A5025483620- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
City, University of London
2022
Newcastle University
2012-2019
Poor cooking skills may be a barrier to healthy eating and contributor overweight obesity. Little population-representative data on adult has been published. We explored prevalence socio-demographic correlates of among respondents wave 1 the UK National Diet Nutrition Survey (2008–9). Socio-demographic variables interest were sex, age group, occupational socio-economic group whether or not had main responsibility for food in their households. Cooking assessed as self-reported confidence...
Background Consumption of fruit and vegetables is important for health, but often lower than recommended tends to be socio-economically patterned with consumption in more deprived groups. In 2008, the English Department Health introduced Change4Life convenience store programme. This aimed increase retail access fresh deprived, urban areas by providing existing stores a range support branded point-of-sale materials equipment. Methods We undertook mixed-methods study programme North East...
Overweight and obesity continue to increase globally. In England, as in many other countries, this disproportionately affects people who experience socioeconomic deprivation. One factor blamed for inequalities is unhealthy food provisioning environments (FPEs), leading a focus on policies interventions change FPEs. This paper aims provide insights into how FPE could more effectively tackle by addressing key research gap: the structural contexts which live their lives influence interaction...
Sustainable diets should not only respect the environment but also be healthy and affordable. However, there has been little work to assess whether real can encompass all three aspects. The aim of this study was develop a framework quantify actual diet records for health, affordability environmental sustainability apply UK food purchase survey data. We applied Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach detailed composition data where purchased items were disaggregated into their components with...
<h3>Background</h3> Poor quality diets high in fat, salt and sugar low fruit vegetables play important roles the aetiology of obesity chronic diseases. Many dietary interventions assume relationships between cooking, diet health, surmise that a key solution for promoting health is developing cooking skills. However, evidence to support this proposition lacking, as regarding most appropriate targeting such interventions. This study aimed systematically review social determinants outcomes home...
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There is concern around alcohol consumption in mid to later life yet little understanding about what influences this behaviour. No previous research has explored the extent which adults may be exposed references media. This project aimed determine frequency of on radio stations with a high proportion listeners life. Content analysis four popular UK music-based aged 55–64 years over three time points. Alcohol occur frequently, but vary by year and type station. When mentioned its portrayed as...
Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in obesity ISSN 2632-9808 (online)