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A nourishing legacy: sport nutrition & communities

A nourishing legacy: sport nutrition & communities

A nourishing legacy: sport nutrition & communities

Run by: STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Contact: Jo Lewis    jo.lewis@stfc.ac.uk  Website
Cost: Free
Target audience:Schools, Adult, No scientific background, 
Scientific area: Health & Wellbeing 
Event type: Talk 


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Peter Wootton-Beard from Oxford Brookes University will show how the humble beetroot is helping Olympic hopefuls.

The Olympic Games are upon us and they have the potential to bestow a lasting legacy on local communities. Peter Wootton-Beard from Oxford Brookes University will use his research into the health benefits of beetroot to link athletic nutrition, anitoxidant-rich foods and comm

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Fri, 30/03/2012 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot View map Add to calendar

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