Doctors demand action to combat obesity crisis

Fizzy drinks should be taxed, fast food outlets near schools limited, and new parents given advice on how to feed their children properly, a British medical watchdog has demanded in a move that will raise pressure on Irish food providers and health officials.

The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, which represents nearly all of Britain’s 220,000 doctors, is pressing the British government, the NHS, and food groups for action on what it calls “the greatest public health crisis affecting the UK”, according to The Guardian.

In a report, the AMRC said doctors from across the medical profession are united in their concerns, and criticised the present and previous governments for insufficient attempts to tackle the problem.