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| Dentists call to end 'workplace cake culture' | Dentists call to end 'workplace cake culture' |
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| Dentists have criticised "workplace cake culture", saying the sharing of sweet treats in the office is contributing to health problems. | Dentists have criticised "workplace cake culture", saying the sharing of sweet treats in the office is contributing to health problems. |
| The Faculty of Dental Surgery said eating cake and biscuits at work was fuelling obesity and poor oral health. | |
| Tips to cut back on sugar included keeping it as a lunchtime treat and hiding snacks out of view. | Tips to cut back on sugar included keeping it as a lunchtime treat and hiding snacks out of view. |
| But 2016 Great British Bake Off runner-up Jane Beedle said cake could "bring joy to the office". | |
| Prof Nigel Hunt, dean of the faculty at the Royal College of Surgeons, said it may be a case of managers wanting to reward staff, colleagues wanting to celebrate or people bringing presents back from their holidays that sees sugary snacks going into the workplace. | |
| But he said it was detrimental to employees' health and they should make a New Year's resolution to "combat cake culture" in 2017. | But he said it was detrimental to employees' health and they should make a New Year's resolution to "combat cake culture" in 2017. |
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| "While these sweet treats might be well meaning, they are also contributing to the current obesity epidemic and poor oral health," Prof Hunt added. | |
| "We need a culture change in offices and other workplaces that encourages healthy eating and helps workers avoid caving in to sweet temptations such as cakes, sweets and biscuits." | "We need a culture change in offices and other workplaces that encourages healthy eating and helps workers avoid caving in to sweet temptations such as cakes, sweets and biscuits." |
| 'All about moderation' | |
| But Jane Beedle told BBC Radio 2: "I don't think a little bit of homemade cake is going to kill anybody. | |
| "I think we are all inclined to just shove things in our mouths because they just happen to be available. I think that is what we have got to try and do is resist things that are not worth the calories." | |
| Another former Bake Off contestant, Christine Wallace, from the 2013 series, said: "I think this is yet another example of the 'nanny' state trying to shape our lives when it really isn't really necessary. | |
| "Cakes that are bought into the workplace are usually for a birthday or some other special occasion and what do you do when there is an 'occasion' - you have cake... | |
| "It is all about moderation, having small instead of large, not having too often and delighting in the huge enjoyment you get when you do." | |
| The 2014 series winner Nancy Birtwhistle said banning cake was "not the solution" ading: "I firmly believe that snacking between meals, sugary drinks and junk food are at the root of our obesity and dental caries problem - not the occasional slice of celebratory cake." | |
| The Faculty of Dental Surgery has released tips to cut down on sugar consumption in the workplace: |