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EAT TO YOUR HEART'S CONTENT
Dilys WellsAlthough the recent COMA Report made recommendations that we should be making positive changes in our food consumption, that manufacturers should label their food products with…
Consumer awareness of dietary issues
Judith WoodwardIn the past conflicting messages about food and nutrition in the popular media have confused the general public. To be able to evaluate the information that has been presented…
NACNE into practice
Yvonne Dewhurst, Gillian LockieAn increase in dietary fibre intakes and decreased intakes of fat, particularly saturated fat, as well as sugar and salt are recommended in the NACNE Report. If these…
Does every label tell a story?
Jenny SalmonJust a cursory glance at some food packages around the world, including the UK, and some of the recent recommendations about food labelling, really do make you wonder for whom the…
The Pack∼a∼Punch Lunch
Jennifer Clark, Jennifer PlattPacked lunches now provide the midday meal for large numbers of children. There is, however, little information available on the contents of those packed lunches or on the…
HAS THE UK FOOD INDUSTRY ANYTHING TO LEARN FROM EUROPE?
Mike Heron MAThis was the title of the sixth annual Campden Lecture given this year by Mike Heron MA, of Unilever N.V. These are some of the interesting points Mr Heron made when comparing…
I know an old lady who swallowed a fly!
John E DownerThe unfortunate outcome of this lady's unusual dietary habits is known to us all — of course! — but if food had been found to contain such things the Food and Drugs Act might have…
THE SPANISH TOXIC OIL SYNDROME
SP Kochhar, JB RossellOxidative quality of the oil. The average linoleic acid (C18:2, n‐6) content, measured in several suspect oils, was 42% of the total fatty acids. The peroxide values of the oil…
The other face of MALNUTRITION
In earlier articles in this issue, we have shown how the incidence of some types of diseases, those that are caused by long term consumption of an over‐rich diet, can be reduced…
CAROB
Although the Bible tells us that John the Baptist lived in the wilderness on locusts and wild honey, he could, in fact, have been enjoying the pods of the carob bean. Elizabeth…
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- Dr Vijay Ganji