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Additives in children’s food
Anyone who has ever witnessed the fall-out of a children’s birthday party will know the havoc food additives can wreak. However, those brightly coloured sweets and tasty sausage rolls might cause more harm than hyperactivity. We look at the controversy surrounding additives and ask how safe is your food? What are additives? Additives (both natural and artificial) are…
Posted in Allergies - food, Weaning
Tagged allergy, aspartame, Children, E102, E110, E122, E124, E129, E211, E621, E951, E954, Food additives, food allergy, Food Standards Agency, monosodium glutamate, quinoline, Saccharin, sodium benzoate, tartrazine, Weaning
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Sugar sense for families!
Children do not need to eat large amounts of sugar, yet we in the Western world are consuming ever-increasing amounts of the stuff. It’s not always obvious, however, how much we are eating and where it is hidden. In this piece, we look at the role sugar plays in children’s diets and how to control a potentially…
Fats and sugars in pregnancy
Fats and sugars during pregnancy A healthy diet normally needs only very small quantities of fats and sugars, and the same applies during pregnancy. Occasional treats of sweets or crisps are fine but there are often hidden fats and sugars in processed foods. Read food labels and look for alternative foods containing less fat and…
