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Calories on menus ‘could prevent 9,000 deaths from heart disease if implemented widely’

More than 9,000 heart disease-related deaths could be prevented in England over the next two decades if all restaurants, fast food outlets, cafes, pubs and takeaways introduced calories to their menus, a modeling study suggests. Around 730 deaths from cardiovascular disease could be prevented between 2022 and 2041 under current Government policy, which only covers… Read More »