26 Oct 2015 Blackpool Council challenges young people to stop drinking sugary drinks
Blackpool Council has echoed calls to introduce a ‘sugar tax’ as part of the war on childhood obesity.
Town hall bosses have backed celebrity chef and healthy eating campaigner Jamie Oliver, who has called on David Cameron to be ‘bold and brave’ by bumping up costs of sugary foods and drinks by up to 20 per cent.
Public health boss at Blackpool Council, Coun Eddie Collett, said: “It is important that Blackpool children have a healthy diet in order to receive all the nutrients they need to grow and develop, and prevent long term health problems.”
“Parents are also urged to play their part in making healthy shopping choices, in the hope of seeing a long term change in culture.”
Awareness and education sessions will be held throughout October and November at high schools, Blackpool and the Fylde College, and Blackpool Sixth Form College.
It’s there students will get the chance to see the amounts of sugar in their favourite drinks and the health problems they can cause.
