11:00am-4:00pm on Saturday 22 March
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Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology, Robinson Way (Close to the Junction of Robinson Way and Long Road), CB2 0SZ
How much fibre is in the food you eat?
In this drop-in interactive activity at the Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology we'll invite you to guess the fibre content of a variety of foods. We will explain why dietary fibre is important for health, and how scientists at the MRC Epidemiology Unit measure how much fibre people in the UK are eating, as part of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey.
We'll also bring our Fortune Telling Molecules activity, where you can pick five cards, spin the wheel, and find out how analysing the fat molecules circulating in the bloodstream can help predict the risk of developing diseases such as type 2 diabetes.
