Calories on menus ‘may prevent 9,000 heart disease deaths if implemented widely’
More than 9,000 heart disease-related deaths could be prevented in England over the next two decades if all restaurants, fast food outlets, cafes, pubs and takeaways put calories on their menus, a modelling study suggests.
Scientists said under the current Government policy, which only covers large food businesses with 250 or more employees, around 730 deaths from cardiovascular diseases may be prevented between 2022 and 2041.
The findings, published in the journal Lancet Public Health, also suggest the current policy would reduce obesity
