首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
Leading doctors today weigh in on the debate over the government’s role in promoting public health by demanding that ministers i
Leading doctors today weigh in on the debate over the government’s role in promoting public health by demanding that ministers i
admin
2019-03-23
20
问题
Leading doctors today weigh in on the debate over the government’s role in promoting public health by demanding that ministers impose "fat taxes" on unhealthy food and introduce cigarette-style warnings to children about the dangers of a poor diet.
The demands follow comments made last week by the health secretary, Andrew Lansley, who insisted the government could not force people to make healthy choices and promised to free businesses from public health regulations.
But senior medical figures want to stop fast-food outlets opening near schools, restrict advertising of products high in fat, salt or sugar, and limit sponsorship of sports events by fast-food producers such as McDonald’s.
They argue that government action is necessary to curb Britain’s addiction to unhealthy food and help halt spiraling rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Professor Terence Stephenson, president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said that the consumption of unhealthy food should be seen to be just as damaging as smoking or excessive drinking.
" Thirty years ago, it would have been inconceivable to have imagined a ban on smoking in the work-place or in pubs, and yet that is what we have now. Are we willing to be just as courageous in respect of obesity? I would suggest that we should be, "said the leader of the UK’s children’s doctors.
Lansley has alarmed health campaigners by suggesting he wants industry rather than government to take the lead. He said that manufacturers of crisps and candies could play a central role in the Change 4 Life campaign, the centrepiece of government efforts to boost healthy eating and fitness. He has also criticised the celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s high-profile attempt to improve school lunches in England as an example of how "lecturing" people was not the best way to change their behaviour.
Stephenson suggested potential restrictions could include banning TV advertisements for foods high in fat, salt or sugar before 9 pm and limiting them on billboards or in cinemas. "If we were really bold, we might even begin to think of high-calorie fast food in the same way as cigarettes—by setting strict limits on advertising, product placement and sponsorship of sports events, "he said.
Such a move could affect firms such as McDonald’s, which sponsors the youth coaching scheme run by the Football Association. Fast-food chains should also stop offering "inducements" such as toys, cute animals and mobile phone credit to lure young customers, Stephenson said.
Professor Dinesh Bhugra, president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, said: " If children are taught about the impact that food has on their growth, and that some things can harm, at least information is available up front.
He also urged councils to impose "fast-food-free zones" around schools and hospitals—areas within which takeaways cannot open.
A Department of Health spokesperson said: "We need to create a new vision for public health where all of society works together to get healthy and live longer. This includes creating a new ’ responsibility deal’ with business, built on social responsibility, not state regulation. Later this year, we will publish a white paper setting out exactly how we will achieve this. "
The food industry will be alarmed that such senior doctors back such radical moves, especially the call to use some of the tough tactics that have been deployed against smoking over the last decade.
[A] " fat taxes" should be imposed on fast-food producers such as McDonald's.
[B] the government should ban fast-food outlets in the neighborhood of schools.
[C] "lecturing" was an effective way to improve school lunches in England.
[D] cigarette-style warnings should be introduced to children about the dangers of a poor diet.
[E] the producers of crisps and candies could contribute significantly to the Change4Life campaign.
[F] parents should set good examples for their children by keeping a healthy diet at home.
[G] the government should strengthen the sense of responsibility among businesses.
Andrew Lansley held that______.
选项
答案
E
解析
原文中第六自然段描写了:Lansley对健康运动参与者们敲起了警钟,他建议食品业作为主导力量,而不是政府。他说炸薯片和糖果的生产商们能够在为“生活而改变”运动中起到核心的作用,故[E]为正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/JO6Z777K
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
Lawyersarelessthan1%ofAmericanadults,【C1】______theyarewell-representedingovernment.Boththepresidentandthevice-p
Youknowyouhavetoread"betweenthelines"togetthemostoutofanything.Iwanttopersuadeyoutodosomethingequallyim
Americaisoneofmanycountrieswherethestategivesaleg-uptomembersofcertainracial,ethnic,orothergroups【C1】______h
Parentsandstudentsarenowrelyinglessontakingoutloansandmoreongrants,scholarshipsandtheirownincomeandsavings,
"Youneedanapartmentaloneevenifit’soveragarage,"declaredHelenGurleyBrowninher1962bestseller"SexandtheSingle
"Youneedanapartmentaloneevenifit’soveragarage,"declaredHelenGurleyBrowninher1962bestseller"SexandtheSingle
"Youneedanapartmentaloneevenifit’soveragarage,"declaredHelenGurleyBrowninher1962bestseller"SexandtheSingle
Severalyearsintoacampaigntogetkidstoeatbetterandexercisemore,childobesityrateshaveappearedtostabilize,andm
Severalyearsintoacampaigntogetkidstoeatbetterandexercisemore,childobesityrateshaveappearedtostabilize,andm
Directions:Writeanessaybasedonthefollowingchart.Inyourwriting,youshould1)interpretthechart,and2)
随机试题
当一个企业规模较小,资源薄弱,人力、物力、财力都不足时,适宜实行
女性20岁,因昏迷、抽搐被家属发现送来急诊室,体检:双瞳孔等大为2mm,皮肤湿冷,多汗,呼吸困难,最可能的诊断是
一、事故经过某化工有限公司化工分厂磺酸车间于1992年10月竣工投产,产品为对甲苯磺酸,工艺上布设离心工段,共四台离心机,离心机的作用为磺酸脱酸(硫酸)用。1号离心机是从某县城郊麻纺厂(现已关闭)购回,该离心机属SS型三足离心机,是用于麻纺
纳根据消费税法律制度的规定,金银首饰与其他产品组成成套消费品销售的,按销售全额征收消费税。()
某加工企业2019年8月发生以下业务:(1)8月2日与甲企业签订一份以货换货合同,用库存1200万元的存货换取甲企业原材料,并支付差价300万元;(2)8月8日与乙企业签订受托加工合同一份,合同约定,由乙企业提供价值100万元的主要原材料,加工企业收取
通常认为,违法的构成要件必须是()。
郑沽是一名学校社会工作者,最近她在对某高中学生的逃学现象进行研究时发现某两个班级学生的逃学比例都在10%以上,其他方面都差不多。后来她每月对实验组的班级进行一次有关读书重要性的讲座,对照组则无上述安排。半年后,实验组和对照组的逃学比例分别为4%和15%,由
下列会计科目中,属于损益类的是()。
“教育一定要成为一种学业,否则无所希望”“教育的方法必须成为一种科学,否则绝不能成为一种有系统的学问”。这正是()的“教育学”超出他的前人和同代人的地方。
对下面的程序,说法正确的是()。#include<iostream>usingnamespacestd;voidsum(floatm,floatn){floatsum=m+n;}main()
最新回复
(
0
)