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Practical answers to your nutrition questions, whether you're a parent with a young baby, have a growing child to feed, or if you're trying for a baby. Includes advice aimed specifically at men and older people, and information on food and sport and vegetarian diets
It's not a good idea to be either underweight or overweight. Not eating as much food as your body needs could affect your health. Eating too much can make you overweight, which can lead to ill health, such as heart disease, high blood pressure or diabetes
From heart disease to diabetes, many conditions can be caused, controlled or prevented by what you eat
Is 'low fat' always a good thing? Is a cooked breakfast always unhealthy? Test out your food knowledge in our true or false section. There are lots of myths and old wives' tales about food. But if you want to challenge your assumptions, check out the following popular beliefs.
Find out about what causes food intolerance, including food allergy, the symptoms and treatment, and the work the Agency is doing in this area
Guide to healthy vending machines launched
Top tips on running a healthy drinks vending machine in school