6 Ways to Identify Hidden Sugars in Your Diet Author: Nina Evans, Researcher & Trainer in Public Health/26 July 2018 The current demand for sugar in the UK is two million tonnes per year. The average British adult eats approximately 15 teaspoons (60g) of free…
Read moreDoes stress impact hair colour? It’s a bit of a grey area… Author: Matt Whitaker, Digital Health Lead/12 July 2018 Aging is an inescapable progression that comes with the inevitability of time. It is a complex process involving genetics, hormones and environmental mechanisms which impact…
Read morePhysiological systems that regulate appetite Author: Paul Hollinrake, Researcher & Trainer in Public Health/5 July 2018 In a previous blog, we discussed the limitations of counting calories and highlighted that calories are not independent of each other e.g. reducing calories (energy in) can also result in a…
Read moreBarbecues 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…
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