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Senior MPs have called on the Government to impose a New York-style limit on the size of fizzy drinks and unhealthy food.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed a ban on "supersize" sodas in an effort to combat obesity in the US city.
Now MPs have called on ministers in Westminster to limit portion sizes of junk food to tackle the "twin epidemics" of diabetes and obesity.
Labour former minister Keith Vaz, who is diabetic, has tabled a Commons motion supporting Mr Bloomberg's stance.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/uk...3pjLKoRMn_PvNzaAg?docId=N0378881340112013522A
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed a ban on "supersize" sodas in an effort to combat obesity in the US city.
Now MPs have called on ministers in Westminster to limit portion sizes of junk food to tackle the "twin epidemics" of diabetes and obesity.
Labour former minister Keith Vaz, who is diabetic, has tabled a Commons motion supporting Mr Bloomberg's stance.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/uk...3pjLKoRMn_PvNzaAg?docId=N0378881340112013522A