‘Life is short, eat the chocolate’: NHS chief who urged Brits not to eat a whole Easter egg in one sitting faces backlash… from fellow medics!
Doctors and dentists today fired back at NHS advice calling on Brits to cut back on their Easter egg consumption.
NHS Medical Director Dr Andrew Kelso advised the public to ‘resist the urge to eat a whole egg in one sitting’.
In a blog post, he said Brits should do ‘whatever they can to look after themselves’ if practices are closed from Good Friday to Easter Monday. The sugar and calories lurking in the sweet treats “do our bodies no favors,” he said.
Dr. Andrew Kelso, an NHS medical director who has been branded a “killer” by critics, urged the public not to mock whole Easter eggs and cut back on cakes and biscuits all at once.
But fellow doctors responded by saying that life is too “short” to follow Dr.’s advice. Kelso to succeed.
Critical care and anesthesia consultant @madbusymum wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: “I am an intensive care doctor. Life is short. Eat the Easter egg.’
Intensive care nurse Sue Crocombe replied: ‘I couldn’t agree more.’
Oxford-based palliative care doctor Rachel Clarke said: ‘I am a palliative care doctor. What she said.’
Even dentists – who always urge people to limit their sugar intake – disagreed with Dr. Kelso’s advice.
Part-time dentist Wendy Thompson, a dental lecturer at the University of Manchester, said: ‘I’m a dentist… Eat the Easter egg in one go!’
Meanwhile, Christopher Snowdon, head of lifestyle economics at the Institute for Economic Affairs, said: ‘This infantilizing advice from an NHS killjoy wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t part of a wider warning to the public telling us not to do that. to pin our hopes on receiving health care over the holiday weekend.
‘The real advice is to get sick during working hours Monday to Friday and not on public holidays.
In retaliation for the “infantization advice,” intensive care and anesthesia consultant @madbusymum wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: “I am an intensive care doctor. Life is short. Eat the Easter egg
Intensive care nurse Sue Crocombe responded, saying she “completely agrees” that it is okay to eat a whole egg at Easter
Even dentists agree that it’s okay to enjoy chocolate at Easter. Wendy Thompson, a dentist and lecturer at the University of Manchester, endorsed eating chocolate
The head of the NHS has warned that the extra sugar and calories people consume while celebrating with friends and family ‘are not doing our bodies any favours’
“I doubt there will be many people waiting 12 hours in the emergency room this weekend with an Easter egg-related injury.
‘NHS bosses need to take a break from harassing the public and let us enjoy Easter.’
Seven in ten men and six in ten women in England are overweight or obese and almost 4 million people in Britain suffer from type 2 diabetes.
Meanwhile, one in six children leave primary school with rotten teeth and tooth decay remains the most common reason for hospital admission in children aged 6 to 10.
Dr. Kelso, medical director of NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board, wrote: ‘The Easter holidays are a fantastic opportunity for rest and relaxation with our families, which is so important for our wellbeing.
‘For many of us, this will also be a time when our consumption of chocolate and sweets increases.
‘Yet many people do not realize that an average Easter egg contains approximately three quarters of an adult’s recommended daily calorie intake.
‘At a time like this when we are seeing a significant increase in the rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes and tooth decay, I urge people to enjoy their Easter eggs in moderation and resist the urge to eat one. eat the whole egg in one go.
‘As well as Easter eggs, many of us will be gathering with family and friends for social occasions, which will lead to us eating more cakes and biscuits.
‘Combined, it all produces a lot of extra sugars and calories, which is not good for our body. Enjoy your sweet treats, but please don’t overdo it.
‘This holiday season will also be a busy period for NHS staff and services, and I ask people to do all they can to look after themselves and know how to access the most appropriate source of advice and care if they feel unwell.’