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Calls for extreme measures to tackle obesity

Treat sweets like cigarettes – calls for extreme measures to tackle obesity

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08.46 16 Nov 2021


Calls for extreme measures to tackle obesity


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08.46 16 Nov 2021


Treat chocolate and sweets like cigarettes and put them behind the counter in plain packaging.  That’s the view of Dr Donal O'Shea, HSE Lead for Obesity after almost 37,000 tonnes of chocolate was bought in Ireland last year.

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