Food and nutrition

Healthy eating

Balanced nutrition and everyday food choices.

How to read a food label

How to read a food label

Plans for a new food labeling system to help combat obesity have hit a brick wall recently as Cadburys and Coca Cola rejected the new traffic light system.…

By Rachel Branson · 3 Sept 2013

Mental health and the role of nutrition

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Mental health and the role of nutrition

Mental health is a huge topic, but this month I'll take you through the basics of how what we eat can affect our mental health.

By Rachel Branson · 13 May 2013

Food choices

Food choices

being in a double dip recession doesn't help our food choices, and many families are going back to cheap processed food, but your health is paramount.

By Rachel Branson · 1 Sept 2012

Are you lactose intolerant?

Are you lactose intolerant?

Kate Arnold was diagnosed as lactose intolerant about 17 years ago. It took six years to get a diagnosis in the days when she knew nothing of nutrition and…

By Rachel Branson · 1 May 2012

fresh beetroot

What's in Season - Beetroot

Beetroot has a higher sugar content than most vegetables. It is rich in vitamin C, fibre, potassium, magnesium, manganese, and folic acid.

By Rachel Branson · 1 Jul 2010

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