In this week’s news, hear how\u00a0BANT has responded to the\u00a0new sugar tax, compare the Government’s new Eat Well\u00a0Guide\u00a0with the BANT Wellbeing Guidelines and find out\u00a0how the BANT AGM went this weekend…<\/p>\n
What does the ‘sugar tax’ mean for the nation’s health?<\/strong> Government release of the\u00a0new ‘Eat Well Guide’.<\/strong> BANT AGM<\/strong> Back to all student news bulletins<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nJamie Oliver was\u00a0certainly smiling this\u00a0week, as George Osbourne announced that he would seek to “put the next generation first” by introducing a tax on soft sugary drinks<\/a>. The levy, which will start in 2018, will apply to all drinks containing more than 5ml of sugar per 100ml, with a higher rate for those over 8ml per 100ml. It was\u00a0however confirmed, that fruit juice will not be included in the new scheme. Read this press release<\/a>\u00a0issued by\u00a0BANT\u00a0in response to the news.<\/p>\n
\nAlso this\u00a0week,\u00a0Public Health England\u00a0launched its new Eat Well Guide<\/a>, which\u00a0has sparked much discussion on social media forums amongst nutritional therapists and students alike. In response, BANT has re-released the\u00a0Wellbeing Guidelines<\/a>\u00a0and issued this press release<\/a>.\u00a0Join us in discussing this\u00a0on our\u00a0Student\u00a0Linked In group<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nThank you for those of you who made it to this year’s AGM on Saturday. We were very proud to launch the new Student Area<\/a> of the BANT website. There was particular emphasis this year on raising awareness of nutritional therapy amongst the general public,\u00a0particularly through social media. There was also a call out\u00a0for practitioners to use the title ‘Registered Nutritional Therapist’, to really differentiate our field. One to think about for students who are due to graduate later this year.\u00a0#BANTAGM16<\/a><\/p>\n<\/h1>\n