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Improving diabetes management in children and young people from underserved communities
Children and young people with diabetes from families in underserved communities have higher blood sugar levels than average. Providing flexible, family-focussed support and addressing socio-cultural and emotional issues could improve how they manage their condition, according to a series of papers published as part of the Diversity…
Flash glucose monitoring may improve diabetes management in children and young people
Flash glucose monitoring might help young people improve control of their diabetes, according to a study published in the BMJ Open Diabetes and Care. Researchers in the South-West of England found some indication that flash monitoring with the first-generation FreeStyle Libre® sensor might offer an alternative to…
A new normal for children’s physical activity in the wake of the pandemic
This blog was originally published by the Youth Sport Trust on 7 August 2023. The Active-6 project led by researchers at the University of Bristol’s Centre for Exercise, Nutrition, and Health Sciences has been exploring how Year 6’s physical activity and screen-viewing in 2017/18…
How dietary restraint could significantly reduce effects of genetic risk of obesity
Obesity risk genes make people feel hungrier and lose control over their eating, but practising dietary restraint could counteract this. New research by University of Exeter, Exeter Clinical Research Facility, and University of Bristol – funded by the Medical Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership and published in the International…
New project aims to use AI to help people with type 2 diabetes manage their health
A Bristol-based team funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is developing a ground-breaking AI system designed with patients and their needs at its heart, to support people with type 2 diabetes in taking control of their health. Structured diabetes education is a…
Eating behaviour and childhood onset craniopharyngioma
Researchers have confirmed a link between hyperphagia – an abnormally strong desire for food – and body mass index (BMI) in patients affected by childhood onset craniopharyngioma. A paper published in Hormone Research in Paediatrics demonstrates that eating behaviour research would be both feasible and acceptable…
Does intermittent fasting affect appetite?
Researchers from NIHR Bristol BRC and the School of Psychological Science in the University of Bristol found no clear difference between the effects of intermittent fasting and continuous energy restriction on hunger, fullness, a person’s desire to eat or how much they think they can eat. Findings…
Does exercise affect how our brains respond to food cues?
A single bout of exercise increased reactivity to food cues in parts of the brain associated with attention, anticipation of reward and episodic memory, according to research published in Human Brain Mapping. Researchers from Loughborough University, University of Bristol, University of Nottingham, University of Leicester, and Waseda…
Can following the Mediterranean diet benefit breast cancer survivors?
It is possible that following a Mediterranean diet could have long-term health benefits for patients with breast cancer, according to a paper published recently in Nutrients. Researchers at the NIHR Bristol BRC and the University of Bristol found that the association between following a Mediterranean diet and…