The World Health Organisation believes there are approximately two billion overweight adults worldwide, with the pandemic making the situation of obesity rising even worse. That number, around 39% of the world’s population, is a huge volume of people, with at least 650 million classed as obese globally. A survey of 10,000 students in China in… Continue reading Obesity Rising: A Problem Looming Large for the World
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Junk Food Advertising Banned in Spain
Spain is going one step further than their British counterparts by banning junk food advertising, regardless of the time of day, in an effort to confront their own growing obesity issue. This is a step further than the UK government which has imposed a ban on pre-9pm TV adverts for food high in sugar, salt,… Continue reading Junk Food Advertising Banned in Spain