In Russia it was proposed to introduce restrictions on the sale of fast food to children

Anton Orlov, director of the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Policy Problems (ISPP), has addressed the State Duma, the Federation Council and the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation with a proposal to consider a ban on the sale of fast food to Russians under the age of 18. He sent the corresponding letters to the chairman of the Council of Federation Valentina Matvienko, the chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin and the head of the Ministry of Health Mikhail Murashko, "Izvestia" learned on January 14.

"I ask you to assess the feasibility of amending federal legislation in terms of maintaining a ban on the sale of fast food to persons under the age of 18, similar to alcohol and tobacco products," the appeal reads.

Orlov expressed the opinion that such introduction of restrictions will have a positive impact on the health and appearance of the younger generation and the health of the nation as a whole.

He noted that eating behavior emerges and stabilizes at an early age. And the danger of fast food consumption is that the child's body gets used to getting more energy without having time to spend it.

"Thus, many teenagers enter adulthood already having excessive body weight and prerequisites for the development of cardiovascular diseases," - specified the director of IIPSP.

Earlier, on August 2, 2024, Invitro medical expert Polina Kontzedailo told Izvestia that food high in sugars, saturated fats (fatty types of meat) and ultra-processed foods (convenience foods, fast food, industrial baked goods and sweets, chips) are harmful to the intestines. According to her, ultra-processed foods contain high amounts of salt, sugars, various food additives and preservatives that can cause dysbiosis, which negatively affects the health of the whole body.