Early day motion · EDM 212 · 18 Jun 2012

PORTION SIZES OF UNHEALTHY FOODS

Tabled by Keith Vaz (Labour) 20 signatures

The motion

That this House welcomes the proposals by Mayor Bloomberg of New York City to ban supersize fizzy drinks; notes that obesity is a key factor in causing type 2 diabetes which affects 3.4 million peoplein the UK; further notes that 24 per cent of UK men and 22 per cent of UK women are obese; is alarmed that the cost of diabetes to the NHS is now 10 billion per year; and callson the Government to limit portion sizes of unhealthy foods to tackle the twin diabetes and obesity epidemics.

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