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FOOD
NEWS
OIL ABOARD!
Despite on going campaigns about the dangers of overeating, Brits still eat too much
saturated fat which can lead to obesity, high cholesterol, diabetes and heart disease.
Rapeseed Oil has been shown to help reduce such symptoms when it is used as part of
a balanced diet.
Wharfe Valley Farms is run by the Kilby family, third generation farmers who added Oil
Seed Rape to the traditional crop rotation in the early 1980s. Rapeseed oil is a healthy
alternative to other cooking oils, boasting a range of excellent health benefits, including
higher Omega 3 and more Vitamin E than Olive Oil and is a versatile oil for all cooking needs.
Products can be used to dip, drizzle and dress, and are brilliant for bakes, roasts, stir fries
and marinades.
www.wharfevalleyfarms.co.uk
APP ADVICE BEYOND LABELS
Launched earlier this month FoodSwitch
is the first ever smartphone app to
enable consumers to make healthier and
smarter food and drink choices. Putting
you in control when you're out shopping,
FoodSwitch can help you make more
informed decisions.
FoodSwitch allows you to scan
the barcode of over 80,000 packaged
food and drinks sold across major UK
supermarkets using their smartphone
camera in order to receive immediate,
easy to understand 'traffic light' nutritional
information along with suggested similar,
healthier products. Using the app you
can reduce high levels of fat, salt and
sugar in you (and your families') diet. The
app compares the overall nutritional value
of the product to existing Department of
Health criteria.
FoodSwitch was developed by leading
UK nutrition research experts Consensus
Action on Salt and Health (CASH), the
Medical Research Council Human Nutrition
Research, The British Heart Foundation
Health Promotion Research Group, and
the Nuffield Department of Population
Health and Nuffield Department of Primary
Care, University of Oxford, and led by The
George Institute for Global Health (TGI). It
can be argued that any manufacturers have
been hiding behind their labels for years.
FoodSwitch gives customers the perfect
opportunity to get to grips with what the
labels mean by colour coding each product
by the content of four important nutrients:
total fat, saturated fat (saturates), sugars
and salt.
For products that are not listed in the
database, shoppers are invited to 'crowd
source' the information by using the app
to take photos of missing products, they
be validated and added to the database.
Bruce Neal, inventor of FoodSwitch, says:
"The app is all about putting power back
into the hands of the community. At the
same time as recommending healthier
alternatives to shoppers, the photographs
of missing products sent in by users give
us a complete picture of what's in the food
supply. Such information can be used to
hold big businesses directly accountable
for what they are putting on the shelves."
Dr Peter Scarborough comments,
"With all the messages about health in
the public eye, it is hard for consumers
to know what is 'healthy'. The established
nutrition criteria used in the app shows
customers products that are healthier
overall, not just whether they are higher in
salt, fat or sugar."
Download for free from iTunes or
Google Play.
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