Obesity figures prompt renewed call for junk food ad ban in Singapore

SINGAPORE – The latest statistics showing diabetes rising to a 12-year high have led health minister Khaw Boon Wan to back the Health Promotion Board’s plans to curb fast-food advertising, particularly to children.

HPB has called to reverse the rising obesity rate in Singapore

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