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A divisive bid to open a Kent district’s fifth McDonald’s has sparked concerns too many people in the area are already obese. The fast food chain has unveiled plans to launch another of its restaurants in Thanet, where almost 70% of people are classified as overweight or worse. If built on wasteland in Manston Road, Ramsgate, the new drive-thru branch would be within five miles of five other McDonald’s sites. A public consultation has revealed 60% of people in the area oppose the plans, with many raising fears over the impact on public health and arguing the area does not “need any more unheal…

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