Submitted on Monday 27th July 2020
Rejected on Monday 3rd August 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Revisit obesity measures to protect those suffering from eating disorders
The current obesity measures are incredibly detrimental to those suffering from eating disorders and focus more on perpetuating unhelpful calorie-counting habits than getting to the root of the problem - the price of healthy food, lack of education and lack of funding for mental health services.
Eating disorders have the highest mortality rates among psychiatric disorders. Of those surviving, only 50% recover, whereas 30% improve and 20% remain chronically ill. This measure will result in the relapse of many patients and not actually tackle the root cause of obesity. Low calorie content is not synonymous with health or nutritional value. Beat estimates that conditions such as anorexia and bulimia cost the UK economy £15 bn each year, not to mention the impact on families and carers.
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