Barbecues the good and bad Author: Nina Evans, Researcher & Trainer in Public Health/28 June 2018 Barbecues the good and bad. As it’s that time of year again for al fresco dining, dodgy t-shirt tans, and ice-cream vans. It’s only right that this blog discusses…
Read moreFood for Thought conference Author: Dr. Sean Wheatley, PhD – Science and Research Lead/21 June 2018 Last week (on the 14 and 15th June 2018) the British Medical Journal (the BMJ) and Swiss Re (an insurance/reinsurance company) co-hosted a conference titled “Food for thought: the…
Read moreMyths of intermittent fasting Author: Matt Whitaker, Digital Health Lead/14 June 2018 What is fasting? Intermittent fasting (IF) is one of the dietary approaches presented throughout the X-PERT Programmes. IF is defined as a voluntary, preselected period of time where no or very few calories are consumed.…
Read moreCounting Calories Author: Paul Hollinrake, Researcher & Trainer in Public Health/7 June 2018 In a previous blog, limitations of the energy balance theory were discussed. If you don't have the time to read this at the moment it can be summarised as: A calorie is defined…
Read moreSugar and childhood obesity Author: Nina Evans, Researcher & Trainer in Public Health/31 May 2018 Let’s Talk Sugar - First Measure of Industry Progress Sugar and childhood obesity. In August 2016 the government published ‘Childhood Obesity: A Plan for Action’ which included Public Health England…
Read moreDiabetes UK Nutrition Guidelines 2018 Author: Kirstie Lamb, MMedSci - Researcher and Trainer in Public Health/28 March 2018 Diabetes UK evidence-based nutrition guidelines were first published in 1982, with several updates and revisions to these having been made since. The most recent previous update took place…
Read moreExercise and weight loss – the basics Author: Matt Whitaker, Digital Health Lead/20 March 2018 We have had a range of blogs covering many different aspects of nutrition. But we have not covered exercise in any great detail. This blog introduces the basics about different…
Read moreReverse Type 2 Diabetes Author: Dr. Sean Wheatley, PhD – Science and Research Lead/20 February 2018 Traditionally Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) was considered a progressive condition. Treatment was aimed at slowing the rate at which health declined to try and stave off the consequences for…
Read moreGut Microbiota Health Author: Kirstie Lamb, Researcher and Trainer in Public Health/7th February 2018 Gut Microbiota Health. As discussed in one of our previous blogs, our gut contains trillions of good and bad bacteria. These are our microbiome. Which can have an impact on our…
Read moreThe Importance of Sleep Author: Kirstie Lamb, Researcher and Trainer in Public Health/31 January 2018 Sleep is often overlooked as a lifestyle component that can affect our health. However, research suggests that obtaining sufficient good quality sleep may be as important as our diet for…
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