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| Food and Behaviour. | Losing Weight and detoxing. |
| Food Labels and Health Claims. | Medical Conditions. |
| Eat for Health. | Nutrients in Foods. |
| Life stage eating: adults. | Nutritional Supplements. |
| Life stage eating: children and babies. | Dietitians and Dietetics. |
Food Facts Topics
Food and Behaviour
- Autistic spectrum disorder and Diet / references.
- Behaviour and Learning of Children and Diet / references.
- Diet and Depression / references.
- Food and Mood.
Food Labels and Health Claims
Eat for Health
- A Healthy Breakfast - the best start to your day.
- Beef Up On Healthy Barbecues.
- Eat, Drink and be Healthy at Christmas / references.
- Eating for a Healthy Heart / references.
- Fluid - Why You Need it and How to Get Enough / references.
- Fruit and vegetables - Enjoy 5 a day! / references.
- Getting the Balance Right - A Guide to Healthy Eating / references.
- Healthy Packed Lunches / references.
- Help Yourself to Healthy Snacks / references.
- Nutrition and Skin Health / references.
- Vegetarian Diets - Keeping a Healthy Balance.
- Whole grains - the way to go / references.
Life stage eating: adults
- Alcohol: the truth.
- Diet, Lifestyle and the Menopause / references.
- Fuel for Sports.
- Healthy Eating for Pregnancy / references.
- Pre-Menstrual Syndrome (P.M.S.) and Diet / references.
Life stage eating: children and babies
- Breastfeeding: best for baby / references.
- Diet and the Behaviour and Learning of Children / references.
- Healthy Eating For Children / references.
- Weaning Your Child - Getting Started / references.
- Vitamin supplements for babies and children? / references.
Losing Weight and detoxing
- Detox Diets: the truth.
- Fad Diets: the truth.
- Glycaemic Index.
- Want to Lose Weight - and Keep it Off? / references.
Medical Conditions
- Diabetes and Your Food Choices / references.
- Diet and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ Myalgic Encephalopathy (CFS/ME) / references.
- Diet and Depression / references.
- Diet and Rheumatoid Arthritis.
- Food Allergy and Intolerance / references.
- Food allergy and food intolerance testing / references.
- Hypertension.
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome / see also the Irritable bowel syndrome and diet resource (NICE & BDA 2008).
- Osteoarthritis and Diet.
- Osteoporosis.
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (P.C.O.S.) and Nutrition / references.
Nutrients in Foods
- Carbohydrates / references.
- Cholesterol Facts.
- Fat - Getting the Balance Right.
- Folic Acid: the truth.
- Functional Foods / references.
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids - Fishing for Facts.
- Probiotics / references.
- Salt & Health / references (updated October 2009).
- Soya and Health / references.
- Sugar / references.
- Trans Fats: the truth.
- Vitamin D / references.
Nutritional Supplements
- Nutritional Nirvana - A Pill for Every Ill.
- Plant Stanols and Sterols / references.
- Vitamin supplements for babies and children? / references.
Dietitians and Dietetics