Article: Demand for rethink on planning laws for fast food restaurants.(News)

Byline: By Madeleine Brindley Western Mail

A leading doctor has suggested that planning laws for fast food franchises should be tightened to help curb the current obesity epidemic. Take away and fast food restaurants are a common sight on most Welsh high streets, but such high-fat food has been blamed as contributing to our growing waistlines.

Experts now believe the health service alone cannot be expected to fight obesity, and that other central and local governmental departments - such as transport and planning - have an equal role ...

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