Posts Tagged ‘sugar consumption’
The Oral Health Foundation launches new strategy to dramatically improve standards of dental health by 2024
The Oral Health Foundation has launched a new global strategy, which is designed to dramatically improve standards of dental health by the year 2024. The charity, which works across the UK and the rest of the world, has put together proposals to reduce rates of decay, increase the focus on prevention and ensure vulnerable people […]
Dentists Issue Warnings Over Halloween Dental Disasters
Dentists have issued a warning over the possibility of Halloween dental disasters, as thousands of children up and down the country prepare to go trick or treating. Traditionally, children are treated to sweets and chocolate bars when they knock on the door dressed up as popular Halloween characters, but dentists are encouraging people to be […]
Harley Street Dentist Highlights Dangers of ‘Food on the Go’
A Harley Street dentist is encouraging people to be wary of eating on the go. Dr Sameer Patel, from Elleven Dental, believes that many people are consuming more sugar than they think due to snacking and eating convenience foods at work. Dr Patel highlighted some of the main dangers, including fruit smoothies, popcorn, bread, tea […]
Dentist from Sheffield Supports New Call on Sugar
A dentist from Sheffield is supporting recent calls for sugar consumption cuts in order to reduce the rising rates of both obesity and tooth decay. Principal of One80dental, Nigel Rosenbaum from Totley, is backing the new proposal from the World Health Organisation. The draft guidance calls for individuals to reduce their daily sugar intake by half, […]
Plymouth Dental Students Offer Local Children A Lesson In Healthy Eating
Dental students from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry have been teaching local children about healthy eating in a bid to reduce rates of tooth decay. Students from the university’s dental programme visited local schools, including St Joseph’s, Devonport, to talk to students about sugar consumption. Many cases of tooth decay among young […]
World Health Organisation Urges Sugar Consumption To Be Cut By 5% Of Daily Calories
The World Health Organisation has urged people to eat less sugar, suggesting that sugar intake should not exceed 5 per cent of an individual’s daily calorie count. The new figure equates to less than a single can of Coca Cola and is significantly lower than the target intake of 10 per cent mentioned in guidelines […]
Study Links Poor Health To Heart Disease Risk
Experts have linked sugar consumption to heart disease; an editorial in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine claims that excessive sugar in fast food and ready meals can contribute to heart disease, as well as fat and salt. Co-author of the paper, Dr Ahmed Rashid, from the department of public health and primary […]
