article_snippet: Taxpayers' money is being handed to fast-food firms such as Nestle and PepsiCo while ministers fail to tackle the obesity crisis, a damning study says.
article_snippet: Taxpayers' money is being handed to fast-food firms such as  PepsiCo as the UK fails to tackle the UK ongoing obesity crisis .
article_snippet: The revelations, contained in a study led by the UK Coronary Prevention Group, has sparked fresh claims that the Government is too close to food firms and is doing ‘too little’ to tackle the £47billion annual cost of obesity.
article_snippet: The charity report identified a string of occasions when public cash was given to firms who make millions marketing junk food for projects that undermine public health.
article_snippet: The report comes after The report emerged last month that the the Government’s anti-obesity drive was being overseen by a firm that also helps promote fast food.
article_snippet: Researchers have claimed that rather than giving taxpayer funds to fast food firms, the Government should be putting up the price of full sugar drinks like Coca-Cola and Pepsi.
highlights_snippet: A study found thousands of pounds were being given to junk food firms .
  
highlights_snippet: Revelation has sparked fresh claims that the Government is too close to food firms .