Health charities call for taxes on salty products and bans on junk food sponsorship of sport to help cut deaths from heart diseaseHard-hitting cigarette-style warning labels should be put on everyday foodstuffs, new taxes imposed on salty products and junk food sponsorship of sport banned to cut rising deaths from heart disease, health campaigners have said.These “bold” measures should be imposed as part of a determined drive to reduce the number of people dying prematurely from heart attacks and strokes, they said. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/sep/06/warning-labels-food-taxes-rising-deaths-heart-disease-health-campaigners
Author : Denis Campbell Health policy editor
Publish date : 2024-09-05 23:01:09
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
