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  Tuesday 22 April 2008
Choosing the righit ingredients - The future for food in Scotland
The British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry urges the government to take positive action to promote access to a healthy diet for all and to remove the influence of commercial companies on young children through banning the advertising of foods high in sugar, salt and fat. Whilst our prime concerns are with the unacceptably high levels of dental decay in some groups we see the need for joint working on a common risk factor approach to improving diet and hence oral and general health. Download the full text.
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