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Add Pulses to your Plate
Beans, lentils, chickpeas are all types of pulses that are high in fibre, low in fat and contribute to one of your five a day. You can access the infographic below or you can read it as text only. Add Pulses to your Plate Pulses pack protein, fibre and 1 of your 5 a day…
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Summer Hydration for Healthy Bones
Summer is the season of barbecues, get-togethers and long sunny days. Sunshine helps your body make vitamin D, which is good for your bones, but it can also leave you thirsty. Don’t gulp down empty calories found in fizzy drinks! Quench your thirst and sip on some summery healthy drinks. Here are three refreshing options…
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What things affect vitamin D production in sunlight and how much vitamin D does the body make from sunlight?
Vitamin D is made by the sunlight shining directly on your skin (no sunblock or clothing). Sunshine contains UVA and UVB light. UVB light reacts with molecules in the body to make vitamin D. Vitamin D levels are measured by a blood test. They measure 25 hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH) vitD). The UK adequate level…
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