Submitted on Monday 3rd August 2020
Rejected on Thursday 6th August 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Improve the new obesity measures to prevent harm to people with eating disorders
I would like the government to:
⁃ change the proposed legislation requiring calories to be put on menus;
- make sure the campaign to lose weight does not fat-shame or stigmatise obesity;
⁃ review existing anti-obesity measures to assess their effectiveness and make sure they don’t cause harm.
Focussing on calories in food and fat-shaming can trigger and exacerbate eating disorders. Calories on menus should be optional, e.g. information available online or on separate menus on request.
A campaign for people to lose weight needs to be done in a sensitive manner that does not fat-shame overweight and obese people or stigmatise obesity. Fat-shaming does not help people lose weight.
See www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk for further information.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign these petitions:
Review proposed obesity measures to help those with eating disorders: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/333039
Stop the plan to include calorie counts on menus: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/332940
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