Briefing Papers

Past Briefing Papers can be accessed on the Wiley Blackwell website via the link below:

http://goo.gl/dPr2K4

Physical activity and health

In December 2007 BNF published a new Briefing Paper on Physical activity and health. The paper begins by considering how physical activity is defined and measured, and then goes on to describe the currents levels of physical activity in the UK and...

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40th Anniversary Briefing Paper

Food availability and our changing diet In September 2007 BNF published a new Briefing Paper to coincide with its 40th anniversary. The paper begins by looking at the changes to disease patterns and health since the 1940s. It summarises the...

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Alcohol consumption in the new millenium

In December 2006 BNF published a new Briefing Paper on Alcohol consumption in the new millennium. The paper begins by introducing alcohol, the guidelines for sensible drinking and current trends in alcohol consumption in the UK and the rest of the...

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The health effects of dietary unsaturated fatty acids

In September 2006 BNF published a new Briefing Paper on The health effects of dietary unsaturated fatty acids. The paper begins by introducing fatty acids, with more detail on unsaturated fatty acids; their structure and configurations, focusing on n-3...

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Nutrition in pregnancy

In March 2006 BNF published a new Briefing Paper on Nutrition in pregnancy. The paper begins by looking at the physiological changes that occur to the body during pregnancy, followed by factors associated with birth weight and the fetal origins of...

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Dietary calcium and health

In September 2005 BNF published a new Briefing Paper on Dietary calcium and health. The paper begins by looking at the skeletal functions of calcium in the body; including bone, bone growth, calcium changes through life, attainment of peak bone mass and...

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Vegetarian nutrition

In June 2005 BNF published a new Briefing Paper on Vegetarian nutrition. The paper begins by introducing the trends of vegetarianism in the UK; looking at different types of vegetarian diets. Chapter 3 on vegetarian nutrition considers energy, protein,...

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Selenium and health

In 2001 BNF published a new Briefing Paper on Selenium and health. The paper begins by introducing the sources of selenium in food and water, including a table showing the selenium content in selected foods. This is followed by recommendations for...

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Culinary oils and their health effects

In March 2009 BNF published a new Briefing Paper on Culinary oils and their health effects. The paper begins by introducing the worldwide and UK situation of the production, processing and consumption of plant-based oils, including ideal storage of...

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Satiation, satiety and their effects on eating behaviour

In June 2009 BNF published a new Briefing Paper on Satiation, satiety and their effects on eating behaviour. The paper begins by discussing the physiological mechanisms that drive satiation and satiety, including gastric and intestinal mechanisms of...

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