999

The 9th September
2009 (999) seemed the perfect date to 
launch a campaign by a consortium of different groups and companies to
tackle Croydon’s emergency health situation.

Croydon’s  Health Problems

Croydon’s dire
health situation mirrors the plight of the planet. If something isn’t done soon
the future looks bleak. Rising childhood obesity in Croydon is now approaching
the thousands and Croydon topped recent league tables winning the title ‘Unhealthiest
borough in London’

Meat Free Monday Solution

London
Nutritionist Yvonne Bishop-Weston says one solution is to promote having a meat
less day once a week, a Meat Free Monday as Vegetarian Paul McCartney and
celebrity pals urged, or a Flesh Free Friday as the church used to
advocate.  “It’s not more meat that we
need to improve Croydon’s health,  it’s
more fruit and vegetables that we need in our diets.  Very few people in the UK manage to reach the
NHS target of 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day and the actual optimal
target is even higher (5 portions of veg and 3 of fruit)” says the
nutritionist.

Health & Sustainability Campaign Coalition to
Target Croydon

Having won the
title of unhealthiest borough in London Croydon is now a prime target for a
number of different environmental, health and animal welfare organisations. 

• Croydon
  Friends of the Earth plan to launch a Food Chain Campaign
  about animal feed
• Animal Aid have launched www.meat-free-monday.com
• The Vegetarian Society are
  launching a healthy eating project
• The Vegan Society has
  launched two catering guides for World Vegan Day, one for restaurants and one
  for hospitals and care homes. They also have a CD Rom for schools.
• Foods for Life Nutrition and
  Health Consultancy in Croydon is targeting parent groups, offices and restaurants with their
  CHOP Healthy Business Awards
• Passion
  for the Planet Digital Radio Station is
  launching a ‘Munch Less Meat’ campaign

·        
Viva! have launched Fruity Fundays – Choose Your
Veggie Days

·        
Croydon based  Young Indian Vegetarians, SEAR, Yaoh, Croydon
Vegetarians,  Oasis Natural Health, Foods
for Life, Off the Hoof magazine, Veggievision , Plamil, Redwoods, Beanies and
Lush are all working  on a health and
sustainability family fun day at Fairfield Halls on November 1^st  that will encourage people to eat less meat.

See
www.croydon.ecoveggiefayre.co.uk and  www.meatfreecroydon.blogspot.com for more information.

Tags: campaign, environment, nutrition

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