How sustainable are hospital menus in the UK?

Update: 2025-02-26

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It's over to Plant-Based Health Professionals researcher Isabelle Sadler for this week's nugget. PBHP UK have published groundbreaking research examining NHS hospital menus which shows that despite national recommendations to shift towards more sustainable, plant-forward diets, UK hospitals are showing limited progress in offering environmentally-friendly meal options.

The reference:How Sustainable Are Hospital Menus in the United Kingdom? Identifying Untapped Potential Based on a Novel Scoring System for Plant-Based Provisions Isabelle Sadler, Alexander Bauer, Shireen Kassamhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jhn.70019

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