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Keir Starmer to ban TV junk food ads before 9pm in UK public health drive

  • Explain how junk foods can contribute to rising levels of obesity and associated non communicable diseases

  • What effect do rising obesity rates have on the NHS?

  • Examine whether restricting junk food adverts on TV is sufficient to reduce rates of obesity in the UK

Alasdair Monteith, Gordonstoun

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