Eating for Health
This section contains resources to help promote a healthier diet and lifestyle, including specific advice on vitamins and minerals, fibre, osteoporsis, arthritis and activity.
Advice on Spreading Fats available from a Dietitian
Advice on which spreads to use and also how to reduce the amount used
Cooking Tips for Healthy Eating in the South Asian Community (being updated)
Information giving practical ways of making traditional South Asian dishes more healthy.
BAME leaflet for Healthy eating/cooking with South Asian diets
Diet and Lifestyle Advice to Help Prevent a Fall - available from a Dietitian
Information on how to try and prevent falls through diet and lifestyle
Glossary of Commonly Consumed South Asian Foods - being updated
Healthier Eating Choices for Eating Out and Takeaways available from a Dietitian
Healthy options for eating out and takeaways.
Healthy Eating for Teenagers being updated
A guide to healthy eating.
Dietary advice for increasing your fibre intake being updated
Dietary advice for increasing Fibre Intake - Asian Diet - available from a dietitian
Minerals - Iron - available from a Dietitian
Good sources of iron in the diet.
Minerals - Magnesium - available from a Dietitian
Good source of magnesium in the diet
Good sources of calcium in the diet and how to ensure you are getting enough.
Minerals - Non dairy sources of calcium
This is available only on the LNDS Staff section under Allergy
NHS Health Check Lifestyle Advice being updated
A leaflet for patients who have attended an NHS health check - containing a brief guide to first line dietary and lifestyle advice, and signposting for further information.
Simple Steps to a Healthy Ramadan bing updated
Some helpful information.
Recipe and Menu Ideas for Healthy Eating (being updated)
This leaflet gives some ideas for putting healthy eating advice into practice by choosing quick and easy meals.
Vegan Diet being updated
This booklet contains information to ensure a balanced healthy diet if you wish to follow a vegan way of eating.
Vegetarian Diet - available from a Dietitian
Food and meal ideas for a vegetarian diet.
Vegetarian Diet - available from a Dietitian
This booklet contains information to help you follow a vegetarian way of eating.
Good sources of vitamin B12 in the diet.
Good sources of folic acid in the diet.
An NHS leaflet on good sources of vitamin D in the diet.