Christmas and Type 2 Diabetes Dr. Sean Wheatley, PhD – Researcher and Trainer in Public Health/19 December 2016 The festive period is upon us! For many people Christmas is a time of celebration, of giving, and of family. But it is also a time of…
Read moreThe Role of Insulin Matt Whitaker – Researcher and Trainer in Public Health/9 December 2016 As discussed a fortnight ago counting calories does NOT work. The reason for this is clear. Human physiology is too complicated to be simplified as calories in vs calories out.…
Read moreSaturated Fat Research Study BMJ Dr. Sean Wheatley, PhD – Researcher and Trainer in Public Health/5 December 2016 Last week a research article was published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) that concluded eating a lot of saturated fat (sat fat) makes it more likely…
Read moreCan We Trust the Research Dr. Sean Wheatley, PhD – Research and Trainer in Public Health/25 November 2016 If you pick up today’s paper, it doesn’t matter which one, there will almost certainly be a dramatic health-related story. It seems like the media are constantly…
Read moreEnergy Balance Theory Limitations Matt Whitaker – Researcher and Trainer in Public Health/22 November 2016 Within the ‘Introduction to the four main dietary approaches’ blog I briefly mentioned how the energy balance theory has its limitations. This blog is going to explore this claim and…
Read moreOne Size Doesn’t Fit All Dr. Sean Wheatley, PhD – Researcher and Trainer in Public Health/21 November 2016 Pretty much every week during our blogs, and during the X-PERT Health education programmes themselves, we use the phrase “one size doesn’t fit all”. This might seem…
Read moreFour Main Dietary Approaches Matt Whitaker – Researcher and Trainer in Public Health/14 November 2016 This week I will introduce the four main dietary approaches adopted by people across the world. I am going to steer away from referring to these approaches as ‘diets’ as…
Read moreWorld Diabetes Day 2016 Dr. Sean Wheatley, PhD - Researcher and Trainer in Public Health/9 November 2016 Today (Monday 14th November) is World Diabetes Day! I’ve written a little something to mark the occasion. This year’s theme is “Test 2 Prevent”. Th aim is to encourage…
Read moreBariatric Surgery Dr. Sean Wheatley, PhD – Research and Trainer in Public Health/7 November 2016 Many of you reading this may well have watched the recent BBC Panorama programme; “Diabetes: The Hidden Killer” (though please stick with me if you haven’t!). I was disappointed by…
Read moreCurrent Dietary Fat Guidelines Matt Whitaker – Research and Trainer in Public Health/25 October 2016 In a previous blog I mentioned how the current dietary fat guidelines are not supported by a strong evidence base (1). This blog aims to address this and increase public knowledge of…
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