Useful Web sites/ Associations

Please refer to the web sites below for key associations and organisations relating to health and nutrition.

Primary Website links

• www.nutrition.org.uk - British Nutrition Foundation
  The BNF provides UK healthcare professionals with authoritative and practical information on the selection and clinical use of medicines in a clear and concise manner.
   
  
• www.fooddirectory.co.uk - The Food Foundation
  The Food Directory has been established by The Food Foundation, a registered charity established to advance the education and awareness of the public, in particular young people, about the benefits of sound nutrition, cooking and other food skills, and the use and appreciation of food and drink.
   
  
• www.foodfitness.org.uk - Food Fitness Organisation
  The food fitness programme is based on sound science and has developed from current research on healthy eating and physical activity.  This initiative evolved from an increasing awareness and recognition of the public health problem of obesity.
   
  
• www.ifr.bbsrc.ac.uk - Institute of Food Research
  The Institute of Food Research is a UK centre for research of international quality, sponsored by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.
  Its mission is to carry out independent, basic, and strategic research on food safety, quality, nutrition and health.
   
  
• www.nutsoc.org.uk - Nutrition Society (UK)
  The Society is concerned with the scientific study of nutrition and its application to the maintenance of human and animal health.
  This site is the active Gazette for reporting Society affairs to members.
   
  
• www.foodstandards.gov.uk - Food Standards Agency (UK)
  The Food Standards Agency’s aim is to make sure the food you eat is safe, and to offer independent, balanced advice.
   
  
• www.doh.gov.uk - Department of Health
  The aim of the Department of Health is to improve the health and well-being of people in England. This site gives you the latest news and information about the Department and its work. It also offers you easy access to the wide range of publications, policy and guidance it produces.
   
  
• www.bda.uk.com - British Dietetic Association
  The BDA has developed into a Professional Association which aims to inform, protect, represent, support its 5000+ members and staff.
   
  
• www.americanheart.org - American Heart Association
  The official website of the American Heart Association : concerned with fighting heart disease and stroke.
   
  

Secondary Web site links

• www.lfra.co.uk - The Leatherhead Food Research Association
  The Leatherhead Food Research Association is the leading independent food research institute in Europe and provides food information to the international food and drink industry.
   
  
• www.aso.org.uk - Association for the Study of Obesity
  The Association for the Study of Obesity is the UK's only organisation dedicated to the understanding and treatment of obesity. It provides a focus for obesity research and treatment in the UK and was the first such organisation worldwide.
   
  
• www.food.poverty.hea.org.uk - The Food and Low Income Database
  It contains details of a whole range of food and low-income projects operating in a variety of settings, throughout the UK.
   
  
• http://circ.ahajournals.org - American Heart Association journals
   
  

Useful Contacts