- Britain's Secretary of Culture Tessa Jowell told food manufacturers and advertisers that the government had no plans to ban food commercials during children's TV programming, despite rising obesity rates among children. - One in three British children is now overweight and one in nine is obese, increasing their risk for health issues like diabetes and heart disease. Nutrition experts criticized the government's decision. - The food industry spends over £161 million per year marketing foods high in fat and sugar to children through television ads, though it argues parents also see the ads. Campaigners believe these ads directly influence children's purchasing requests.