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Prof of Dietetics, Uni of Plymouth UK. Registered Dietitian, working with care homes to improve nutrition, views are my own.

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It's #SelfCareWeek and we wanted to share our #menopause factsheet, produced with NHS England's Clinical Menopause Ref Group there are tips and advice for #MindBody. And we have an #Urdu version too bit.ly/2tiBs9K @pifonline.bsky.social @menopausesociety.bsky.social @menopausedietplan.bsky.social

21.11.2025 10:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's National #SelfCareWeek and did you know that loneliness can affect our physical health and mental wellbeing. Advice from the Marmalade Trust is to add micro-connections to your day, shop locally, talk to neighbours and smile at passers-by. It all helps us feel connected. @profmaryh.bsky.social

21.11.2025 14:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Nutritional Care of culturally diverse older adults living in care homes University of Plymouth funded PhD studentship: Nutritional Care of culturally diverse older adults living in care homes.

Exciting opportunity for a #dietitian to study for #PhD at Uni of Plymouth @plymuni.bsky.social. If you are interested in nutritional care for people living in care homes this could be for you. See here for details: www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/resear...

07.04.2025 08:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Call for care homes to participate in the REFRESH study University of Plymouth research: We are looking for care homes in or close to Devon, Dorset and Hampshire region and the West Midlands to participate in...

๐ŸŽ‰Calling all care homes! ๐ŸŽ‰ We are looking for care homes to take part in the REFRESH study. Visit www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/pen... to find out more. Please repost to spread the word. #REFRESH @plymuni.bsky.social @ncfcareforum.bsky.social

19.03.2025 15:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ultra-Processed Foods: My Verdict Guilty, as charged, in case you are quite short on time. If you have a minute, or ten, by all means- please read on.

Dr. David Katz provides a compelling critique of the transition from simple 'junk food' labels to the more complex 'ultra-processed' categorization, using the NOVA system. Read it here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/ultra-...

12.02.2025 17:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Enhanced practice for dietitians: the pathway to greater professional capability and impact

Do you want to find out more about enhanced practice, including the enhanced practice apprenticeship?

Then this webinar is for you.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ January 28th 2025
โฐ 14:00
๐Ÿ’ป Webinar
๐Ÿ’ท Free for #bdadietitians members

Book your free place ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿฝ

www.bda.uk.com/events/calen...

17.12.2024 08:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A song for navigating the toxic soup of media headlines and religious wellness capitalism we all live in:
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๐ŸŽถpopular๐ŸŽถnutrition๐ŸŽถ
questions๐ŸŽถmost๐ŸŽถare๐ŸŽถ
selling๐ŸŽถtheory๐ŸŽถor๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿ’ฉ๐ŸŽถ

14.12.2024 16:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thread for those new to BlueSky. First of all, welcome. It feels like a safer space, doesnโ€™t it? But also perhaps a bit disorienting initially? Hereโ€™s some tips for getting your bearings.

13.11.2024 17:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 4786 ๐Ÿ” 1279 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 667 ๐Ÿ“Œ 229

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Thank you ๐Ÿ˜Š

14.12.2024 08:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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THI Dec 11th 2024 Webinar Symposium - True Health Initiative True Health Initiative presents How Diet-Health Misinformation Gets Ultraprocessed: Exposing Hidden Agendas and Distorted Narratives Wednesday, 11 December 2024 PST: 12:00-14:00ย ย ย ย  |ย ย ย ย  EST: 15:00-1...

Really interesting free webinar www.truehealthinitiative.org/webinar-symp...

10.12.2024 12:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0