Dietitians are the only qualified health professionals that can assess, diagnose and treat diet and nutrition problems at an individual and wider public health level. Dietitians use the most up-to-date scientific research on food, health and disease, to make practical recommendations on appropriate lifestyle and food choices. Dietitians are the only nutrition professionals to be statutorily regulated, and governed by an ethical code, to ensure they always work to the highest

The low FODMAP diet stands for ‘fermentable’ oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols. This is a type of elimination diet used to control symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), but it can, with expertise, be used in a range of other gut conditions. The evidence-base for its efficacy is good and building steadily. What are FODMAPs? FODMAPs are short chains of carbohydrates found in a range of foods from milk through to fruit, vegetables, legumes (beans

With summer in full swing you may already know that we make vitamin D in our skin by spending time in the sun. Did you know that vitamin D is essential to absorb enough calcium? Deficiency of vitamin D causes rickets (a bone malformity) and osteoporosis (brittle bones) What foods contain vitamin D? Dietary sources contribute just 10% of our vitamin D. Good sources include oily fish, liver and fortified foods such as breakfast cereals, margarine and mushrooms. How much vitamin

Looking after your gut is one of the most powerful ways to boost your health and wellbeing. Studies have linked gut bacteria – collectively known as the microbiome – to increased risk of obesity, changes in mood and mental health and cardiovascular disease. Feeding our gut microbiota with a diverse diet may improve our health by creating nutrients and essential substances. The problem is that so far, many studies are based on finding correlations, few explain causation. While