| 05 July 2010 |
| Welsh NHS bans sugar in tea and coffee |
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According to latest reports the NHS will ban the sale of hot drinks containing sugar from all hospital vending machines across Wales because of the possible health risks.
The ban comes as the result of a Welsh Assembly health drive to tackle obesity and poor health across the population. The Welsh Assembly has recommended the sale of water and healthy snacks as an alternative to sugared traditional hot drinks.
Their spokesperson commented: “Hospitals are visited by a very broad cross-section of society and, as such, the whole hospital environment should reflect the importance of healthy living.”
Now this may come as a surprise but a recent visit to the food court at Addenbrookes in Cambridge turned up some really naughty food outlets including Burger King, Costa Coffee, Not Just Jackets, Spice of Life and Trattoria (pizzas). Now compared to these fat peddling monsters what is a sugar or two in a nice cup of tea of coffee.
Maybe the English NHS is not taking it's responsibilities towards the promotion of healthy nutrition so seriously as its Welsh cousin.
What price health? Clearly that of a nice few fast food franchises.
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