A leading researcher into obesity says banning the advertising of junk food from children's online content, and the Government's proposed sugar tax on soft drinks isn't enough to combat the obesity epidemic. Obesity levels among children in the UK have more than tripled over the past 25 years, with 4.3 million children between the ages of 2 and 15 classed as overweight or obese. Research suggests that if these statistics are ignored, 85 percent of these children will become obese adults. According to recognised food and obesity researcher Dr Derek Larkin, the proposed sugar tax in the budget and the Advertising Standards Authority's steps to remove adverts could see a decline in the number of children badgering their parents for junk food. But Dr Larkin believes that better nutrition education in schools would be the most powerful tool in tackling the obesity crisis...

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