Doctors urge Government to target high-sugar baby food
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health said ‘disingenuous’ marketing strategies are being used on parents.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health said ‘disingenuous’ marketing strategies are being used on parents.
Health Minster Neil O’Brien said: ‘I am determined to make sure everybody seeking NHS dental care can receive it when they need it.’
Action on Sugar analysed almost 100 baby and toddler breakfast products, finding they contained up to four teaspoons of sugar.
Almost a quarter of those surveyed said they couldn’t get an appointment.
According to passengers, it took almost 10 hours for them to be provided with food at the airport.
The BDA said that more than a year’s worth of NHS dental appointments had been lost since lockdown.
The Tory leadership hopeful vowed to address the ‘unprecedented pressure’ facing dentists as most NHS practices are not accepting new patients.
Some 3,000 dentists are understood to have moved away from NHS work entirely since March 2020.
‘For those with good oral health we expect to see recall intervals more usually to be 12 months, or even 24 months,’ guidance says.
A survey of 109 pouches by the British Dental Association found that more than a quarter contained more sugar by volume than Coca-Cola.
Some 3,000 dentists have stopped providing NHS care since the start of the pandemic.
The British Dental Association has warned ‘ this is how NHS dentistry will die’.
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The Alcohol Health Alliance UK said that alcohol labelling is ‘woefully inadequate’.
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