10 facts about The Olympics & Junk Food Sponsors

Written by on July 25, 2012 - 7 Comments
Categories: Conflict, Media comments

The London Olympics start today (Wednesday 25th July 2012) with the women’s football kicking off in Cardiff. There has been much talk about the sponsors involved in the Olympics – particularly the junk food sponsors – McDonalds, Coca-cola and Cadbury. Here are some factoids that you may enjoy: 1) The major part of funding comes [...]

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The men who made us fat – Episode 2

Written by on June 21, 2012 - 18 Comments
Categories: Gov. Policy, Media comments, Obesity

Here we go again! Episode 2 with Jacques Peretti. 24 million of us are now overweight “Our appetites supersized by big business.” This one is all about portion size. Jacques Peretti goes to Jester’s Diner in Great Yarmouth to find Britain’s biggest breakfast. The owner, Martin Smith, offers Peretti a choice of “The Big Boy” [...]

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