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Friday, October 10, 2008

Radical health moves floated
  • Jill Stark
  • October 11, 2008

PRICE rises for junk food, cigarettes and alcohol; a ban on tobacco-vending machines, and tax breaks for gym memberships are among recommendations in a Federal Government report that could change the way we live.

Under the radical proposals, alcohol companies would be banned from sponsoring sporting events such as the AFL grand final, legal blood-alcohol concentration levels for drivers would be lowered and movies featuring smoking would be reclassified with a mature (M) rating.

The National Preventative Health Taskforce's inaugural report revealed that almost a third of all illness was caused by "lifestyle" diseases linked to smoking, drinking, poor diet and lack of exercise.

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