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'A healthy balanced diet contains a variety of foods including plenty of fruit and vegetables, plenty of starchy foods such as wholegrain bread, pasta and rice, some protein-rich foods such as meat, fish, eggs and lentils and some dairy foods. It should also be low in fat (especially saturated fat), salt and sugar'A extract from the Food Standards Agency Website
The Eatwell Plate If you want to get the balance of your diet right, use the eatwell plate.
Nutrition Essentials This section contains practical advice about making healthier and safer food choices. Remember that to have a healthy diet, most people should be eating........
Food for the Brain is a non-profit educational charity, created by a group of nutritionists, doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, teachers and scientists to promote the link between nutrition and mental health.
Food for Sport Get some healthy eating advice to help you make the most of whatever sport or activity you do.
Food Myths Debunked Is 'low fat' always a good thing? Is a cooked breakfast always unhealthy? There are lots of myths and old wives' tales about food. Check out the following popular beliefs and challenge your assumptions.
Vegetarian and Vegan The important thing to remember if you're a vegetarian is that you need to eat a balanced diet to make sure you're getting all the nutrients your body needs.
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BBC Healthy Living A good diet is central to overall good health, but which are the best foods to include in your meals, and which ones are best avoided? This section looks at the facts, to help you make realistic, informed choices.
Foodfitness a healthy lifestyle initiative with a unique dual approach: promoting enjoyable, healthy eating combined with increased moderate physical activity. The Food and Drink Federation's
foodfitness programme was established in 1996, on behalf of the UK food and drink manufacturing industry.
Change4Life These days, 'modern life' can mean that we're a lot less active. With so many opportunities to watch TV or play computer games, and with so much convenience and fast food available, we don't move about as much, or eat as well as we used to. Which means that 9 out of 10 kids today could grow up with dangerous amounts of fat in their bodies. This can cause life-threatening diseases like cancer, type 2 diabetes and heart disease - so it’s really important that we do something about it.
Cancer Research Experts think that about a quarter of all cancer deaths are caused by unhealthy diets and obesity.
Fitbrits Fast becoming the home of cook-a-long recipe podcasts. Check out our Recipes, Essentials section and Blog. Cooking from scratch has never been so easy, so get started here...
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HELP GUIDE Healthy eating is not about strict nutrition philosophies, staying unrealistically thin, or depriving yourself of the foods you love....
Patient UK A healthy diet helps to prevent, or reduce the severity of, diseases such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes. A healthy diet may also help to reduce the risk of developing some cancers. Also, a main way of combating obesity and overweight is to eat a healthy diet. This leaflet gives the principles of a healthy diet.
Teenss First For HealthNeed some help towards getting healthy so that you look and feel great? Read this super-fit section to find out all about nutrition, having a balanced diet and how to get moving to feel good.