Are women in early pregnancy following national guidelines for healthy eating?

A recent study conducted with 101 women in the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, Dublin has found that while the majority of women thought they had a healthy diet, less than half met the recommended guidelines for each individual food group.

15/11/2011   by Barbara Whelan   0 Comments

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Mental Health Awareness Week

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week. To find out what is happening in your area go to Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health for events in Northern Ireland and Mental Health Ireland for events in Republic of Ireland. 

11/10/2011   by Barbara Whelan   0 Comments

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Sports Drinks and Energy Drinks for Children and Adolescents in the US

The Committee on Nutrition and The Council on Sports Medicine in the US have recently released a commentary on the appropriateness of sports drinks for children and adolescents. The ingredients of the...

20/06/2011   by Christine Connolly   0 Comments

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New Nutrition Guidelines for Europe

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is currently updating the dietary reference values (DRVs) published in 1993. These will provide comprehensive nutrition guidelines, for example for food label...

13/06/2011   by Christine Connolly   0 Comments

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Value for Money Tool

The National Social Marketing Centre in consultation with National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and an advisory committee, are developing guidance on how to calculate the cost a...

10/03/2011   by Christine Connolly   0 Comments

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