EU Common Agricultural Policy
The burden of diet-related disease has grown considerably since the introduction of the common agricultural policy (CAP) – the overarching framework used by EU member countries to form their own agricultural policies – which has subsidised the production of dairy products, red meat and sugar, and resulted in the systematic destruction of large quantities of fruit and vegetables.
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Tackling obesity in the UK »Tackling obesity in the UK
Causes of obesity »Causes of obesity
Successive governments have made counterproductive policy choices »Successive governments have made counterproductive policy choices
Subsidising the production of sugar and fat »Subsidising the production of sugar and fat
EU Common Agricultural Policy
Reduce existing subsidies on unhealthy food commodities and products »Reduce existing subsidies on unhealthy food commodities and products
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