Most people consume 2x the WHO-recommended 5g of daily #salt intake, putting themselves at greater risk of the heart diseases & strokes that kill an estimated 3 million people each year. 🆕 WHO benchmarks help countries reduce salt intake & save lives👉 bit.ly/3ems7qA

Nutrition and mental health – it’s a complex and multidirectional relationship. And whilst nutrition is NOT a silver bullet it does have a part to play in prevention, treatment and recovery #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

Today would have been the 111th birthday of Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin (1910–1994) awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1964 for using X-rays to reveal complex structures of substances like vitamin B12 – important for us to release energy from food & make red blood cells

Calorie labelling on menus to be introduced in cafes, restaurants and takeaways. Calories will be labelled on menus and food labels in out-of-home food businesses from April 2022. Regulations will be laid out in parliament later today. gov.uk/government/new…

For my MSc dissertation I am looking into children aged 9-11 and their diets, using an online questionnaire. If anyone is involved with a primary school and interested in taking part in my research project, please could you contact me for more information. Thanks☺️ Zoe Griffiths RNutr

British Nutrition Foundation Healthy Eating Week 2021 is here! #BNFHEW21 First up - it's important to #KnowTheFacts about healthy eating such as having lots of a variety of fruit & veg, choosing wholegrains for fibre and making healthier hydration choices, like plenty of water!

It’s Nutrition & Hydration Week! 🍽💧a week to highlight and educate on the importance of nutrition and hydration! Here are some signs and symptoms of malnutrition and dehydration in older people to looks out for 👍🏽 #NHW N&H Week

Still looking for participants! Please check out my questionnaire if you are eligible or share if not. 🌟 Thank you! 🌟

👀 Cristiano Ronaldo moving the sugary/unhealthy drinks and instead telling people to drink water… #Euro2020

This is such a good advert for younger children seeing a role model do that!

This is powerful stuff-and shows the influence that endorsement and sponsorship has on the market- all hail the humble yet powerful water👏👏 🥤🥤🥤 Ronaldo's Coca Cola gesture followed by $4bn drop in company's market value theathletic.com/news/cristiano…

Cristiano Ronaldo snub wipes billions off Coca-Cola’s market value. Portugal captain rejects bottles in Euro 2020 press conference in preference for water & company’s share price drops by 1.6% as a result. A reflection of the power of marketing in reverse. theguardian.com/football/2021/…

Drinking fizzy drinks and other sugar sweetened beverages will add high amount of added sugar in your diet leading to tooth decay. For hydration, choose water to avoid the risk of tooth decay and for #healthyhydration #uncappednaturaltaste

🍓What's in Season in the UK in July?🥔 🥒There are so many wonderful fruit and veg in season in the UK in July🍒 👀Take a look to find out which ones. #SeasonalVeg #eatseasonally

It's hot, hot, hot! Here's our list of 10 great food and drinks to help keep children (& adults) hydrated... 🧊🥒🍓🍉🥛🍅😅

Cucumbers are in season in the UK this month - because of their high water content the inside temperature of a cucumber stays much cooler than the outside air. Great for staying cool and helping to hydrate in the hot weather!

Thesis handed in✅ MSc Human Nutrition completed ✅ 🥳

Folic acid to be added to UK flour to help prevent birth defects bbc.in/3lC2B3a

Children who eat more fruits and vegetables have better mental health – new study. theconversation.com/children-who-e…

UK public now eating significantly less meat. Daily meat consumption in the UK has fallen by 17% in the last decade, a study has shown. bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…