Double pinch of the grain crisis and obesity problems, the Prime Minister of the British encourages the public to "eat less"

[Global Times Special Journalist Ji Shuangcheng Global Times Special Correspondent Zhouzhou] "Eat less". Before the release of the Food Strategy of the New Country in the UK, Johnson made the above suggestions to the public. Reuters reported on June 13 that Johnson's proposal caused widespread discussion under the double pinch of the grain crisis and obesity problems.

The British Sky News Channel reported on the 13th that Johnson said that when it is not "starting new taxes" on unhealthy foods to solve the problem of obesity, it is necessary to focus on improving food safety. This means that the focus of the new national food strategy in the UK will be placed on local foods, including strengthening supply chains and promoting food production.

Johnson pointed out that the rapid growth of food prices in the UK in the near future is a fact. The April Consumer Price Index announced by the National Bureau of Statistics of the United Kingdom showed that British inflation rose from 7 % in March to 9 % in April, refreshing the record of 40 years. In fact, in the face of rising food prices, British people have begun to eat less. British polls IPSOS surveyed the British between 2061 between the ages of 2061 from May 11th and 12th. More than 80%of the British were worried Essence About 1/4 British have eaten less to deal with the crisis of living costs (27%). Reuters said Johnson told reporters: "We don't want to start new taxes now, which will only push the cost of food."

The proposal to levy new taxes on unhealthy food is proposed by Henry Dingbul, the founder of British Healthy Fast Food Leon, that he suggested that the government takes action on obesity and proposes new taxes for salt and sugar. According to the "Guardian", Ding Bolby expressed regrets in response to the new tax of the new tax and criticized: "This is not a strategy. What do you need to do? "The Guardian said that although Dingbulby's other suggestions have been included in the final strategy, almost everything related to health intervention has been deleted.

However, Johnson also expressed the attention of obesity. Reuters said that a government research briefing in March stated that England had about 1/3 of people obese and 36.2%of them were overweight. "Of course, we must advocate a healthy diet. We must help people lose weight. There are various methods." Johnson said, "Believe me, the best way to lose weight is to eat less."

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