Food Fact Sheets

Download our FREE Food Fact Sheets, written by dietitians to help you learn the best ways to eat and drink to keep your body fit and healthy. 

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Access BDA Food Fact Sheets

Please click to view the food fact sheets in the different categories below:

• Alcohol / information sources
• Breakfast / information sources
• Eat Well, Spend Less / information sources
• Fluid (water and drinks) / information sources
• Food and Mood / information sources
• Fruit and Veg - how to get 5-a-day / information sources
• Healthy Eating / information sources
• Heart-health / information sources
• Packed Lunches / information sources
• NEW: Plant-based diets / information sources
• Portion sizes / information sources
• Skin Health / information sources
• Snacks / information sources
  
• Sports / information sources

• Autism / information sources
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / information sources
• Coping with Food Allergies / information sources
• Depression and Diet / information sources
• Diabetes - Type 1 - information sources. 
• Diabetes - Type 2 / information sources
• Eating Without Wheat / information sources
• Food allergy and Intolerance  / information sources
• Food allergy and Intolerance testing / information sources
• Hypertension / information sources
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome / information sources
• Malnutrition / information sources
• Menopause / information sources
• Milk Allergy - under review.
• Osteoarthritis / information sources
• Osteoporosis / information sources
• Pollen Food Syndrome (PFS)/Oral Allergy Syndrome - under review.
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) / information sources
• Pre-Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) / information sources
• Rheumatoid Arthritis / information sources

• Babies/Children - vitamins - (under review) - alternative information source (NHS Choices)
• Breastfeeding - (under review) - alternative information source (NHS Choices)
• Children - diet, behaviour and learning / information sources 
• Children - healthy eating / information sources
• Suitable milks for children with cows milk allergy / information sources
• Pregnancy /information sources
• Complementary Feeding (Weaning) / information sources

• Detox diets / information sources
• Fad diets / information sources
• Glycaemic Index (GI) / information sources
• Supplements / information sources
• Weight Loss / information sources

• NEW: Iron / Information Sources
• Calcium / information sources
• Carbohydrates / information sources
• Cholesterol / information sources
• Cholesterol - plant stanols/sterols / information sources
• Fat / information sources
• Fibre / information sources / Fibre Poster
• Folic Acid / information sources
• Iodine / information sources
• Omega-3 / information sources
• Probiotics / information sources
• Salt / information sources
• NEW: Soya and health / information sources 
• Sugar / information sources / Sugar Poster
• Vitamin D / information sources 
• Wholegrains / information sources (this link will open in a new window - popups must be allowed)

The Fact Sheets are for information only

They are not a substitute for proper medical diagnosis or dietary advice given by a dietitian. The Fact Sheets are intended for adults unless they sit under the 'babies and children section' or make a specific reference to babies and/or children. The information is correct at the time of publishing, and undergoes periodic reviews to comply with the Information Standard (below) and ensure up-to-date evidence.