User's guide to: Healthy eating booklets

Coronaryllealth Care (1997) l, l 14-I 16 C) 1997 Pearson Professional Ltd

User's guide to: Healthy eating booklets An unhealthy diet contributes towards many of the coronary heart disease risk factors, including obesity, raised cholesterol, diabetes and hypertension. In this issue of Coronary Health Care, June Crampton looks at some of the educational material available to support the healthy eating message. Remember, your Hospital Health Promotion department can advise you on how to obtain copies of all health promotion material. Title

Author/supplier (Full addresses given on p. 00)

Format

No. of pages

Discusses the benefits of healthy eating and coronary heart disease

Discusses the main principles of healthy eating

Gives dietary information in the form of the 5 food groups re: Balance of Good Health

Explanation of different types of fat including sources

So you ~ant to lose aeight

British Heart Foundation (BHF)

A4 colour booklet

15

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Trim the fat from your diet

British tleart Foundation

3 fold (wall chart)

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Food choices

Flora Project 3 fold for Heart Disease booklet Prevention

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Food should be fun

British tteart Foundation

A5 booklet

41

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A5 colour booklet

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Enjoy Health healthy eating Education Authority

Weight

Flora Project 3 fold for Heart Disease Prevention

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Itealthy. eating (Foodsense)

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food (MAFF)

A5 colour booklet

12

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So you aant British Heart to lose weight: Foundation a guide to losing weight for men/,~ omen

A4 colour booklet

15

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Getting the balance right

Meat and Livestock Commission

A4 colour booklet

16

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Not mentioned x

Suggestions given Use of labelled for suitable products to illustrate meals/snacks healthy eating messages is relevant and not directed at a particular food brand

Discusses weight reduction as a factor in helping reduce risk of cardiovascular disease

Use of colour

Ease of reading

Date of publication clearly marked

Fog score

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Discusses equipment to use ~hen cooking and information on the BItF Information also on vegetarian/ children/healthfood shops/ organic foods/ food safety/ additives

Advice on where to go for more information

Other features

Dietary plans given using starch and protein options. Blank chart to record weckly weight.

(1993)

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Dietary plans given using starch/protein options and blank record to record weight weekly

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Foods to include in a shopping basket

G u i d e c o m p i l e d by J u n e Crampton, C o a n m u n i t y Dietitian, Royal Surrey C o u n t y H o s p i t a l , E g e r t o n Road, Guildford, Surrey G U 2 5XX, U K

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User's guide to: Healthy eating booklets FULL ADDRESSES OF AUTHORS/SUPPLIERS

British Heart Foundation 14 Fitzhardinge Street LONDON W1H 4DH, UK

Foodsense (MAFF) LONDON SE99 7TT, UK ('Healthy eating' leaflet code no: PB0550)

Flora Project for Heart Disease Prevention 24-28 Bloomsbury Way LONDON WC1A 2PX, UK

Meat and Livestock Commission PO Box 44, Winterhill House Snowdon Drive MILTON KEYNES MK6 lAX, UK

Health Education Authority Hamilton House • Mabledon Place LONDON WC1H 9TX, UK

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