‘Junk food is the new tobacco’: experts call for restrictions to tackle obesity

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‘Junk food is the new tobacco’: experts call for restrictions to tackle obesity
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Scientists and health campaigners want bans on outlets near schools and an advertising watershed

Ministers should regulate processed food as heavily as tobacco to tackle the “massive national challenge” of the UK’s obesity crisis, health experts have warned.

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