Consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist Neil MacLachlan says that tempting snacks and treats should not be placed near checkouts or promoted in a way that targets children.
‘It is not in the interests of anyone except those making a profit by marketing unhealthy foods in this way,’ he said. ‘I read an article about this in the New England Journal of Medicine and I was in town and everywhere I went there were mountains of rubbish sweets. It was ridiculous.’