The Loose Women panel slammed plans to introduce health warnings on junk food packaging.
Health experts from Cambridge University are rallying for a new law which would see junk food packaging include warnings similar to cigarette cartons depicting disease and infections. The Loose Women panel agreed, that while more needs to be done to tackle obesity, this isn't the way to do it.
Coleen said: "I'm sure there are some people that may think about it but they've tried it on cigarette packets and it hasn't really worked. It's revolting. I think it is good they're trying to do something because it is out of control but you can't just say to someone if you eat that its 400 calories because a lot of these people have mental health issues.
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"There are reasons they're eating and becoming morbidly obese and I think it's more important to look into that. These people know what they're eating is unhealthy but they can't stop."
Janet Street-Porter was quick to correct Coleen, noting since health imagery has been present on cigarette packages "the number of people smoking has gone down." Seven out of ten people subjected to the imagery opted for a healthier snack but Janet claimed people would still choose quick, produced items such as premade sauces and ready meals due to ease.
Denise rebuked the term "eating calories can cause obesity" as she said: "If we point out people are obese or they're fat were accused of fat shaming and I think doctors should be allowed to point out that being fat and morbidly obese is very unhealthy yet we celebrate that."
Janet came back to the debate as she added: "We send out so many confusing messages. Cancer Research UK says by 2040, three-quarters of the population will be overweight half of those will be morbidly obese. We are reversing our health outcomes.
"A lot of young women now think being larger is acceptable and they are glorifying something which may be shortening their lives. We've made it a very fashionable decision for some people."
Christine Lampard called the images graphic and said, whilst they may start a conversation between parents and their children, the shock factor would quickly disappear. She added: By being human, we all just become numb and immune to the same image. Does that image change every six weeks because we've seen the same one? It hasn't shocked us anymore so do we get another?"
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