A Tory councillor says a lot of NHS staff in his area are 'carrying a lot of weight' which is an indication of a nutrition problem among the wider population. Conservative Coun Michael Whetton admitted to his own weight control issues during a discussion over an health annual report.
At a meeting of the Trafford Council health and wellbeing board the group's chair, Labour Coun Jane Slater, said many NHS staff were having to rely on food banks, where nutritional quality may not be as high, the MEN reports. The report from Trafford director of public health Eleanor Roaf also reveled more than 12,000 households in the Manchester borough are in fuel poverty this winter and are at risk of hypothermia, respiratory diseases and worsening mental healt
Coun Whetton said: "I don't need to declare an interest in this issue. But I can't help but notice - and I'm probably going to get shot to ribbons for saying this - it's clear that a lot of NHS staff are carrying a lot of weight. So if that's the case, it's clearly a problem in the general population."
