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  • Food for healthy bones

    Nutrition advice to help build and maintain healthy bones throughout your life.

  • Loneliness in older people

    Older people are especially vulnerable to loneliness and social isolation – and it can have a serious effect on health. But there are ways to overcome loneliness, even if you live alone and find it hard to get out.

  • Processed foods

    Some processed foods can be eaten as part of a healthy balanced diet, while others may have added salt, sugar and fat that you need to watch out for.

  • Pregnancy

    All you need to know about pregnancy, labour and birth including trying to get pregnant, foods to avoid, antenatal care and how to keep well in pregnancy.

  • You and your baby at 21 weeks pregnant

    Your baby's development and things to think about at 21 weeks of pregnancy, including twin pregnancy, healthy diet and foods to avoid, your rights at work and giving up smoking.

  • The Eatwell Guide

    Read about the interactive Eatwell Guide, which shows how much of what we eat overall should come from each food group to achieve a healthy, balanced diet.

  • Have a healthy diet in pregnancy

    Find out how to eat a healthy diet in pregnancy, including plenty of fruit and vegetables, and cutting down on sugar and saturated fat.

  • Foods to avoid in pregnancy

    Find out what food and drink you can have and what you should avoid or be careful with during pregnancy, such as some cheeses, meats, fish, eggs, nuts, caffeine and alcohol.

  • Health things you should know in pregnancy

    A guide to things to do - or avoid - during pregnancy, including food, drink, alcohol, exercise, smoking and mental wellbeing.

  • Digestive health

    Information and advice about foods that help your digestion, including how to eat more fibre.