Food Facts / Fact Sheets
This area of the website contains all current INDI Fact Sheets. To quickly find the Fact Sheet you are looking for, use the search box below or by using the category list on the left.
Children's health
Welcome to our comprehensive range of nutrition factsheets created for you by our specialist paediatric dietitians, each one offering evidence based advice about food and nutrition for babies and children.
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Childhood Weight Management Algorithm: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals
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Overweight and Obesity: Talking to Children About Their Body Weight
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Drinks for babies from birth to 12 months
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Bord Iascaigh Mhara: Fish from Tots to Teens
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How to Access Dietetic Services: A Guide for Parents and Guardians
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Promoting a Positive Body Image to Children: A Practical Guide for Parents
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Breastfeeding Information and Resources Guide
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Breastfeeding Information and Resources Guide (2)
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A Good Practice Guide for Breakfast Clubs
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Links to Useful Resources on Childhood Nutrition: A Guide for Parents and Teachers
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Drinks for children aged 5-12 years
Teenager’s Health
Nutrition is very important for teenagers as they are still growing and forming the foundation of their bones. Many teenagers can be very active playing sports so it’s important that they know some healthy snacks they can eat. Teenagers also begin to make their own choices about food and parents have less influence on what they eat, so it’s important they have the right information to make healthy food choices.
Healthy Ageing
As you get older, good nutrition plays an increasingly important role in how well you age. Eating a low-salt, low-fat diet with plenty of fruits, vegetables, and fibre can help reduce your age-related risks of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, osteoporosis, and other chronic diseases.
Find fact sheets here that help with conditions for men and women such as the menopause and osteoporosis but also information on how to eat with a poor appetite and using oral nutrition supplements.
Women's Health
Through the different life stages nutrition plays a very important role in a woman’s life. A balanced diet filled with whole grains, fruits, vegetables, healthy fats, low-fat dairy and lean protein supports a woman’s health and wellness.
Find fact sheets here providing information on nutrition in childbearing years, pregnancy and lactation and also in the prevention of chronic disease.
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Women and Iron
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Healthy Eating During Pregnancy
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Planning a Pregnancy
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Physical Activity During Pregnancy
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
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Nutrition and Menopause
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Healthy Weight During Pregnancy
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Healthy Eating Tips During Breastfeeding
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Food Safety and Hygiene During Pregnancy
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The A-Z Of Good Antenatal Nutrition
Men's Health
Men are different from women in all kinds of ways - including their nutritional needs. Just as women need particular nutrients during pregnancy or for protection from breast cancer, men need nutrients that can help them maintain muscle mass, reduce risk of cancer, and more. Find factsheets here about nutrition and foods you should include in your diet to improve health and prevent disease.
Sports and exercise nutrition
Good nutrition helps individuals involved and interested in sports maximise power and endurance as well as overall performance and health.
Weather you’re an avid sports participant or a beginner considering your first event, find fact sheets here with expert advice for nutrition and hydration in sports and athletic performance.
Healthy eating, healthy weight and dieting
Eating the right balance of foods and being physically active are essential to good health but also for weight management. A healthy weight helps to prevent the development of many chronic diseases and makes it easier to go about our daily lives.
Starting with a few small changes can make a big difference.
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Getting in Shape for New Year
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Weight Management and Travel
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Weight Management and Smart Snacking
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Alcohol and Weight Loss
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Healthy Eating Without Breaking the Bank
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Eat Right for a Winning Smile
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Gaining Weight the Healthy Way
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Breakfast - A Great Start to Your Day!
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Eating Well on a Vegetarian Diet
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The Facts on Very Low Calorie Diets
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The Truth About Fad Diets and Dietary Supplements for Weight Loss
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All About Body Mass Index
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Behaviour Changes to help lose weight and keep it off
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Ketogenic diets: Atkins and beyond
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Guidelines for keeping a Food Diary
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The Facts about Detox Diets
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Do you need to lose some weight?
Diseases allergies and medical conditions
Managing a healthful diet is an essential component of treating many chronic diseases such as heart disease and Diabetes.
A carefully planned diet can make a difference. With certain diseases, what you eat may reduce symptoms. In other cases, diet can improve health. For example, eating a heart-healthy diet can help lower cholesterol; this reduces the risk of both heart attack and stroke. If you have an allergy to a food, following a specific allergy free diet can literally save your life whilst food intolerance symptoms can be managed through identifying your trigger foods.
Bone and Joint Health
Cancer
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Complementary diets
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Tips for coping with treatment
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Cancer survivorship
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Palliative Care: When Illness reduces your Appetite
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Irish Cancer Society: Reduce your risk of cancer by taking three positive steps
Cystic Fibrosis
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Vitamins and minerals in Cystic Fibrosis
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Fluid for people with Cystic Fibrosis
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The Role of Nutrition and the Dietitian in the Management of Cystic Fibrosis
Diabetes
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Information for people with Diabetes who are taking Insulin
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So You Have Diabetes: What You Need to Know When it Comes to Reading Food Labels
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Understanding Sugars and how they affect your health
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Diabetes - Are You At Risk?
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Living Well With Pre-Diabetes
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Healthy Eating With Gestational Diabetes
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CODE: Community Oriented Diabetes Education
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Access to a Dietitian through the X-PERT Diabetes Education Programme
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Healthy Eating For People With Type 2 Diabetes
Digestive Health
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What to do when experiencing a flare of IBD: Factsheet 3
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Diets Used in the Management of Adults with IBD: Factsheet 2
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What is Inflammatory Bowel Disease? Factsheet 1
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Coeliac disease
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A guide to probiotics and prebiotics
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Fabulous Fibre & Constipation
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Irritable bowel syndrome
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Lactose intolerance
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Dyspepsia
Disability
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Supporting your child to learn to eat new foods
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Importance of Meal Time routines
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Does my child need a vitamin or mineral supplement?
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Understanding Eating through the lens of your child
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Nutrition and Diet for Children and Adults with Down syndrome
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Cerebral Palsy Fact Sheet
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Dietary Considerations for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
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The Role of a Dietitian in the Disability Setting
Food Allergy and Intolerance
Heart Health
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Cut Down on Salt
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What's the catch with Omega 3's?
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Cholesterol Lowering With the Portfolio Diet
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How To Manage Cholesterol
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Understanding Blood Pressure
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Alcohol Awareness