Find Out Why Dentists Advice To Cut Out The Cake Culture: People Beware If You Cannot Say No To Sweet At Work

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People should stop the office cake culture as it is a daily health hazard and everyone should stop it. Staff brings birthday treats for the celebration which is not good for health and they should find another alternative for it, experts have advised.

Since some years, it has become a custom to offer birthday cake or sweet gifts to colleagues. Many staff brings their holiday leftover chocolates, biscuits and treats and shares with others.

As written in Telegraph, National Obesity Forum says that 'A smile is better than a cake.' Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has warned that in large offices, cakes and sweet have become a daily occurrence because of a large number of people and probability of having an event every day.

This growing trend is contributing to the poor oral health and the obesity epidemic because of the daily sweet consume. There are many ways to celebrate special occasions, birthdays, holiday gifts or reward from the manager.

These sweet treats might mean well but they are responsible for the obesity epidemic and poor oral health. This custom should be changed and people need to be aware of the hazard.

There are many ways to celebrate than sweet. Everyone need a workplace or an office where staff members are aware of this risk and encourage healthy eating so that they stay away from sweet temptations. It is found that cake is mostly undeniable and everyone takes a piece of it whenever offered.

As written in Mail Online, People should make combating cake culture in their workplace one of them New Year's resolutions for a healthier 2017. Studies say that nearly two-thirds of adults in Britain are overweight or obese and nearly 64K over 118s were admitted to hospital in 2016 because of tooth decay.

Still, people spent about £200 million on cakes, biscuits, chocolates and sweets in the fortnight running up to Christmas. This sweet market is growing year by year and people doesn't seem to be aware of it. Tam Fry, from the National Obesity Forum, said that such food is neither a treat nor a reward.

If someone wants to give the fellow workers anything then the best option is a smile, hug or both. Employees of big companies' shares cake almost daily.

The faculty of dentists suggests that worker should consider buying low sugar alternatives and share the small amount. They advised that biscuits and cakes should be shared at lunch time, not any other time in the day.

Employers should also choose low sugar alternatives like dry fruits and fruits and remove biscuits and cookies. Removing high sugar products in meeting and fewer items in canteen will help employees.

Top dentists suggest that by cutting out the cake culture at work, employees will be encouraged to eat products with less sugar. These sweet treats at work increase the risk of obesity and teeth problem.