shops come under that rule as if so as I live at a Seaside resort there is about 20+ within 5 mins walking distance.
If it's just Burger bars there is about 6-7 within 5 mins inc one built in to the leisure centre itself and a KFC directly across the road
I think price increases would 'price out' children.
Let's face it children shouldn't be able to affored to smoke!
Pocket money won't be enough if you price hike enough.
Price them out of the market as only children start smoking.
Same with sugar drinks, price them out.
Simple.
Government decision? Some say Fish & Chips are ok ?
Who knows?
Fish&Peas are best.
so who gets all the extra cash? People will still buy the stuff anyway, it just means that kids who buy the odd McDonald's when out with friends will be giving more money to someone. The ones that constantly eat takeaways etc will continue to do so. For most kids, it's an occasional treat. Maybe we should have takeaway ration books!
And a tax will not work, all people will do is pay the difference and not spend elsewhere. It'll be a complete cash cow for the Government and won't result in less people drinking fizzy drinks. In Denmark, where a 'fat tax' was introduced for this reason, it was dropped soon after because it was unworkable. The only viable option is a complete ban of sales - and I dare doctors suggest that publicly. Expect ferocious opposition from PepsiCo and The Coca Cola Company to any tax or ban however.
this is just a publicity campaign.
Obviously the government will end up with the money one way or another.
They have to claw back labours profligate years somehow.
Also if they keep increasing the places, stores cant open, fewer will open, and also more that are already open are caught in that catchment area.
Going to be really hard to put a leisure centre in a city centre, if it means many stores will have to close or change what they sell, could your local paper shop survive if it couldn't sell junk food?
Radical, I know.
well, preferably not through my daughters once a month treat with her friends. Its okay for the m.p's, they can call their KFC lunch and claim it back on expenses.
Looking at how many fat obese MPs there are, I'd say they eat a bit more than a KFC
Conservative MPs seem to have the biggest chins and waistlines
Cyril Smith was a BIG Libdem lad.
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=cyril+smith&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&tbo=d&rlz=1R2MXGB_enGB523&biw=1366&bih=612&tbm=isch&tbnid=pgydkCm3Fo4FpM:&imgrefurl=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/former-mp-sir-cyril-smith-did-sexually-abuse-boys-say-police-8360482.html&docid=bCZKcYI42l9_MM&imgurl=http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article8360451.ece/ALTERNATES/w460/CyrilSmithPAv3.jpg&w=460&h=613&ei=Z_ghUa2-B4-L4gTnioBA&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:2,s:0,i:88&iact=rc&dur=813&sig=102950489057739048419&page=1&tbnh=185&tbnw=137&start=0&ndsp=17&tx=68&ty=84
Almost as much sugar - and actually has more calories.
http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/calories/calorie_counter/drinks.htm
definitely too radical an idea for this country! Letting people make their own choices? It'll never happen.
As for adults it won't make any difference to the people who eat to many anyway as if anything all they will do is take the money out of what they may have spent on "good" food
McDonalds visit included.
The only slight problem with that argument is that people who make the choice to live incredibly unhealthy lives still expect the government to pick up the tab when they find themselves in need of NHS treatment.
1 in 3 kids aged 11 are obese in the UK. That is an absolutely shocking statistic. I'm not sure whether increased pricing will help that; I suspect not, but something clearly needs to be done.