Nutrition & Food Science: Volume 31 Issue 2

The influence of nutrition knowledge on eating behavior – the role of grade level

Eating behaviors of children and adolescents are important in establishing adults’ preferences and behaviors. Nutrition knowledge is one of the factors that could influence an…

Conference review: nutrition and health in younger women

A recent national survey raised concern about the diets and lifestyle habits of young women. Whilst nutrient intakes among the younger groups were generally adequate, some girls…

Factors affecting what we eat

The article provides a brief overview of the influences on what people eat. It also briefly details the socio‐cultural groups used by researchers. Initiatives to improve the…

Tea as a protective agent in cardiovascular health

Tea is one of the most popular and widely consumed beverages in the world. This product of Camellia sinensis is a rich source of polyphenolic flavonoids. These agents are known to…

Industry labelling guidelines for allergens and food safety advice

Two sets of voluntary labelling guidelines for the food industry have been developed under the auspices of IGD. Voluntary Labelling Guidelines for Food Allergens and Gluten are…

Injured bacteria in foods

Food can contain a variety of micro‐organisms such as the bacteria Salmonella and E. coli and the yeasts and moulds. The presence of micro‐organisms in foodstuffs can affect both…

Effect of fortification on the compositional and sensory attributes of cowpea‐amala

Cowpea‐amala was produced from yam flour and cowpea flour blends. Cowpea flour substitution was at 0, 10 per cent, 20 per cent and 40 per cent. All fortified samples showed better…

Selenium and thyroid hormone metabolism

Selenium is an essential trace element for both men and animals at lower concentrations and has toxic effects at higher concentrations. The element’s essentiality was first…

Nutritional status of young people

Organic foods

Editorial

Promoting fruit and vegetables

Coeliac disease

Shopping online could lead to obesity

BSE

Infectious intestinal disease control

The chilled ready meal market in Northern Ireland

Databank. Carpets and allergies

Databank. The WI and British food

Databank. Real Nappy Week 2001

Databank. Meals on wheels

Databank. New healthy eating range from M&S

Malnourished hospital patients

Iceland hits non-GM feed target

Chromium and non-insulin dependent diabetes

Obesity rates

Aspects of European food policy

Codex Alimentarius

Risk reporting by the media

Consumer matters

Databank. Frozen vegetables

Databank. Drug misuse

Databank. Back pain

Databank. Easy herbs and spices

Databank. New system for making up infants' bottle feeds