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Diet is a major factor when it comes to health and wellbeing and different foods can have helpful or harmful effects on different illnesses. Select a food below to find out more about it and to learn what impact it can have on different medical conditions.

Diets

Food

Alcohol

Alcohol

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Artificial Sweetener

Avocado

Barley

Barley

Beans

Blue cheese

Blue Cheese

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Broccoli

Butter Icon

Butter

Cabbage Icon

Cabbage

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Caffeine

Camomile tea

Camomile Tea

Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates

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Chocolate

CItrus Fruits Icon

Citrus Fruits

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Cranberry Juice

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Dairy

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Eggs

Fatty and Fried Foods

Fatty / Fried Foods

Fenugreek

Fenugreek

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Fibre

Fish Icon

Fish

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Fizzy Drinks

Flaxseed Oil

Flaxseed Oil

Food Dyes

Food Dyes

Fruit and Vegetables

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Grain

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Green Leaves

Milk

Milk

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Mint

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Nuts and Seeds

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Oats

Oily fish

Oily Fish

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Olive Oil

Oranges Icon

Oranges

Peanuts

Peanuts

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Probiotic Yoghurt

Processed Foods

Processed Foods

Processed Meats

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Raw Fruit

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Raw Vegetables

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Red Meat

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Red Wine

Rye Icon

Rye

Salt Icon

Salt

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Soya

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Spicy Foods

Sugar Icon

Sugar

Watercress

Watercress

Wheat Icon

Wheat

Whole Grains Icon

Whole Grains

Recipes

Super Quick Pitta Pizzas

Pitta Pizzas

Low GI Spag Bol

Low GI Spag Bol

Spinach Salad

Fish Fingers and Chips

Granola

Honeyed Granola

PMS Smoothie

PMS Smoothie

Tofu Stir-Fry

Japanese Tofu Stir-Fry

Jerk Chicken

Jerk Chicken

Pitta Chips

Homemade Pitta Chips

Re-hydration Drink

Re-Hydration Drink

Cod and Winter Veggies

Cod with Roasted Veggies

Pasta

Mint and Courgette Pasta

Pan fried Sea Bass

Pan Fried Sea Bass

Soya Coconut Curry

Soya Coconut Curry

Chicken and Spinach Panini

Chicken and Spinach Panini

Homemade Bean Burger

Homemade Bean Burgers

Fibre Challenge

Fibre Challenge

Find out all about fibre and why it's so important to your diet

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CasefIles

CasefIles

Examine cases from the series to learn about The Food Hospital’s patients & how their diets impacted upon their conditions.

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Conditions

Conditions

Select a condition to find out more about it and to learn which foods can affect it.

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Foods

Foods

Explore a range of foods to learn more about them & how they can impact upon a range of common medical conditions.

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The Truth About

The Truth About

Explore ‘The Truth About’ section to figure out the facts behind common food myths and nutrition assumptions.

The Truth About

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