Winter 2011/12Nutrition UpdateInformation for health and nutrition professionalsWe are delighted to welcome you to the first mailing of a new bulletin for health and nutrition professionals, from Sugar Nutrition UK.This Nutrition Update is written and edited by independent experts and provides practical information and advice for nutrition and healthcare professionals. Below you will find articles from Experts in their fields, along with summaries of recent research papers published in the scientific press. It will help keep you up to date with the latest nutrition research, particularly in relation to the role of sugar and other carbohydrates in a healthy, balanced diet. We hope you like our new bulletin format and find it informative. Please send us your feedback to [email protected]. | | | The importance of evidence based adviceEvidence-Based-Practice (EBP) is the buzz word of recent years and a requirement for professionals. At its simplest EBP is the combination of best practice evidence (based on systematic research) with practitioner expertise in order to provide the best care possible. But not all guidelines are evidence based. Diabetes UK have just published their new evidence-based Nutrition Guidelines for the prevention and management of diabetes. These new recommendations consider the balance of available evidence on diabetes and should be welcomed by us all. | Dr Iain Frame, Director of Research at Diabetes UK states that 'Diabetes UK's Nutrition Guidelines are unique in their approach in aiming to both manage Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and prevent the complications of diabetes. Practitioners can now use these with the confidence that the recommendations are based upon the best practice evidence available'. |
| | | Lindsay Oliver, Consultant Dietitian in Diabetes, Northumbria Diabetes ServiceThere are now almost 3 million people in the UK with diagnosed diabetes and 90% are Type 2 diabetics, costing the NHS around £9 billion each year (or £1million/hour). November 2011 heralds the publication of new updated and now evidence-based Nutrition Guidelines from Diabetes UK, for both the prevention and management of diabetes. Lindsay Oliver, a Consultant Diabetes Dietitian summarises the recommendations and what they mean for practice. | | Professor Ken Fox, Universty of BristolBeing active is good for you, but only 25-30% of the UK population are sufficiently active. Professor Ken Fox reviews new novel recommendations for the UK called ‘Start Active, Stay Active’ – the only recommendations globally to include every age group from birth to older people. Professor Fox inspires us to look again at physical activity both for ourselves and client groups, and also to consider the independent effects of too much sedentary time. | | Dr Josephine Wills, Director General of the European Food Information Council (EUFIC)Nutrition labelling is not the most exciting subject, but keeping abreast of changes to legislation can help healthcare professionals. Dr Josephine Wills, Director General of the European Food Information Council outlines for us new Europe wide legislation. People intend to use on-pack nutrition information however price and taste usually drive food choices. Understanding nutrition labelling ourselves will help us to advise others on deciding which foods to buy. | | | |
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| The new site focuses more on providing updates on research, monitoring developments in nutritional science and maintaining an extensive information database on a wide range of topics. As well as a dedicated section for health and nutriton professionals, it provides quick digestible summaries of recent research and articles with sceintific references on issues of interest such as obesity, diabetes and physical activity. Sugar Nutrition UK, 25 Floral Street, London WC2E 9DS, Ph:020 7189 8301
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