2019-05-01_Healthy_Food_Guide_UK

Every issueis researchedbyourdietitians,registerednutritionistsand GP

AMANDAURSELLisHFG’snutritioneditor.Shehasa degree

in nutrition and a post-graduate diploma in dietetics

WE ALSO WORK WITHlHelenBond,registereddietitianandspokespersonfortheBritish Dietetic Association

lNormaMcGough,registereddietitianatCoeliacUK

lVictoria Taylor, senior dietitian at the British Heart FoundationlLucy Jones, registered dietitian

❛Idon’thavea specifichealth concern

butI trytofocusoneatingaswellas

I can,squeezingsomephysicalactivity

intotheday,gettingenoughsleepand

tryingnottostressaboutthingsI can’t

change.I feelthatif I’mdoingmy best,

then that is the best I can do.❜

DRDAWNHARPERisa GPand

runsclinicsonwomen’shealthand

weightmanagement.Sheappears

on TV showssuchasThis Morning

❛Probablymicroplastics

atthemoment.There

aren’tanylong-term

studiesintotheirpotential

effectsonhumans.❜

❛Lookingaftermyteeth.I spentmy

wholechildhoodwitha bagofsour

sweetsinhand,soI havetobeextra

carefulwheneatingacidicfoods, as

thedamagehasbeendone.❜

❛Thismay

soundquirky,

butif youcan

standonone

legwithyour

eyesclosedfor 10 seconds

thenyou’rethreetimesmore

likelytobealivein 13 years

thansomeonewhocanonly

dotwoseconds.Fallshave

a hugeimpactasweage,so

I do that exercise every day.❜

PHILMUNDYisourrecipeconsultant.Heworkshis

magiceverymonthtocutcalories,fatandadded

sugars while making sure every recipe tastes good

TRACYKELLYis a specialistdietitian

and behaviour change expert

RORYLARKINisa registerednutritionistanda restaurant

chef, with a special interest in developing healthy recipes

JENNIFERLOWisa

dietitianwhoworks

asa consultantforthe

NHSandintheprivate

sector.Shespecialises

inIBS,eatingdisorders

and bariatric surgery

❛Mymainconcerns

areformychildren.

I’mveryawareof

theinfluencesthat

helpdriveeating

disorders,soI tryto

ensurepeoplein

theirlivesdon’t

speakaboutfoodin

termsof“good/bad”,

andif theycomment

onbodyshapes,I

alwaysreaffirmthat

it’simportantthat

everyone is different.❜

THISMONTH

WE ASKED...

What’syour

biggesthealth

concern?

JULIETTEKELLOWisa registereddietitianwho’sworked

in the NHS, the food industry and within the media

❛Ihavea familyhistoryofhighblood

pressure,soI getminechecked

regularly.Tohelpkeepit undercontrol,

I don’taddsalttoanything,limitsalty

foodsandeatplentyoffruit and veg.

I also do four exercise classes a week.❜

❛Iaimtokeep

mybodystrong

andfitandmy

mindsharpsoI

canenjoylotsof

adventurestillI’msuperold!So

I keepchangingthewayI live,

work and play for the better.❜

The Healthy Food Guide panel

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