UK says Britons need to cut 5 billion calories - USA Today
LONDON (AP) – British health officials say the country needs to slash 5 billion calories from its collective daily diet to slow the obesity epidemic.
Lefteris Pitarakis, AP
About 1,200 McDonald's restaurants in Britain will begin displaying the calorie count of each food and drink item on their wall-mounted menu boards this week, as part of a government-led program to fight obesity and promote healthier eating, the chain said Sunday. The British program is voluntary, and relies on partnering companies to fulfill their health pledges.
Lefteris Pitarakis, AP
About 1,200 McDonald's restaurants in Britain will begin displaying the calorie count of each food and drink item on their wall-mounted menu boards this week, as part of a government-led program to fight obesity and promote healthier eating, the chain said Sunday. The British program is voluntary, and relies on partnering companies to fulfill their health pledges.
In a report issued Thursday, the department of health said most adults in the nation of about 60 million people are already eating far more than they need. The average Briton eats about 10 percent more calories than necessary, the report said.
The U.K. has one of Europe's fattest populations: more than 60 percent of adults are overweight or obese. The new report aims to change diet and exercise habits enough so that the number of heavy Britons begins to fall by 2020.
Britain's chief medical officer, Sally Davies, said people need to be more honest with themselves about just how much food they're eating every day.
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