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Health officials: 'Cut sugary drinks and TV'

People should be told to cut down on their sugar intake and limit time in front of the television to fend off obesity, health officials have warned.

New NHS guidance states that following a healthy diet and being active is important for everyone, not just for those who are overweight or obese.

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NICE obesity guidelines 'based on real evidence'

Fresh guidelines on tackling obesity from NICE are more specific and "based on real evidence", a spokesperson for the NHS body said.

Professor Mike Kelly, director of the Centre for Public Health at Nice.

The general rule for maintaining a healthy weight is that energy intake through food and drink should not exceed energy output from daily activity.

We all know we should probably take the stairs rather than the lift, cut down on TV time, eat more healthily and drink less alcohol. But it can be difficult to know the most useful changes that we can make in terms of our weight.

This updated guideline makes a number of recommendations which aim to ensure that the advice people are given about maintaining a healthy weight is more specific and based on real evidence.

– Professor Mike Kelly

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