UK laws that encourage healthier lifestyles protect lives in England and Wales, study finds
Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 23:31
in Health & Medicine
The introduction of legislation in the UK that restricts unhealthy food, for example by reducing salt content and eliminating industrial trans fats, would prevent thousands of cases of heart disease in England and Wales and save the UK's National Health Service millions of pounds, new research finds.
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