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Body mass index may not be the best indicator of our health – how can we improve it?
By Dr Karen Coulman, Research Fellow (NIHR Clinical Lectureship), and Dr Sarah Sauchelli Toran, Senior Research Associate, at the University of Bristol and the NIHR Bristol BRC Nutrition, Diet and Lifestyle theme. Their article was originally published in The Conversation, 29 July 2020. Body mass index or…
Coronavirus could trigger diabetes in previously healthy people
By Julian Hamilton-Shield ,Professor of Diabetes and Metabolic Endocrinology at the University of Bristol and a member of NIHR Bristol BRC’s Nutrition, Diet and Lifestyle theme. This article was originally published in The Conversation, 19 June 2020. Recent studies from England and other countries have suggested that…
Digitalising diabetes support groups in response to COVID-19
Recruitment is underway for a new study with Diabetes UK to find out what support people living with diabetes need during the COVID-19 pandemic and how this support should be provided. For people with diabetes, the government’s physical distancing measures means that diabetes education, routine check-up appointments and peer-support…
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy: #DRYMESTER the only safe approach
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy leads to poorer cognitive functioning in children, according to the most comprehensive review on the issue to date. The University of Bristol research published today [29 January] in the International Journal of Epidemiology, reviewed 23 published studies on the topic and found evidence that drinking in…
Brilliant teamwork, lads! Results from Gromit Unleashed 2 healthy living quiz published
Results from a mini healthy living quiz, devised by researchers and completed by more than 5,000 people during The Grand Appeal‘s Gromit Unleashed 2 trail, have now been published in the Archives of Diseases in Childhood. What do families know about healthy eating and physical activity? A…
Complementary and alternative therapies to treat colic: the jury’s still out but some therapies show promise
A review of the evidence on the use of complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies to treat babies with colic has shown some that some treatments – including probiotics, fennel extract and spinal manipulation – do appear to help, but that overall the evidence on the use of these therapies is…
NIHR Bristol BRC appoints Signant Health to explore the use of eConsent in a prostate cancer study
The National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR Bristol BRC) at the University of Bristol has selected Signant Health, formerly CRF Health and Bracket, as its partner to provide electronic informed consent (eConsent) support for a prostate cancer study. The partnership will see Signant Health collect…
Childhood obesity: what is the minimum change in BMI-SDS needed to reduce body fat?
Childhood obesity interventions that lead to children’s body mass index standard deviation scores (BMI-SDS) being reduced by at least 0.6 may be deemed successful in reducing body fat mass, NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre researchers have found in a review published in BMJ Open. BMI values, which are used…
Childhood obesity: what is the minimum change in BMI-SDS needed to reduce body fat?
Childhood obesity interventions that lead to children’s body mass index standard deviation scores (BMI-SDS) being reduced by at least 0.6 may be deemed successful in reducing body fat mass, Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) researchers have found in a review published in BMJ Open. BMI values, which are used…