Rethinking our Wellbeing Guidelines
The British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy responds to the new report by the National Obesity Form, claiming “eating fat does not make you fat.”
BANT (British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy) is very interested to see the coverage relating to the Public Obesity Forum’s announcement. BANT’s experts have carefully developed a set of Wellbeing Guidelines based on the latest science and research in the field of nutrition for optimum health. The BANT Wellbeing Guidelines (The Wellness Solution and Fight the Fat/Beat the Bloat) present the most current and well-researched information available to the public and were developed as a response to the one-size-fits-all public health guidelines. For more details about the Wellbeing Guidelines visit our site.
Key advice provided by the BANT Wellbeing Guidelines includes:
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Weight Loss or General Health and Wellbeing: Everyone is unique but whatever your goal similar nutritional principles and health and wellbeing guidelines will apply.
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Eat a Rainbow: a varied diet of 7 differently coloured fruit and vegetables per day.
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Stay hydrated with water, herbal teas, green and black teas. Avoid alcohol, sugary drinks and too much caffeine.
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Ensure protein is lean: fish, poultry, eggs and vegetable sources. Limit red and processed meat.
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Include healthy fats: avocados, nuts, olive oil. Cook with healthy saturated fats: coconut oil and butter.
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For weight loss: include exercise, limit portion sizes, don’t eat between meals. Avoid: sugar, artificial sweeteners, alcohol and refined carbohydrates.
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Include the right supplements: vitamin D, in particular, for most people and probiotics as advised by your Registered Nutritional Therapist.
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Sleep and exercise are an important aspect in overall Health and Wellbeing and Weight Management.
