Issue 1 2007 - Diet and Heart Health

Guest Author:
Prof Dr Angeles Carbajal - The impact of diet on heart health
Dr Rob Welch - Oat beta-glucan and heart healthSP

- Benefits of a Mediterranean diet
- Fibre lowers cardiovascular disease risk

Issue 1 2006 - Obesity & weight management in children

Guest Author:
Dr Carrie Ruxton, Independent Dietitian, UK

- From vicious circles to virtuous ladders; Results of the Kellogg's Family Health Study
- Prevention and treatment of childhood obesity
- Impact of breakfast on body weight in children

Issue 2 2005 - Contribution on Food Fortification

Guest Author:
Prof. John Scott

- Preventing NTDs by fortification; the Irish experience
- Risk-benefit analysis of micronutrients
- Impact of food fortification on Neural Tube Defect rates
- Adequacy of vitamin D intake worldwide
- Food fortification increases vitamin status and reduces homocysteine concentrations

Issue 1 2005 - Dietary Fibre and Health

Guest Author:
Dr Irene Mattisson - Dietary Fibre and Health

- Dietary Fibre helps reduce Risk of Heart Disease
- Dietary fibre and health
- Dietary fibre intake and cardiovascular risk in France
- Dietary fibre, fat and risk of breast cancer
- The role of fibre in common digestive disorders

Issue 2 2004 - Effects of Macronutrients on Weight and Health

Guest Author:
Prof. Wim Saris - High or Low Carbohydrate Diets in the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity?

- High or low carbohydrate diets in the prevention and treatment of obesity
- Effects of a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet on weight loss
- Health implications of low-carbohydrate diets
- Fibre-rich carbohydrates combat syndrome X
- Sugar intake and risk of type 2 diabetes in women
- Carbohydrates and fibre recommendations for diabetics

Issue 1 2004 - Prebiotics and its Role on Gut Flora

Guest Author:
Prof. Glen Gibson - Recent Advances in Prebiotic Use in Humans
Dr Patricia Heavy and Prof. Ian Rowland - Review of the Role for Short Chain Flatty Acids in Human Health and Disease

- Recent advances in prebiotic use in humans
- Review of the role for Short Chain Fatty Acids in human health and disease
- Gut flora in health and disease
- Prebiotics and calcium availability
- Prebiotics in Inflammatory bowel disease

Issue 3 2003 - Folate Fortification

Guest Author:
Prof. Helene McNulty - Recent Developments in Folate Nutrition

- Public support for folic acid fortification in the UK
- Vegetable folates halved during cooking
- Reducing homocysteine levels cuts heart disease
- Increasing iron intake improves unexplained fatigue
- Risk factors for Iron deficiency among children
- The addition of vitamins and minerals to food

Issue 2 2003 - Diet and Lifestyle in Children

Guest Author:
Prof. Anthony Kafatos - Health and Nutrition Education in Childhood

- Breakfast and snack needed by active children
- Food sources of nutrients among Spanish school children
- Parental influence on children's diet and exercise behaviours
- Growth and nutrition of French children between 10 and 16 years

Issue 1 2003 - Weight Management

Guest Author:
Dr. Sarah Kirk - Behavioural Approaches to Weight Management

- Dietary composition affects energy intake and body weight
- Meal patterns and obesity
- Nutrient intakes predict body weight in type 1 diabetes
- Physical activity and body weight management

Issue 3 2002 - Children's Attitudes towards Healthy Eating

Guest Author:
Dr Marie-Francoise Rolland-Cachera - A Perspective on Childhood Obesity in Europe

- Children's likes & dislikes
- Enjoyment of meal occasions
- Knowledge of the benefits of healthy eating
- Health professional views
- Food for thought