A promotion that undermines prevention. The National Union of Dental Surgery Students (UNECD) has published a statement Friday, January 26 in which she attacks the operation launched by the Intermarché group which sold off jars of Nutella. The -70% promotion even caused riots on Thursday, January 25.
The UNECD sees it as an “inconsistency” in the prevention against the dangers of sugar. “How can we hope, future dentists and future caregivers, that our prevention message will have any impact as a result of this? What would the anti-smoking prevention currently being carried out look like if tobacconists could make a reduction of 70% tomorrow? on a whim? “asks the UNECD.
Willingness to extend the soda tax to other products
“What becomes of the point of asking health students to get involved in the health service if the state does not really consider the issue of prevention in its entirety?”, She continues.
In this press release, the UNECD mentions the report of March 4, 2015 from the World Health Organization (WHO) which called for not exceeding 25 grams of sugars per person per day.
The UNECD also insists on the impact of excessive consumption of sugars, described as a “major public health burden” which “contributes to the development of pathologies such as diabetes, obesity and dental caries”.
The dental surgery students are asking the authorities to take “the necessary measures against these business practices”. They also hope that a reflection will be started on the taxation of sweet products, in the extension of the soda tax. For future dentists, we must react to what they call “the Nutella affair”.
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