Food, Diet, Nutrition

Food is important to our health and well-being. A balanced diet is one which contains a sensible amount of calories, protein, fat, carbohydrates and vitamins.

When a person is ill, they sometimes need specialist advice from a doctor, nurse or dietician on the correct things to eat to help them become as healthy as possible.

Many organisations provide specialist advice, including these below:

Contacts

British Association of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition	Secure Hold Business Centre, Studley Road, Redditch, Worcs, B98 7LG 01527 457850	BAPEN home
Macmillan Cancer Support	89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7UQ 0808 808 00 00 (help line)	Macmillan information
Penny Brohn Cancer Care	Chapel Pill Lane, Pill, Bristol, BS20 0HH 0845 123 23 10 (helpline) helpline@pennybrohn.org	Penny Brohn Cancer Care information

Review date: June 2012

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