Sheffield Council and the NHS are jointly working on tackling people’s exposure to unhealthy industries such as tobacco, gambling and fast food in order to tackle some of the biggest killer diseases. Fast food is associated with non-communicable diseases such as type 2 diabetes and strokes, Sheffield City Council's health and wellbeing board heardAction taken could include banning adverts for junk food and other unhealthy items near city schools and hospitals. She gave an example that more than 1,000 people a year in Sheffield suffer strokes and most are preventable. Advertisement Hide AdSheffield ranks in the top 20 per cent for takeaway food saturation in the UK, said Amanda. Price promotions in supermarkets lead us to spend around 20 per cent more than we would normally and many are focused around alcohol and junk food.

Source: The Star December 09, 2022 23:28 UTC