Supersized chocolate bars and sweet bags banned from hospitals

Stepping up fight against obesity, NHS CEO instructs hospital shops not to stock confectionery with over 250 calories

Supersized chocolate bars and “grab bags” of sweets are to be banned from hospitals as the NHS ratchets up its fight against obesity.

Simon Stevens, the NHS chief executive, has warned that obesity will bankrupt the health service and has stated his determination to do what he can on hospital premises.

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from The Guardian http://ift.tt/2wYkU86