The Glycaemic Index (GI) shows how quickly carbohydrate foods raise blood glucose (blood sugar) after eating. This is useful to know if you have diabetes, pre-diabetes, gestational diabetes or Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) as it helps you to manage your blood glucose levels.
If your child often complains of tummy pain, random rashes, hives, itchiness, or a blocked/runny nose - and no one can figure out why - it can feel overwhelming. One possible (and often overlooked) cause is histamine intolerance.
We all have good days and bad days and we all have foods we prefer, or like less. But is there a connection between feeling fine and the foods we have eaten? Do some foods make us feel grumpy? Is it possible to plan a diet for a good mood?
In this guide, Specialist Dietitian for Children & Parents Nishti Udeh breaks MCAS down in simple terms and offers practical steps to help you manage symptoms and improve your child's quality of life.
The plan addresses critical issues such as cutting paediatric waiting times, reducing obesity, introducing breakfast clubs for all primary school children and banning junk food advertising aimed at children, all of which align with our core policy objectives.
Wendy Frost reports on an audit amongst children with type 1 diabetes carried out with the aim of identifying those who are potentially more at risk of cardiovascular disease.
This Fact Sheet will help you to choose snacks that will form a nutritious part of your diet. It will help you avoid snacks that can contribute too many extra calories and additional fat, sugar and salt to your food intake.
Evidence is growing that eating wholegrains regularly as part of a healthy diet and lifestyle helps to keep us healthy. This fact sheet shares ways to increase wholegrain consumption, examples of wholegrains and what benefits they provide.
Packed lunches can be easy, healthy and exciting. These tips can help you make a tasty and nutritious lunch and help you choose options from the main food groups.
Coeliac disease is an autoimmune condition. When someone with coeliac disease eats gluten, it causes the body’s immune system to attack and damage its own tissues. This fact sheet discusses symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of coeliac disease.
The BDA is playing its part in supporting families and households experiencing food insecurity by working with Barnardo’s on a new cooking skills project.
Dietary changes can often help irritable bowel syndrome symptoms and sometimes simple changes are all that are needed. This Food Fact Sheet explains that dietary changes can help these symptoms.
Registered Dietitian Hannah Whittaker discusses some of the common difficulties parents and carers of autistic children report around mealtimes - and some of the techniques to reduce anxiety.
