obesity
Reaching for the slimming pills or detox tea isn't the answer, says NHS chief.
Some seasonal beverages contain almost as much sugar as three cans of Coca Cola.
The number of people dying from liver cancer in the UK has increased by around 50% in the last decade.
Biscuits, cakes, chocolates and sweets make up more free sugar and energy intake.
The so-called 'sugar tax' is said to have taken 90m kilos of sugar out of the nation’s diet.
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The NHS has said that “obesity is the new smoking” after research from Cancer Research UK highlighted that obesity has overtaken smoking as the cause for some cancers. The causes of obesity are multiple and complex. Environmental factors like fast-food advertising, the availability of cheap, calorie-dense food and larger portions have all contributed to growing obesity rates around the world.
Obesity now causes more cases of some cancers than smoking
"Smokers can stop smoking. People who are overweight or obese can’t suddenly be non-obese."
And it's nothing to do with alcohol.