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The Food Chain

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Examining what it takes to put food on your plate

The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.

What do medics really eat?

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The Food Chain: What do medics really eat?

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23/03/2023 GMT

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Healthcare staff discuss the challenge of eating healthily on shift

Long days, unsociable hours, a hectic and pressurised workload – the working environment for health care staff is full of challenges. Maintaining a healthy diet in those conditions is tough. 

Two shift workers talk honestly about what they eat on the job, and get advice from a dietician. 

Ruth Alexander speaks to Scott Christmas, who’s on his eighth year of overnight shifts, to Tom Gibbons, a paramedic, and to Dr Linia Patel, dietician and performance nutritionist. 

If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk

(Picture: A pair of hands holding a stethoscope and an apple. Credit: Getty Images/BBC)

Producer: Elisabeth Mahy

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