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Edinburgh Evening News 12 August 2010

Children are encouraged to eat fish oils

SENIOR researchers at an Edinburgh university are working with nursery children in East Lothian to help improve their diets.

Experts in nutrition at Queen Margaret University are encouraging children at Olivebank Nursery in Musselburgh to eat more oily fish as part of a balanced diet.
Nursery aged children in Scotland have very low intakes of oily fish such as salmon, mackerel, sardines and fresh tuna, which are the key dietary source of Omega 3 fatty acids.

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Internship scheme to aid students

UP to 300 students are set to benefit from a new £2 million internship scheme announced this week.

The Third Sector Internship Programme is part of a Scottish Funding Council initiative to support students to find paid work experience during their studies.
The national programme, open to students from all Scottish higher education institutions is being delivered by Queen Margaret University, The Open University in Scotland and the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO).

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