NHS cuts 10 million spoonfuls of sugar from hospital drinks sales

[Northerner]

Ten million teaspoons of sugar have been removed from NHS canteens, shops and vending machines – the equivalent of 1.1 million cans of fizzy drink – after the majority of hospital trusts signed up to a voluntary scheme.

Last year NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens challenged trusts to reduce the sale of sugar-filled drinks to 10% or less of those bought on the premises.

The health body said 87% of trusts have now acted and the proportion of drinks with added sugar sold on NHS premises has been cut from 15.6% to 8.7%, successfully meeting the challenge.

The reduction equates to roughly 39,000kg of sugar and more than 160,000,000 fewer calories.

http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/national...poonfuls_of_sugar_from_hospital_drinks_sales/

 

[mikeyB]

Good for them, about time too. Though removing full fat Coke or Irn Bru from diabetes clinic vending machines will be a pest while watching the whiteboard where they write the current waiting time get longer and longer.

 

[Amigo]

Ten million teaspoons of sugar have been removed from NHS canteens, shops and vending machines – the equivalent of 1.1 million cans of fizzy drink – after the majority of hospital trusts signed up to a voluntary scheme.

Last year NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens challenged trusts to reduce the sale of sugar-filled drinks to 10% or less of those bought on the premises.

The health body said 87% of trusts have now acted and the proportion of drinks with added sugar sold on NHS premises has been cut from 15.6% to 8.7%, successfully meeting the challenge.

The reduction equates to roughly 39,000kg of sugar and more than 160,000,000 fewer calories.

http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/national...poonfuls_of_sugar_from_hospital_drinks_sales/

Good move! They just need to address the carb laden hospital meals now especially the no choice toast or cereal options for breakfast.

 

[Northerner]

I got an email from the Coop this morning, prompting me to try their £5 frozen meal deal. This is why there is so much obesity, spot the non-carb-laden item 😱

 

[Amigo]

I got an email from the Coop this morning, prompting me to try their £5 frozen meal deal. This is why there is so much obesity, spot the non-carb-laden item 😱

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That lot would give you more of a coma than a korma! 😱

 

[Bubbsie]

I got an email from the Coop this morning, prompting me to try their £5 frozen meal deal. This is why there is so much obesity, spot the non-carb-laden item 😱

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What exactly do you get for a fiver...is it one of each item?😱

 

[Northerner]

What exactly do you get for a fiver...is it one of each item?😱

Yup! 😱