mrcepid.bsky.social
Studying the genetic, developmental & environmental determinants of obesity, type 2 diabetes & related metabolic disorders. Contributing to their prevention.
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Thank you to Sonia Kumar MP and the organisers for hosting this important discussion.
@HealthyChildProg
#ChildNutrition #FoodInsecurity #Responsive #MRCepid #FamilySystems #SPROUTStudy
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SPROUT (Supporting Parental Responsive Feeding for Optimal Understanding of Thriving Child Development) is a new study exploring the lived experience of parents and healthcare professionals to support responsive feeding in families experiencing food insecurity.
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Obviously, you should also read the article by Northcott et al, on which this is a commentary...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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The research was a collaboration between researchers from @uniofcam.bsky.social, Queen Mary University of London, @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, University of Bedfordshire , @exeter.ac.uk, @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social, @ox.ac.uk, and @usc.edu.
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The study was funded by the @nihr.bsky.social, NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North Thames, the Medical Research Council.
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The work is part of the Children’s Health in London and Luton (CHILL) Study, which previously found that 42% of children who travelled by car switched to active travel modes after the ULEZ was introduced.
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The research reveals challenges for those living in outer boroughs who are more reliant on the car and may struggle to adapt.
Road traffic is a major source of air pollution in London. One in 11 children in the city has asthma, worsened by poor air quality.
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... Daniel Pollard, Jenny Woolston, Emma Lachassseigne, Marie Stubbings, Fiona Whittle, @RebeccaAntonie, Clare E. Boothby, Robbie Duschinsky, Jennifer Bostock, Nazrul Islam, Simon Griffin
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đź‘ŹCongratulations to Chief Investigator @amy_ahern, co-first author @penny_breeze, and all co-authors: Francesco Fusco, Stephen Sharp, Katharine Pidd, @Alan_Brennan, Andrew Hill, Stephen Morris, @CarlyAnnahughe1, Sarah E. Bates ...
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When investigating the impact of the intervention on health and health care costs over a lifetime, it was found that investing in the new programme would be better value for money than standard care.
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Findings: The tailored diabetes education and behavioural weight management programme did not improve average blood sugar compared to the standard care diabetes education but it did help people lose more weight and achieve diabetes remission.
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Currently, most people with type 2 diabetes in the UK get a 6-hour diabetes education workshop but there is no evidence that this really helps either with blood sugar or long-term weight loss.
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Previous studies have shown that bariatric surgery, weight loss drugs, and “formula diets” can help people lose a substantial amount of weight but these programmes are expensive and might not be acceptable or suitable for everyone.
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The aim was to find out if a new programme combining diabetes education with commercial behavioural weight management would help people with a recent diagnosis of type 2 diabetes to lower their average blood sugar and lose weight compared to current standard care.
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The investigation also uncovered 15 cases since January 2020 in which McDonald's objected to new proposals by local authorities to ban fast food outlets close to schools or in areas with high obesity, known as exclusion zones.
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McDonald's, which plans to open 200 new restaurants across the UK and Ireland over the next four years, deployed a specialist GP to argue that obesity is caused by “over a hundred” factors other than fast food, and that its menu contains nutritious and low calorie options.