Food and Drink

Nutrition & Health

British Dietetic Association
The British Dietetic Association (BDA) site includes information about careers and training and how to find a dietitian. Click on 'Food Facts' for very useful factsheets on diets for particular conditions, life stages, on losing weight and on nutritional data.
http://www.bda.uk.com

British Nutrition Foundation
The British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) offers information and advice about nutritional matters including topics such as Healthy Living - what to eat at various stages in life and Nutrition Science - nutrients, food labelling and food allergies.
http://www.nutrition.org.uk/

Coeliac Society
Information from the Coeliac Society for sufferers of coeliac disease with advice about gluten-free diets and a list companies which provide gluten-free produce.
http://www.coeliac.co.uk/

Linus Pauling Institute Micronutrient Research for Optimum Health
Detailed information about minerals, vitamins, phytochemicals and other nutrients.
http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/ infocenter

Medline Plus: Cholesterol
Basic information about and links to the latest research and news about cholesterol.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ medlineplus/ cholesterol.html

NHS Choices: Food and Diet
Advice on food and diet from NHS Choices.
http://www.nhs.uk/ LiveWell/ Goodfood/ Pages/ Goodfoodhome.aspx

Vegetarian Society: Health and Nutrition
Fact sheets on nutrition from the Vegetarian Society.
http://www.vegsoc.org/ page.aspx?pid=760

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