Updates

Two years on, the Diabetes UK-funded Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial (DiRECT), has confirmed that losing weight is a key factor to keeping type 2 diabetes at bay.

If we are to believe the latest headlines, veganism is now a life choice for up to 3.5 million in the UK and retailers giving more shelf space for new vegan ready meal ranges...

14th January, saw the launch of the British Nutrition Foundation’s (BNF) practical guide to portion sizes. The guide ‘Find Your Balance’ aims to help consumers understand how much of each food should be consumed and how frequently, thus making the Eatwell guide easier to achieve. The guide uses simple hand and spoon measurements to help us estimate appropriate portions.

2nd January saw Public Health England (PHE) launch its latest Change4Life campaign – the focus not surprisingly, is sugars and the young.

The British Dietetic Association (BDA) launched it's One Blue Dot® (OBD®) toolkit in November 2018. The toolkit provides dietitians with extensive resources to help them drive sustainable and healthy eating messages to the general public.

Alpro's Science and Nutrition team have produced an array of resources focusing on fibre and plant-based eating...

By Jo Lewis, BDA & Elphee Medici, Nutrilicious Introduction The British Dietetic Association (BDA) is committed to bringing sustainable diets to the top ...

It has taken the WHO’s review of the evidence, four years after the original SACN Carbohydrate and Health report, to place fibre in the headlines.

Written by HEART UK, The Nation's Cholesterol Charity in collaboration with seven leading health professionals. This year has seen the highly popular UCLP© c...

Professor Mark Messina from Loma Linda University has reviewed the latest evidence for the role of soya in a healthy balanced diet of young children and adul...