Should cake be kept out of office? The UK debates
FirstpostWho doesn’t like cake, especially in the middle of a hectic day in the office? Let them eat cake, says Rishi Sunak According to The National News, Britain prime minister Rishi Sunak opposed the recommendation that people should stop bringing cakes to work for the sake of their co-workers’ health. Also read: Humanity’s future in danger: Experts say why physical intimacy has become less fruitful ‘Anti-obesity measure won’t come into force’ Even as the UK struggles with obesity, the long-promised ban on pre-watershed TV ads for junk food has still not been implemented by successive governments. Also read: US: Health officials revise tool to track severe obesity in kids Obesity a bigger killer than smoking According to a study published in the BMC Public Health Journal, obesity leass to more deaths in Scotland and England than smoking, reported BBC. As per The Washington Post, a World Obesity Federation 2021 report also revealed that the vast majority of global COVID-19 deaths occurred in nations with high levels of obesity.