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Warning Labels On Junk Food Suggested As One Way To Tackle Obesity In Ireland

New measures that'll see health warnings printed on alcohol products were signed into law earlier this summer.

Warning labels on junk food are being suggested as one way to tackle obesity.

New measures that'll see health warnings printed on alcohol products were signed into law earlier this summer.

Some public health experts have suggested the same should be done to warn people of the dangers of processed foods - with a quarter of Irish adults obese, according to the WHO.

Behavioural psychologist Pádraig Walsh from ChangeAble.ie says labels help consumers to make informed decisions:

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