NHS targets super-sized chocolate bars in battle against obesity, diabetes and tooth-decay

NHS England has announced hospitals will get financial incentives in 2018/19 if they implement new guidelines to reduce obesity, diabetes and tooth-decay. The guidelines include 80% of confectionery stocked do not exceed 250Kcal, 75% of pre-packed sandwiches and savouries contain 400kcal or less, and 80% of drinks stocked must have less than 5g of added sugar per 100ml.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news