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Many of us are consuming more calories than we realise – an average of 200 to 300 extra calories per day. Over time, these extra calories can creep up on us and cause unhealthy weight gain. Eating out has also become commonplace, and now a quarter of our calories come from eating out, which can […]
Nutritious food and hydration are an essential component of physical and mental well-being. We can always make simple changes to improve our own and our families’ nutrition and hydration. What is good nutrition? ‘Nutrition is the intake of food, considered in relation to the body’s dietary needs. Good nutrition – an adequate, well balanced diet […]
Most people are aware that smoking is detrimental to health, but many people are unaware of the unseen damage that smoking does. Public Health England (PHE’s) recently ran its Smokefree Health Harms campaign designed to encourage the nation’s 7 million smokers to make a quit attempt. The TV advert illustrates how poisons from tar in […]
There is now a NEW and improved version of the Be Food Smart app which is called the Change4Life Food Scanner app which is downloadable from the iTunes store and Google Play. For those people that never used the Be Food Smart app it works by scanning bar codes of food and drink. Once an […]