Obesity death rates could be cut with more food labelling

MORE than 100,000 obesity deaths could be prevented over 20 years if firms were forced to put nutrition warning labels on the front of food packs, experts have said.

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Researchers from the University of Liverpool found that warning labels for foods high in fat, salt or sugar - as implemented in several other countries - could save lives across England and cut the number of overweight people.

In 2016, Chile was the first country to bring in a mandatory nutritional warning label law - with food and drink high in fat, salt or sugar needing to display a black octagonal warning on the front of packs.

Other countries, including Mexico and Canada, have introduced similar changes.