INDUSTRY SUPPORTS ADVANCING HEALTH IN THE PREVENTION GREEN PAPER.
BSNA has responded to the publication of the Prevention Green Paper, 'Advancing our Health: prevention…
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BSNA CALLS FOR EVIDENCE BASED CHILD ORAL HEALTH DEBATE
BSNA has responded to The Lancet Series on Oral Health, published 17 July 2019.…
WHO Europe Region report: Commercial foods for infants and young children in the WHO European Region (2019)
BSNA notes the report published by WHO Europe Region on 15 July 2019. BSNA members…
Baby food companies support measures to improve infant health
Press release: BSNA responds to Public Health England’s Report on foods and drinks aimed at…
Celebrating World Food Safety Day
The first ever World Food Safety Day (WFSD) will be celebrated on 7 June 201…
The Introduction of Complementary Feeding
BSNA members recognise that current NHS start4life weaning recommendations are that weaning or complementing feeding…
Infant Nutrition Industry calls for balanced reporting in important baby feeding debate
BSNA members are disappointed that Channel 4 televised a very misleading episode of Dispatches on…
Hard to stomach – the malnutrition emergency in the NHS
Despite having the tools to prevent disease-related malnutrition, the UK is facing an increase in…
New EU Regulation on Foods for Special Medical Purposes
On 22 February 2019, the new European Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/128 on Foods for…
Report on malnutrition in NHS hospitals
On 28 January 2019, The Sun and The Daily Mail reported: ‘Starved to death -…
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BAPEN 2018 Annual Conference
The BAPEN 2018 Annual Conference took place on 20 and 21 November at Harrogate Convention…
World Prematurity Day 2018
World Prematurity Day is taking place on 17 November, raising awareness of premature birth.…
The Changing Face of Parenteral Nutrition in Oncology
Choosing the appropriate nutritional intervention can play an important role in the patient’s prognosis, wellbeing…
Coeliac Awareness Week 2018
BSNA supports Coeliac Awareness Week 2018…
Time to take food allergy seriously
As a parent, giving your child the best possible start in life is your number…
IDDSI in the UK - what does it mean?
The International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) came about to develop international standardised terminology and…
Need for Integrated Care to Help Us Stay Independent for Longer - New WHO Guidelines
Losing muscle is natural, but its rate of progression and effects don’t have to be…
Forgotten not Fixed: the increasing burden of malnutrition in England
The increasing number of cases of malnutrition in hospital and associated deaths reflect a system-wide…
BAPEN Annual Conference 2017
BSNA was proud to exhibit at the BAPEN Annual Conference 2017, which was also BAPEN’s…
World COPD Day
Today is World COPD Day.…
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The expenditure of disease-related malnutrition is estimated at £19.6bn/yr in England
29.3% of infants born in England are exclusively breastfed at 6-8 weeks
Coeliac disease affects 1 in 100 people
Parenteral nutrition is used by patients for a total of 1.2mn days/yr
