Part of the debate – in the House of Lords am 3:28 pm ar 19 Mehefin 2018.
Lord McColl of Dulwich
Ceidwadwyr
3:28,
19 Mehefin 2018
Does the Minister agree that the obesity epidemic is costing well over £25 billion a year? Would he consider having an all-out campaign— including every man, woman and child, every institution, school and government department—not to tell people what to do but to tell them the truth? For instance, there are 4 million people with type 2 diabetes due to overeating. If they ate less the savings would be terrific and most of them would be cured of their diabetes.
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