Plant-Based Doctor Leads Protest Against Burger King In Hospital

A plant-based doctor has led a protest against a Burger King outlet in a hospital.

Physician Saray Stancic was joined by representatives from the Physicians Committee – a pro-plant-based nonprofit – at the demo outside University Hospital in New Jersey. They held signs saying: “Doctors’ Orders: University Hospital Should Be #FastFoodFree!”

According to the Physicians Committee, the contract between Burger King and the hospital will likely end in or around 2021, and health advocates want the hospital to ‘change its food environment’ at this point.

Food and health

“Many patients enter the hospital with diet-related diseases like diabetes, and greasy bacon burgers and other fast food items can worsen these conditions,” Minh Nguyen, MS, RD, a registered dietitian at the Physicians Committee and the Barnard Medical Center, said in a statement.

“University Hospital should provide and promote tasty, plant-based meals that can help people prevent and even reverse diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure.”

Plant Based News has contacted Burger King for comment.