Amounts of various substances in food needed by an organism to sustain healthy life

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Sports snacking : active bodies crave carbohydrate for energy. But how do you get the most from meals and snack on the right foods at the right time?

What foods do you choose? : variety in foods gives tasty meals and helps to protect your health and that of your family.

Mushrooms help maintain your sight : what an eye opener.

Dyslipidémie et anti-rétroviraux : cahier pratique : nutrition & VIH / ALS, Association de lutte contre le sida.

Eating positively : free cookery and nutrition cllasses for people living with HIV / The Food Chain.

3 good reasons for an extra pinta : and lots of new recipes too!.

Eat your words : understanding healthy eating and food messages : a new teaching resource for  7-11 year olds / National Heart Forum.

Breakfast facts : breakfast might get overlooked in the early morning rush, but stopping to enjoy a bowl of cereal or a round of toast pays dividends later.

Fruit & vegetable facts : eating more fruit and veg is important for us all, but how many of us actually manage to eat 5-a-day?

Eggs for the wounded in France : N.B they have fulfilled their pledge, have you fulfilled yours?? / National Egg Collection Committee.

Saturated fat : fats are an essential part of our diet but 'bad fats' are often hiding in our food : We'll help you tell good from bad.

Report on the physiological bases of nutrition / by the Technical Commission appointed by the Health Committee.

The food scandal : what's wrong with the British diet and how to put it right / Caroline Walker and Geoffrey Cannon.

The national diet in Sweden and a programme for its revision / by G. Blix [and others].

Guide to vitamins and minerals / Lanes.

Britain's food / [by G.J. Cons].

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Nutritional Requirements

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Images referencing Nutritional Requirements

Works from the collections

Report on the physiological bases of nutrition / by the Technical Commission appointed by the Health Committee.

The food scandal : what's wrong with the British diet and how to put it right / Caroline Walker and Geoffrey Cannon.

The national diet in Sweden and a programme for its revision / by G. Blix [and others].

Guide to vitamins and minerals / Lanes.

Britain's food / [by G.J. Cons].

Nutritional Requirements

Images from the collections

Images referencing Nutritional Requirements

Works from the collections

Report on the physiological bases of nutrition / by the Technical Commission appointed by the Health Committee.

The food scandal : what's wrong with the British diet and how to put it right / Caroline Walker and Geoffrey Cannon.

The national diet in Sweden and a programme for its revision / by G. Blix [and others].

Guide to vitamins and minerals / Lanes.

Britain's food / [by G.J. Cons].

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