The Government has launched a consultation on food labels, providing the perfect springboard for ministers and the food industry to give the green light to labels that help shoppers make healthier choices.

A new RAND Corporation study finds that taking probiotics can reduce the risk of developing the diarrhoea that is a common side effect of taking antibiotics.

- Would you like a chance to showcase your success?

- Would you like to win a fully funded place at the BAPEN meeting December 2012 incorporating the Annual PENG study day?

- Do you carry out audits, have an interesting case study to share, are you innovative in dietetic practice?

- Are you able to demonstrate measuring a dietetic outcome?

Just one-in-five Britons are eating the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, a poll for World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) has found.