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Answering a fundamental question: “What is a healthy, balanced diet?”

Posted by: Louis Levy, Posted on: 17 March 2016 - Categories: Health and Wellbeing

What is a healthy, balanced diet? A simple question perhaps, but when faced with a barrage of food advice from friends, colleagues, celebrities, bloggers and the media it’s easy to feel unsure. This is where the eatwell plate came in, …

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