Weak on junk food, weak on the causes of junk food
July 8th, 2010Do the Tories really care about obesity, alcoholism, rubbish food? Apparently not? Lansley, who disgracefully calls himself Secretary for Health, is quite content to let his corporate friends in the lucrative Food and Drinks Federation poison the health and well-being of the population so long as they pay for the government’s advertising campaign which is a cover for inactivity. It costs the NHS £17bn per year to deal with alcohol misuse, another £17bn to treat obesity, while junk food – deliberately corrupted with high fat and salt and sugar content by the food industry – hugely damage health partucularly among the poor. But the government turns a blind eye. (more…)
