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Childhood waist to height ratio may be an equally good predictor as BMI of liver disease and high blood pressure in young adults
How a child’s waist size compares to their height may be an equally good tool to predict serious health problems later in life, including liver disease and high blood pressure, as traditional body mass index (BMI) according to a new study. The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)…
Exploring links between carbohydrate counting and eating disorders in people with type 1 diabetes
Evidence suggests that people with type 1 diabetes who count carbohydrates are less likely to experience eating disorders, according to a recent review of past studies. But this review also found significant gaps in the research, particularly in the way carbohydrate counting is measured. The review, led by Bristol BRC…
Physical activity provision in schools is about more than equipment
How schools engage with their physical activity equipment is just as important as the facilities and resources they have, a recent study shows. The study was led by Bristol BRC and ARC West researchers and is published in BMC Public Health. Children aged five to 18 should spend at least…
Professor Richard Martin awarded NIHR Senior Investigator status for a second term
Richard Martin, Professor of Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Bristol and co-lead of Bristol BRC’s diet and physical activity theme, has been awarded Senior Investigator status by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) for a second term. NIHR Senior Investigators are among the most prominent and…
Understanding how school PE uniform impacts teenage girls
NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre-funded researchers at the University of Bristol have been looking at how secondary school PE uniforms can impact teenage girls. They explored how PE uniforms influence body confidence and participation in PE lessons. Here one of the researchers, Alice Porter, blogs about what they found.
Signposting children to weight management services could happen when parents attend an adult programme
Parents attending an adult weight management programme, who were worried about their child’s weight, would accept support and signposting to services for their child if it was offered, new research has found. The study is published today in BMJ Paediatrics Open. The study,…
Bristol researchers contribute to House of Lords report on obesity and diet
A House of Lords report on connections between diet and obesity, and their effects on ill-health (including cancer) is formally being launched today. Researchers from Bristol’s Integrative Cancer Epidemiology Programme (ICEP), the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU) and the Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) submitted data for the report. The…
Creating Playful Urban Spaces: Lessons from Bradford
In this blog Dr Amanda Seims and Dr Sally Barber write about the significant steps Bradford has taken to involve children and young people in the planning and design of play spaces. This post was originally published by the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Yorkshire and Humber. In today’s rapidly urbanising…
Non-pharmacological weight-loss treatment shows promising results during trial
Sirona, a non-invasive and non-pharmaceutical weight loss technology demonstrated a good side effect profile and was well tolerated by participants during a 12-week trial. Participants on Sirona experienced greater weight loss compared to those receiving a placebo. Those using the technology lost up to 10 per cent of their total…