- Volume No.:
- 205
- Editor:
- Lisa Firth
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Publisher:
- Independence Educational Publishers
- Replaces Issue:
- Vol. 88 Food and Nutrition
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Key Facts
- The UK population is eating less saturated fat, less trans-fat and less added sugar than it was ten years ago. (page 1)
- When it comes to a healthy diet, balance is the key to getting it right. This means eating a wide variety of foods in the right proportions. (page 2)
- Fats and sugar are both good sources of energy for the body. But when we eat too much of them we consume more energy than we burn, and this can mean that we put on weight. (page 3)
- Eating at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day can reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke and some cancers by up to 20%. (page 4)
- Almost a third of children regularly go without breakfast before school and are more likely than classmates to be inactive, unfit and obese, research shows. (page 8)
- According to recent research, more than two-fifths (43%) of shoppers say they eat five portions of fruit or vegetables a day as part of a healthy lifestyle. (page 17)
- Children who have at least one obese parent are three to four times more likely to be obese themselves. (page 19)
- One in every two people is now overweight or obese in almost half of OECD countries. Rates are projected to increase further and in some countries two out of three people will be obese within ten years. (page 21)
- The average man should eat no more than 30g of saturated fat a day and the average woman, no more than 20g. (page 24)
- Adults need less than one gram of salt per day and children need even less, but most adults now eat between seven to ten grams per day, far more than needed. (page 25)
- Your body is nearly two-thirds water and so it is really important that you consume enough fluid to stay hydrated and healthy. (page 27)
- In the EU, over 30% of the greenhouse gases from consumer purchases come from the food and drink sector. (page 30)
- The average UK family spends around £480 a year on food and drink that could have been used but is thrown away. Wasting food not only costs you money but also wastes the energy and resources needed to produce, package, store and transport it. (page 31)
- Around 5% of the UK population is vegetarian, with the highest proportion being teenage girls. (page 37)
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Diet and Health
The nation’s diet, A balanced diet, Diet and nutrition, Food poisoning, Food in schools, 32% of pupils skip breakfast, study finds, Breakfast, Junk food fills children’s lunchboxes, Buy healthier food, Food standards – labelling and composition, Food additives, Healthy eating habits uncovered, Top doctor calls for urgent action on salt and fats in food, Obesity and the economics of prevention: fit not fat, The truth about fad diets, Saturated fat, Salt and your health, Healthy hydration guide.
Chapter 2 Ethical Eating
Food, Food and climate change, Food and drink: greener choices, How do I know it’s organic?, The great organic con trick, The great organic myths rebutted, Going vegetarian, Watershed ban on junk food advertising would help tackle childhood obesity, Mums hoodwinked by manipulative food manufacturers.
