Author: Belinda Martin, Accredited Practising Dietitian | PAEDIATRIC NUTRITION If you follow us on social media, you might know that my gorgeous little guy had to have his tonsils and adenoids out due to obstructive sleep apnoea or OSA just under 2 years ago. This post generated a lot of interest, so we thought we […]
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Author: Belinda Martin, Accredited Practising Dietitian|PREGNANCY NUTRITION What is it? Choline is an essential nutrient, which just means that our body can’t make enough of it and we must consume it (eat it!) What does it do? Choline is a substance needed for a lot of things that happen in our body. It helps maintain
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Author: Belinda Martin, Accredited Practising Dietitian | PREGNANCY NUTRITION The first 1000 days is the period of development from conception to 2 years of age. We have always known that this is an important time for development, but researchers have now discovered that what happens in the womb and throughout the first two years of
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Author: Belinda Martin, Accredited Practising Dietitian | PREGNANCY NUTRITION The coeliac society lists ‘unexplained subfertility’ as a ‘symptom’ of undiagnosed coeliac disease which suggests that if you are having trouble falling pregnant, maybe you should be screened for coeliac disease. Is there evidence for this? Yes, there is! A large Danish study published last year
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Author: Belinda Martin, Accredited Practising Dietitian | PREGNANCY NUTRITION Do you have to take Listeria seriously? Yes! Yes you do. Listeriosis is a rare illness caused by eating food contaminated with bacteria called listeria monocytogenes. Tragically, it has been confirmed that the most recent case of listeria monocytogenes has resulted in the death of an
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