09 May 2019 --- NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens is urging the food and beverage industry and retailers to tackle obesity by curbing calories and excess sugar and salt in manufacturing. The plea comes as the latest figures reveal obesity-related hospital admissions are shooting up. It also closely follows the country’s newly-appointed Health Minister saying that baby and toddler food will also be a key focus of the UK government’s upcoming Green Paper on the prevention of poor health as the nation’s youngest children are consuming too much sugar.