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Talking ironman, ocean swimming, workplace health, and weight loss without hunger

May 10, 2021 | Blog, News

Had a really good (long!) chat with Dan Greef of the UK Low Carb podcast and you can hear it here or download it from your favourite podcast place. I love Dan’s interviews – he’s a historian and politics guru so brings a great perspective to the...

Lou presents research at PHCvcon2021

May 10, 2021 | Blog, News

Was very happy to be asked to present our BMJ Nutrition paper at this year’s PHC conference. A virtual conference for the second time, all the videos were prerecorded and are available on YouTube for ever! You can see Lou’s talk here. and the rest of the...

Workplace cake, the NHS and Covid-19

May 4, 2020 | Blog, News

How can we help the NHS and key workers stay healthy during the coronavirus pandemic? I had the pleasure of discussing this yesterday with Steve Bennett and Dr Dan Maggs on The Food Bank Show on Youtube. You can watch the programme here:...

Workplace health is no ‘piece of cake’. Research suggests it’s time to rethink office cake to improve workplace and public health.

Jan 18, 2020 | Blog, News

Here’s the University of Chester press release that accompanied the publication of my research into office cake culture on 17th Jan 2020. It contains a link to a PDF of the full journal article. As people try to maintain their New Year health resolutions, and...

Workplace cake culture features in new Public Health England/Business in the Community toolkit

Sep 2, 2019 | Blog, News

First published 7th March 2018 Public Health England and Business in the Community have launched another excellent toolkit for employers: The physical activity, healthier eating and healthier weight toolkit. The toolkit contains lots of great info and practical...

Workplace cake culture: a health risk or a sociable way to boost morale?

Sep 2, 2019 | Blog, News

First published 18 January 2018 When I was planning my office cake research, cake-related discussions with friends and colleagues often led to the same full and frank discussion. Some argued that if you eat too much cake or other snacks (at work or elsewhere), you...

Lou presents research at PHCvcon2021

Workplace cake, the NHS and Covid-19

Workplace health is no ‘piece of cake’. Research suggests it’s time to rethink office cake to improve workplace and public health.

Workplace cake culture features in new Public Health England/Business in the Community toolkit

Workplace cake culture: a health risk or a sociable way to boost morale?

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