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Evening Standard
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Jane Kirby

More than 100,000 obesity deaths ‘could be prevented with new food warnings’

Any details on the front of food packaging in the UK, such as the traffic light system, is voluntary (PA) - (PA Archive)

More than 100,000 obesity deaths could be prevented over 20 years if firms were forced to put nutrition warning labels on the front of food packs, experts have said.

Researchers from the University of Liverpool found that warning labels for foods high in fat, salt or sugar – as implemented in several other countries – could save lives across England and cut the number of overweight people.

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