The health of British kids has never been under closer scrutiny than it is now. In championing the cause for better school meals, Jamie Oliver propelled kids food into the highest echelons of British politics. But despite the best efforts of Jamie (and not forgetting Norah), and a few half-hearted policy changes, how much has really changed?

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If every other new year is anything to go by, 2008 will usher in a brand new collection of fad diets. You know the ones, eye-catching cover, snappy title, big promises. And what better time to unleash these diet gems onto the nation than our Weakest Moment. The post-Christmas crises. The moment you realise that it was only the turkey that was supposed to fatten up for Christmas. Clearly, there’s no point in dusting down your old collection of diet books. They won’t cut it this time. There can only be one solution. The New Diet Book.

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As soon as the tomato season arrives (and most of us are gorging ourselves on the fantastic array of citrus and acidic fruits to be had with the arrival of summer) staff at The Natural Food Store quickly notice that customer numbers suffering Arthritic symptoms are peaking and stocks of Devil’s Claw, Atrogel and Glucosamine are being decimated…..In the Clinic enquiries for help with Arthritic pain have soared and Mark our Acupuncturist and Andrew who practices Cranio-Sacral Therapy have been inundated with cries for help….

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Every parent wants to give their child the very best start in life. Yet how many parents stop to think about how something as simple as food can affect their child’s learning, development, behaviour, education and ultimately, their life chances? The bottom line is this: the brain needs the right nutrients to function properly.

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As we hurtle from one food scare to another, our sense of doom, gloom and general despair about the food we eat deepens. But with Easter fresh in the memory, perhaps it’s a good time to offer some much needed good news by exploring the virtues of one of the nation's favourite comfort foods - chocolate.

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