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EventsUK to introduce sugar tax in hospitals to tackle obesity crisis
January 19 2016 by Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt, MD![Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt, MD]()
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Here’s a good idea:
Hospitals across England will start charging more for high-sugar drinks and snacks sold in their cafes and vending machines in an effort to discourage staff, patients and visitors from buying them, the NHS England chief executive said.
The Guardian: NHS Chief to Introduce Sugar Tax in Hospitals to Tackle UK Obesity Crisis
Here’s what would be even better: don’t sell junk food at all in hospitals. That would send an even stronger signal. My guess is it’s going to happen, sooner or later.
Earlier
England Getting Closer to a Sugar Tax – Despite Lobbying
Soda Drinkers Get Fatter on the Inside
Sugar Crash – New Sugar Documentary
Children Aged Four to 10 “Have Equivalent of 5,500 Sugar Cubes a Year”
When you only get 30 mins for lunch and have to stand in a queue to be served along with shift paterns that interfere with circadian cycles its no wonder we have overweight nurses such as myself .
Bring your own lowcarb lunch! ?
A 3 egg omelet will carry you easily till 6 p.m. and you' ll have more resting time left!
No more queues for you!
I spent a lot of time in hospital while they were euthanasing my mother by starvation, AKA Liverpool Care Pathway.
They damn near did the same to me when I had eaten all the food I brought with me. Virtually the only stuff available from the shops or canteen was carbs. I told a nurse I couldn't eat any of it because of my diabetes.
"Would you like me to make you some toast?" she said . . .