The British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) has web-based resources highlighting the important foods and nutrients to support physical activity. Eating well for physical activity and sport can have many benefits including supporting sport performance and reducing the risk of injury and illness. More information on eating well for exercise is available on the BNF website.
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The state of Scottish volunteering
During 2024 Volunteer Scotland undertook several research projects about volunteering. Amongst its findings it concludes that volunteering is in crisis, the cost of living crisis is closing doors to volunteer participation and the demographic profile of Scotland’s volunteers is changing. The reports are available on the Volunteer Scotland website.
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Nourishing the future: making healthy food accessible for every child
This Barnardo’s report draws on insights from children, young people, parents and Barnardo’s practitioners, and experts in child health and nutrition. It focuses on food insecurity and its impact on child health; barriers to eating healthily and provides and outlines polices across the UK. Nourishing the future is available on the Barnardo’s website.
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The Food Conversation
The Food, Farming and Countryside Commission’s Food Conversations project hosted in-depth deliberations with over 75 communities across the UK. They have learned a great deal about what citizens want from their food system and produced a citizen manifesto. Reports from this project are available on the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission website
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Cash first approaches in community food initiatives
Glasgow Community Food Network (GCFN) commissioned @delvecollab to work with a small group of people with experience of community food initiatives in Glasgow. They produced a Zine which highlights the challenges and imagines alternatives to make their recommendations a reality. The zine is available on the GCFN website.
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New case studies
The community food sector has a long history of helping individuals and families to access affordable, nutritious food. However, many community food initiatives achieve far more than this, using food as a powerful vehicle to bring people together, connect communities and meet people’s wider, holistic needs. We have four new case studies on the Public …
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Review of ready-to-eat food products sold over social media in Scotland
Food Standards Scotland has published this research report revealing insights into the growing trend of food sales on social media platforms. The research, which focused on ready-to-eat food sold over Facebook Marketplace, was commissioned to better understand the scale and safety of food sold in this way. Read more on the Food Standards Scotland website.
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Scottish Health Survey 2023 report
This report presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2023, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland. Findings from the survey show that levels of food insecurity and obesity are the highest since the survey began in 2017. The report is available on the Scottish Government website.
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CFHS e-bulletin
Our latest e-bulletin features information about the community food sector, opportunities to get involved in our online networking sessions, funding, events and much more. You can view the e-bulletin here.