Plain packaging for sweets, crisps and fizzy drinks - that's the call from health campaigners

Sweets, crisps and fizzy drinks could soon be sold under cigarette-style plain packaging under plans revealed today. In moves to help combat the obesity epidemic, major brands such as Cadbury, Walkers Crisps, Coca-Cola and others would be forced to abandon their vibrant designs. Instead they would be compelled to use a uniform drab design intended to put off consumers as happened with cigarette packs. Simon Stevens, who is chief executive of the NHS, said last week that obesity was becoming the 'new smoking'. Would these moves work? Stephen got the views of commentator Emma Woolf and Irish Mirror columnist and personal trainer Siobhan O'Connor.