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Can I boost my immune system by taking extra vitamin supplements?
Can supplements help boost your immune system? safefood nutritionist, Marian O'Reilly, has some advice.
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Sustainable diets are healthy diets
There has been a great shift in recent times in how we think about the sustainability of food choices – but it seems to mean different things to different people. Catherine Conlon, safefood's Director of Human Health and Nutrition, shows how healthy choices make sustainable diets.
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Have a (healthy) heart this Valentine's day
Our placement student, Niall Grieve, explores the benefits of having a healthy heart and what to do to help our heart with some great Valentine's day ideas.
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Are gluten-free snacks a healthier choice?
Gluten-free foods are increasingly popular. People often think that a gluten-free diet is healthier, and that it can help with weight loss and improve energy levels. By Joana da Silva, Dietitian at safefood.
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When you can't "eat your greens"
"Eat your greens" is a childhood mantra, and we have all heard the advice that we should be “eating the rainbow”. But many of us (children and adults alike!) don’t like fruit or vegetables. safefood dietitian, Joana da Silva, has some strategies for getting fruit and veg into your diet.
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Are you doing Veganuary this month?
In my house, not only have we Veganuary but Vegetanuary, Flexitanuary and Traditionuary! By Joana da Silva, Dietitian at safefood.
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Energy... can I get it from a bottle?
We’ve all had that LONG day in the office or days where we feel like we are dragging our feet everywhere. We have no energy and just not on top form. But how many of us grab an energy drink to give us that pick-me-up we need to get us through the day? By Niall Grieve, safefood placement student from Ulster University.
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Top survival tips for first-time students, from Niall Grieve, safefood placement student from Ulster University.
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How should we talk to teens about supplements?
Joana da Silva, safefood Dietitian, has some ideas on how to discuss nutrition and sports with your teens
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How do you like your porridge?
Niall Grieve, placement student from Ulster University, looks at the various ways people like to eat their porridge.
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