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Britain needs to go on a
diet, says top health official.
By Nick Triggle
Health correspondent
6 March 2018
The portion sizes of
some of Britain's most popular foods are to be cut, with health officials
telling the public it is time "to get on a diet".
Public Health
England is targeting
pizzas, ready meals processed meat and takeaways, in a new obesity
drive.
The government agency
has also urged the food industry to start using healthier ingredients and
encourage the public to opt for lower calorie foods.
It is all part of a
drive to cut calorie consumption by 20% by 2024.
The target will apply to
13 different food groups, responsible for a fifth of the calorie intake of
children.
It comes on top of: the
sugar reduction programme, launched last year, which is targeting nine
different food groups; the sugar drinks Ievy, which comes into force next
month.
Combined, these three
measures mean health officials are taking direct action to influence the
consumption of foods responsible for half of children's calories. Public 'tricked' into buying unhealthy food;
Third of adults ‘underestimate calories’; Sugar targets set for cakes and
chocolate.
But PHE chief executive
Duncan Selbie said the steps were as much about influencing the diets of
adults.
”Britain needs to go on
a diet. Children and adults routinely eat too many calories, and it’s why so
many are overweight or obese."
The popular foods being
targeted
Food manufacturers,
supermarkets, takeaways and fast-food outlets have been told to reduce the
calories in the following foods: savoury biscuits and crackers; speciality
breads such as ciabatta with olives; cooking sauces and dressings; crisps and
savoury snacks; egg products; potato products; meat products, such as pies,
pastries, sausages and burgers; pasta, rice and noodles; ready meals and
takeaways; dips; pizza; food-to-go, such as sandwiches; soups.
If action is not taken,
PHE said, it would be prepared to ask the government to legislate. It would be
strictly monitoring progress by looking at which products people were buying
and would be prepared to "name and shame" individual companies not
pulling their weight.
Targets for breakfast,
lunch and dinner
The agency is also
launching a campaign encouraging adults to consume 400 calories at breakfast
and 600 each at lunch and dinner. It is being seen as a rough guide for
consumers to follow when they buy meals away from home. A quarter of food is
now bought from cafes, restaurants, takeaways or as food-to-go from shops.
Sophie said:
"Before that app I didn't care how many calories I ate a day"
PHE said major groups
such as McDonald's, Subway and Greggs would be promoting foods that kept people
within these guidelines.
Currently adults consume
between 200 and 300 calories more than they should each day.
PHE chief nutritionist
Dr Alison Tedstone said the 400-600-600 tip would make it easier for
"people to make healthier choices" by being able to judge what they
should be eating in each sitting. "To get traction on this, the
big-selling things need to change," she said. "A few healthy options
on the end of a menu won't help solve the nation's obesity problem - we need
the regular, everyday products to change."
How many calories should
we eat?
It is recommended that
women should eat no more than 2,000 calories a day, while men should limit
their intake to 2,500.For children, it varies depending on age. A four-year-old
should consume no more than 1,300, while for males aged 17 and 18 it is about
3,000, but overweight and obese children are consuming up to 500 calories more
than that.
The move has been backed
by experts. Prof Russell Viner, of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child
Health, said it was a "bold and necessary" move. He said over the
past 40 years there had been a "creep" in portion sizes, with pizzas
and hamburgers "simply much bigger than they were in our parents'
time".
"The availability
of fast food at pocket money prices and the advertising of unhealthy food and
drinks to children add to the problem," he added.
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