Easter eggs sold in January are fuelling obesity epidemic, doctors say

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One in four adults admit to having eaten an entire chocolate egg this year – with Easter still three weeks away

Junk food adverts on TV and online could be banned before 9pm as part of Government plans to fight the"epidemic" of childhood obesity. Plans for the new watershed have been put out for public consultation in a bid to combat the growing crisis, the Department of Health and Social Care saidOn migrating from Africa around 70,000 years ago, humans bumped into the neanderthals of Eurasia.

 

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Parent's feeding their kids too much chocolate is fueling the obesity epidemic.

Yes,because chocolate is not available in January in any other form? fruitandnut

No... selling good healthy food at twice the price of unhealthy food is fuelling obesity.

And February!! Supermarkets don't give a toss

No, they would just eat some other chocolate

Obesity epidemic articles realeased in March are are increasing Easter egg sales.

Do you mean actual chocolate or are you implying 'Atari' ? eastereggs

How big were they ?

markdennison - you’d better give me that creme egg back. I can’t have it on my conscience x

That is why we are the fattest nation in europe 😂😂

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