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Health and nutrition Posts

Eat your greens

A positive message for diabetes avoidance for cabbage and spinach eaters http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/341/aug18_4/c4229 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11028825

The report of the pesticide residue testing programme for the Department of Health’s National School Fruit and Vegetable programme for Autumn term 2009/10

http://www.pesticides.gov.uk/

More information on school lunches from Schools food Trust

http://www.schoolfoodtrust.org.uk/schools/projects/packed-lunches http://www.schoolfoodtrust.org.uk/school-cooks-caterers/reports/primary-school-food-survey-2009-school-lunches-versus-packed-lunches

News from EU

Trade organisations Freshfel Europe, Aprifel and AREFLH, as well as the European Public Health & […]

Further science to support 5 a day

Fruit and veg advice gets nutrigenomic boost Increased intakes of fruit and vegetables may decrease […]