From the Telegraph
The NHS has been accused of fueling the obesity epidemic after an investigation disclosed that dozens of fast food restaurants, coffee bars and shops are selling discounted chocolate at hospitals.
Medical experts urged the health service to “get its house in order” and clear its hospitals of junk food companies such as Burger King and Subway and coffee shops selling muffins and high-sugar drinks.
Simon Stevens, the head of NHS England, said the health service had to take “hard-nosed action” to end the sale of junk food in hospitals, to help tackle the obesity crisis. Health campaigners said they were particularly disturbed by the march of Costa Coffee, which has recently come under fire for selling fruit drinks with four times the recommended daily sugar limits.
You can also buy a black americano with no sugar in them too, which as long as you don't overdo the caffeine is rather healthy. Or a mineral water.
And since when is Subway a "junk food" company? It's about the healthiest takeaway around.
But what do they expect people to eat?
My eldest was recently in hospital and the food was abysmal. A fine example of Friedman's 4th way of spending money - someone spending someone else's money on someone else, which means they don't really care how good it is. Every day, my wife brought food in for her (a mix of some healthy and unhealthy stuff). But for someone who is maybe on their own, what's their option?
And even Burger King have healthy options. And unhealthy ones if that's what people want. Because they're adults and have the brains to choose for themselves, thank you very much.
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