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12 January 2010 - BBC News - Healthy lunchboxes a rarity, study says

Only 1% of primary schoolchildren's packed lunches meet the nutritional standards set for school meals in England, a study suggests.

2 November 2009 - BBC News - Depression link to processed food

5 October 2009 - BBC News - Med-style diet 'can battle blues'

The Mediterranean diet, already thought to protect against heart disease and cancer, may also help to prevent depression, Spanish researchers say.

26 Oct 2009 - BBC Radio 4 - Food Programme: Omega-3

30 Sep 2009 - The Telegraph - EU rules on health foods could fool consumers

9 June 2009 - BBC News - Oily fish 'can halt eye disease'

People with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) should eat oily fish at least twice a week to keep their eye disease at bay, say scientists.

11 May 2009 - Psychiatry weekly - Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Mood Disorders: Integrative Treatment Strategies

04 May 2009 - Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting - Lack of Food Variety Puts Kids with Autism at Risk for Poor Nutrition

Two Studies at PAS Suggest Food Variety and Cognition-Related Fatty Acid are Important to Well Being of Affected Children

01 May 2009 - Medical News from AAN - Diet Linked to Alzheimer's Risk

Medical News from AAN: American Academy of Neurology Meeting

24 April 2009 - Scientific American - What If Vitamin D Deficiency is a Cause of Autism?

25 March 2009 - Nutraingredients - How metals in food impact children's behaviour

The contamination of food with certain metals needs to be urgently addressed in light of growing evidence linking trace elements to negative human behaviour, according to a lead researcher in the field.

22 March 2009 - The Observer - Running on empty carbs

They finish their cereal. They snack on nuts and fruit juice. They avoid burgers and fizzy drinks. So, how could they possibly get fat? Andrew Purvis on a generation of empty-carb kids and the middle-class myth of healthy eating.

23 January 2009 - BBC News - Vitamin D 'is mental health aid'

12 November 2008 - BBC News - Ministers agree food colour ban

Ministers have agreed that six artificial food colourings should be phased out after research found a link with hyperactivity in children.

11 November 2008 - New Book - Bad Science by Ben Goldacre

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21 October 2008 - BBC News - Nursery food 'indefensibly poor'

24 September 2008 - The Scotsman - Children's drug Ritalin 'should only be last resort'

16 September 2008 - BBC News - Can Nutrients Improve Behaviour?

One thousand young offenders from three prisons in England and Scotland are being recruited for a major trial to see if nutritional supplements can improve behaviour.

15 September 2008 - The Times - Scotland's Poor Health 'caused by a lack of sunshine'

25 February 2008 - The Food Magazine - Give artificial colours the red card

Research has confirmed a link between certain food additives and hyperactivity. Anna Glayzer investigates the use of these in children's medicines.