Not exact matches
Attempts to restructure our «obesogenic»
food environment for health are often criticized - as
restricting personal choice and freedom.
Our natural
environment stands to benefit if we can curb our appetite,
restricting it to the «
food and raiment» (I Tim.
Gina: I am all for
restricting food or allergens from the classroom, the learning
environment, especially when there is a separate cafeteria.
For while GMOs could greatly improve society in numerous ways — e.g. attacking diseased cells, digesting pollution, or increasing
food production — their use is heavily
restricted by decades - old legislation, for fear of what might happen should they escape into the
environment.
The authors note that public health initiatives that could help make the overall
environment healthier include
restricting the sale of non-nutritious
foods in and around schools; menu labeling and providing incentives for
food stores to build outlets in local
food deserts; creating safe spaces for physical activity that are monitored to reduce the likelihood of crime; and maintaining smoke - free restaurants and public spaces, among others.
Health experts support the mayor's recommendation to
restrict the proliferation of takeaway shops, particularly around schools, in order to help create a healthier
food environment.
Ali plans to tweet on current legal issues in the
food environment — should we
restrict junk
food advertising to children, tax or ban unhealthy
foods and drinks, put nutrition info on menus and make health stars mandatory in supermarkets?