Health and obesity concerns related to hot food takeaways

In recent years, concern has been growing regionally and locally about the rising levels of obesity in both children and adults. The rapid expansion of the fast food industry over recent decades has had a considerable influence over our eating habits, food purchasing and production; which in turn has affected not only our diet but also the nature and appearance of towns and cities. Where there are a proliferation of hot food takeaways within an area or where a hot food takeaway is in close proximity to a school, planning measures can be used so as to reduce the direct accessibility to unhealthy food and to contribute towards improving the health and well-being of people within the local area.