Nutrition & Food Science: Volume 87 Issue 6

AN APPLE A DAY HELPS TO KEEP THE DOCTOR AWAY

Many committees have commented on the role of diet and health, but in the last 15 years there has been an upsurge of these publications. One of the first reports in 1974 from the…

CATERING FOR HEALTH

Patricia Scobie, Daniel Stevenson

Dietary fibre is a general term for the combination of celluloses and pectins that pass through the digestive system largely unchanged. Modern cereal processing techniques and a…

TRANS FATS

Before launching into a necessarily somewhat complicated description of what these strange‐sounding fats are, it might be helpful to understand why they are of interest. There is…

RICE

Rice was grown and eaten as long ago as 2800 BC, but despite its ancient origins, rice is still ideally suited for today when eating habits are being reassessed

NUTRITION AND THE ELDERLY

Judy Buttriss

The term ‘elderly’ is often used to refer to men and women of pensionable age. But this group of people represents a cross section of the population, varying greatly in age…

FOOD OF THE GODS

Harry Ardeshir

An aphrodisiac to the Aztecs, a stimulant for Spanish soldiers, a fighting food for American forces, the drink for which a famous London club was founded, and today, our favourite…

BRITISH ARMY DIET

Major John Edwards, James Thomson

The standards of dietary management for the British Army stationed in barracks have improved quite considerably over the centuries. These improvements have been even more dramatic…

XYLITOL: A natural sweetener that's kind to teeth

Xylitol is a natural sweetener which is found in many fruits and vegetables, and is even produced in the human body. It has the same sweetness and the same calories as ordinary…