DIETITIANS at Great Western Hospital are inviting people to take part in the first in a series of online Q&A sessions over Twitter next Wednesday evening.
The first Q&A session ‘Sugar: A bitter issue’ will take place via Twitter from 6.30pm to 7pm and the public are invited to join in online and ask any questions they may have.
Rebecca Jewell, community dietitian at the GWH, said: “Sugar has become a major topic on the heath agenda lately and the aim of this Q&A session will be to wade through some of the myths out there.
“We want to provide an opportunity for the public to get in touch with us online and get the answers to some of those common questions about what sugar is, the different types, why we need it in our diets and what sources of food provide sugar.”
Some common myths surrounding sugar are that it is the most fattening nutrient, that brown sugar is healthier for you and that honey has less calories.
- Future Twitter Q&A sessions will cover healthy eating over Christmas and New Year diets. To take part follow GWH on Twitter at twitter.com/GWH_NHS and tweet your questions using #AskGWH. You can also email questions to comms@gwh.nhs.uk.
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