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Are recommended human diets 'nutritionally adequate?'

Scientists, policy makes and all those involved in the food system should be ‘extremely wary' of food consumption guidelines that are not rigorous and transparent in their evidence

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Are recommended human diets 'nutritionally adequate?'

Speaking at the recent British Cattle Breeders conference Prof Alice Stanton, of RCSi University of Medicine and Health Sciences, said many of these recommendations ignored the protections against deficiencies...

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