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Adults and children should consider having TV-free days or limiting viewing to no more than two hours a day under new proposals to tackle obesity.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommendations also include avoiding drinks with added sugar and limiting takeaways.
The draft guidance, the first on the subject since 2006, is aimed at helping people maintain a healthy weight.
Obesity rates nearly doubled over the past 10 years in England.
Prof Mike Kelly, director of the Centre for Public Health at NICE, said a healthier diet and being more physically active was important for everyone, not just those who were already overweight or obese.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29311464
Yeah, like that's going to happen 🙄
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommendations also include avoiding drinks with added sugar and limiting takeaways.
The draft guidance, the first on the subject since 2006, is aimed at helping people maintain a healthy weight.
Obesity rates nearly doubled over the past 10 years in England.
Prof Mike Kelly, director of the Centre for Public Health at NICE, said a healthier diet and being more physically active was important for everyone, not just those who were already overweight or obese.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29311464
Yeah, like that's going to happen 🙄