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UK Bans Daytime TV Ads For Junk Food, Including Cereals, Muffins, Burgers

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UK Bans Daytime TV Ads For Junk Food, Including Cereals, Muffins, Burgers

London, United Kingdom: The UK government is banning daytime TV adverts for sugary foods like granola and muffins in its battle against child obesity, branding such popular items as junk food. Under measures unveiled on Tuesday, ads showing “less healthy” food and drinks will only be allowed to be aired after the 9:00 pm watershed…

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 Understanding the sudden rise of type 2 diabetes in children 

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 Understanding the sudden rise of type 2 diabetes in children 

The appearance of type 2 diabetes in children and teens puzzled physicians from the start. Fida Bacha recalls working as a paediatric endocrinology fellow in Pittsburgh shortly after 2000 when young, overweight and obese patients began to arrive at the clinic, some describing increased thirst, more frequent trips to the bathroom and other symptoms of…

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