We were challenged with two quizzes during our February 2026 meeting, the first on nutrition and the second about brain health. But first we considered how to separate sound nutrition advice from hype, truth from myth. Not an easy task.
If you are looking for ways to improve or change your diet you are likely to find an unprecedented amount of misleading, inaccurate or downright false information readily available on the internet.
This article discussing fad diets from the British Dietetic Association gives many examples of ‘unrealistic and unsustainable’ claims to be wary of.
But do not despair, trusted sources of information do exist and are linked below...
- The British Nutrition Foundation
- The Association for Nutrition
- The British Dietetic Association
- The Nutrition Society
- MyNutriWeb
- The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- The Institute of Food Science & Technology
- Nutritionists registered with The Association for Nutrition (linked above)
- Experts registered with The Health and Care Professions Council
The knowledge base for all governmental nutritional policy, medicine, therapy and health promotion is provided by research. This ensures recommendations are based on evidence rather than opinion or trends.
In his popular podcast, 'A Question of Science', Professor Brian Cox asks the question, 'Can we trust nutrition science?' Filmed before a live audience this episode features a panel of 4 experts. At 45 minutes long it is well worth a watch; in our meeting we covered the first 15 minutes.
Our nutrition quiz featured a bit of everything, carbs, protein, fibre, vitamins, minerals.
Here are two of the questions (answers at the foot of the page)...
- Which of the following are types of carbohydrate?
- Sugar
- Starch
- Fibre
- All of the above
2. Calcium is important for strong bones. Which of the following vitamins is needed to promote calcium absorption from food?
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin C
After a good chat, a few laughs and a welcome cuppa, we moved on to ‘Brain Health’. There were a few personal challenges for testing our brains, along with encouraging messages about the importance of sleep, exercise and good food.
If you would like to know more about brain health, why not take this quiz.
Our February recipe swap was Aubergine Parmigiana - with fibre packed lentils it works out at a healthy 10g - 15g of fibre per serving.
The session concluded with the now regular 5-minute Tai Chi workout.
The Living Well Group will meet again on Tuesday 7 April.
Nutrition quiz answers: Q1. Sugar, starch and fibre are all carbohydrates. Q2. Vitamin D is needed to promote the absorption of dietary calcium