Lifestyle related hospital admissions data from Tasmania but the same goes around Australia.
Sugar is affecting our children and tobacco is still up there.
Dental conditions – Sugar
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – Smoking
Diabetes Complications – Sugar and Carbohydrate
Congestive Cardiac Failure – largely Diet and Smoking
Are our ministers of health actually paying attention? What is the government actually doing on the issue of nutritional advice with regards to sugar? Not much and certainly not enough.
Why is this not public health policy 101?