British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Thursday that he would resign as leader of the ruling Conservative Party and remain prime minister until this autumn. Earlier, the United Kingdom announced the “National Food Strategy” plan, but did not adopt the industry’s suggestion to include the junk food tax in the strategic plan. Johnson said at the time that because he was worried about the cost of food, he said that “eating less” was the most effective way to lose weight when it was time to levy a tax on junk food. In fact, Johnson has been more health-conscious since he was diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia at the end of March 2020, and took the lead in losing 14 pounds to encourage citizens to lose weight.
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The British government announced the “National Food Strategy” plan in June, but did not include the junk food tax in the strategic plan, and refused to adopt the industry’s suggestions. In an interview with the media at the time, Johnson said that the authorities had cooperated with grocers to reduce the sugar and salt content of food; he also said that the government must promote a healthy diet, and the most effective way to lose weight is to eat less.
In fact, Johnson has put more emphasis on improving his health since his recovery from the epidemic. At the end of March 2020, Johnson was admitted to the ICU due to infection with new coronary pneumonia. At that time, he weighed 245 pounds, which is “Obese” according to BMI. After he recovered, he realized that obesity would increase the risk of severe illness and death from new coronary pneumonia, so he mainly relied on eating less and exercising more, and he lost 14 pounds within a month.
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At the same time, Johnson also asked the public health department to launch a plan to improve health and implement a series of weight loss measures, including a ban on junk food to promote “buy one, get one free” offers, prohibiting stores from displaying candy and chocolate at checkout, restaurant menus requiring calorie labeling, and 9 p.m. TVs cannot broadcast high-fat and high-sugar food advertisements before ordering. In addition, the National Health Service (NHS) weight loss service has been expanded to encourage citizens to ride more bicycles, and family doctors to use “cycling” as prescriptions to help obese patients lose weight. .
According to Cancer Research UK, 64% of people in the UK are currently overweight or obese, and it is expected to rise to 71% in the next 20 years, of which 21 million will be obese, accounting for 4 in 10 of all adults (36 %). The NHS spends more than £6 billion a year on obesity-related health problems.
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