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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Some takeaway meals contain more calories than daily limit, GB study finds

Closeup of people's hands picking up slices of pizza from out of a takeaway box
A pizza typically has between 2,000 and 2,400 calories, far higher than the recommended 600 for a single meal. Photograph: Fizkes/Getty Images

Some takeaway meals contain more calories in one sitting than someone is advised to consume in an entire day, a study of British eating habits has revealed.

Cafes, fast-food outlets, restaurants, bakeries, pubs and supermarkets are fuelling the UK’s obesity crisis because so many meals they sell contain dangerously large numbers of calories, it found.

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