A doctor’s warning not to eat Easter eggs in one sitting has been taken down from his NHS board’s website after accusations that the advice resembled a “nannying state”.
Dr Andrew Kelso, medical director at the NHS Suffolk and North East Essex integrated care board, warned of large chocolate eggs’ calorific value, which could contribute to obesity, tooth decay and diabetes.
The blog post, titled “Be a good egg and look after yourself this Easter”, was published last Friday on the board’s website but has since been removed.
“Many people don’t realise that an average Easter egg contains around three quarters of an adult’s recommended daily calorie intake,” Kelso wrote.
“At a time like this, when we are seeing significant increases in cases of obesity
