A petition has been launched to encourage children and their families to eat more fresh produce and consume less sugary drinks. The petition, listed on change.org, is set to be delivered to the UK Minister of State for Agriculture and Food, George Eustice.
Recruiter Max MacGillivray set up the petition, which states that an estimated 5.2 million deaths worldwide were attributable to inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption in 2013 alone (Source: World Health Organisation).
''With ongoing childhood obesity and health issues globally, combined with more food businesses looking to sell high margin sugary drinks and snack products to an ever younger audience, we need to create a change for all of us.''
According to the petition, the cost of obesity to the NHS in the UK is £5 billion per year.
''We want to encourage as many schools, families, individuals and businesses not just in the UK but Internationally to look to buy, to eat and to enjoy more and more fresh produce and reject unhealthy and obesity creating sugary drinks and unhealthy food!''
