Britain needs to go on diet, warned the Public Health England as it sets new guidelines and campaigns to cut meal size.
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Obesity is a condition where there is excess accumulation of body fat which poses a risk to the health of the individual. It can affect children and adults.
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‘Britons are being encouraged to consume 400 calories at breakfast and 600 each at lunch and dinner to counter obesity.’
It is all part of a drive to cut calorie consumption by 20 per cent by 2024. The target will apply to 13 different food groups, responsible for a fifth of the calorie intake of children.
"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 BBC quoted PHE Chief Executive Duncan Selbie as saying.
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The agency 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.
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For children, it varies depending on age.
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