BDA Food Facts
The BDA Food Facts sheets are for you to download and print for your own reference. The fact sheets are for information only: they are not a substitute for proper medical diagnosis or dietary advice given by a Registered Dietitian. The fact sheets are intended for adults unless they sit under the 'babies and children section' or make a specific reference to babies and/or children.
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- Alcohol / information sources.
- BBQs / information sources updated March 2013.
- Breakfast / information sources updated April 2013.
- Christmas - eat, drink and be healthy / information sources.
- Cholesterol / information sources.
- Fluid - under review - alternative information source (NHS Choices).
- Food and Mood / information sources.
- Fruit and Veg - how to get five a day / information sources.
- Healthy eating / information sources.
- Heart - eating and keeping it healthy / information sources updated January 2013.
- Packed lunches / information sources.
- Skin health / information sources updated April 2013.
- Snacks - under review - alternative information source (NHS Choices).
- Sports / information sources.
- Vegetarian Diets / information sources.
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Myalgic Encephalopothy (CFS/ME) / information sources.
- Depression and Diet / information sources updated January 2013.
- Diabetes - under review - alternative information source (NHS Choices).
- Eating Problems and Autism Spectrum Disorder / information sources.
- Food allergy and intolerance / information sources updated November 2012.
- Food allergy and intolerance testing updated November 2012.
- Gluten and Casein Free Diet for Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Hypertension / information sources updated March 2013.
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome / information sources updated January 2013.
- Malnutrition / information sources.
- Milk Allergy - Practical tips to cutting out milk: under review.
- Menopause / information sources updated March 2013.
- Osteoarthritis / information sources updated January 2012.
- Osteoporosis / information sources updated April 2013.
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) / information sources (updated May 2013).
- Pre-Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) / information sources.
- Rheumatoid Arthritis / information sources.
- Babies/Children - vitamins / information sources.
- Breastfeeding - under review - alternative information source (NHS Choices).
- Children - diet, behaviour and learning - under review - alternative information source (NHS Choices).
- Children - healthy eating - under review - alternative information source (NHS Choices).
- Pregnancy / information sources (updated May 2013).
- Weaning / information sources (updated May 2013).
- Detox diets - under review
- Fad diets - under review - alternative information source (NHS Choices).
- Glycaemic index (GI) / information sources.
- Supplements / information sources updated April 2013.
- Weight loss / information sources updated February 2013.
- Calcium / information sources.
- Carbohydrates / information sources (updated May 2013).
- Fat/ information sources.
- Folic Acid / information sources.
- Functional Foods: Cholesterol - plant stanols/sterols / information sources.
- Functional Foods: Omega 3 fatty acids - under review - alternative information source (NHS Choices).
- Functional Foods: Pre/Probiotics / information sources.
- Iodine / information sources (new fact sheet - May 2013).
- Omega 3 / information sources updated April 2013.
- Salt / information sources updated April 2013.
- Soya - under review - alternative information source (NHS Choices).
- Sugar / information sources updated May 2013.
- Trans fats / information sources updated April 2013.
- Vitamin D / information sources updated March 2013.
- Wholegrains / information sources updated February 2013.
All BDA Food Fact Sheets are Information Standard accredited demonstrating that the information contained within them is from a reliable source. This BDA web site has further information about the Information Standard.
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