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To Snack or not to Snack – Older Adults may Benefit

August 29, 2014
Snacking is generally defined as ‘eating outside of main meals’, and is a very common eating behaviour. Many people including children, adolescents and adults from Europe and America snack at…
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Constipation – No Trivial Matter

August 22, 2014
Constipation in older people is under-recognised in terms of the impact it has on physical health and quality of life, and is often not managed effectively. The International Longevity Centre…
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Are you Meeting your Service Users’ Religious Dietary Needs?

August 15, 2014
The new CQC regulations, effective from April 2015, continue to emphasise the importance of nutrition and hydration needs. One of the key aspects is meeting service users’ dietary requirements arising…
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Dementia and Vitamin D – is There a Connection?

August 11, 2014
Shedding light on risk factors for dementia is one of the most important tasks facing today’s health researchers, and the relationship between diet and dementia is of increasing interest. Some…
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Five a Day is Still the Way

August 1, 2014
We all know fruit and vegetables provide vitamins, minerals and fibre, and that we should be consuming more. Readers may remember a blog earlier this year discussing a study of…
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Are you Ready for the New Food Allergen Requirements?

July 25, 2014
It is estimated that 1-2% of adults and 5-8% of children in the UK have a food allergy, equating to around 2 million people. Symptoms can be mild (itching round…
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Is Eating Organic Healthier?

July 17, 2014
The benefit of organic over non-organic foods has been widely debated for a number of years. A new review and meta-analysis published in the British Journal of Nutrition this month…
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Polyphenols

July 11, 2014
Polyphenols have been hailed by the press as a key element in “superfoods” such as blueberries, and green tea – even red wine and chocolate. They are reported to have…
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