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Dietary goals for the UK
R.G. WhiteheadRecently major food and nutrition recommendations were made by the House of Commons Expenditure Committee on Preventive Medicine. The principle responses were contained in a…
Sensible British dietary goals
Magnus PykeIn volume 17 of the World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics published in 1973 there is a paper by S.C. Hsu which gives details of the changes that took place in the diet and the…
Working out a diet for today
Elisabeth MorseUnfortunately it does not look as if modern medicine is going to find any quick and easy cures for many of the so‐called diseases of Western civilization — such as coronary heart…
DIETARY GOALS
The National Association for Health, founded in 1960, acts as an independent advisory body on matters affecting public health, especially with regard to food. In May 1978, its…
Potassium—AND ITS ROLE IN NUTRITION
Ivan SharmanPotassium, like sodium, is essential for the normal physiological functioning of the body. Both these elements are chemically very similar but in the body sodium is present in the…
NUTRIENT TOXICOLOGY
John N. HathcockNutrient intakes form a continuum from lethal deficiencies to lethal excesses. Optimal nutrition requires that intakes of all essential nutrients meet minimal needs and that no…
Teaching nutrition: Basic difficult ideas
Irene FinchThis is the fourth aspect of teaching nutrition to be discussed by Irene Finch BSc, MAEd. In previous issues she has explained her simple meal choosing system and the importance…
VINEGAR:THE SHARP WINE THAT ADDS ZEST TO EATING
David GunstonVinegar, like wine, is one of the most ancient of natural fermentations known and used by mankind. The word itself derives from the French, vin, ‘wine’, aigre, ‘sharp, sour…
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