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The Experts in Health podcast, brought to you by Loughborough University, highlights the latest research and trends in health, as we welcome a variety of guests across a host of different disciplines.

  1. 07/25/2024

    E15 - What’s really going on in the NHS and how to solve the problems

    NHS Clinical Director Dr Edward Hartley shares his decades of experience working in the NHS, how its funding, structures and patients have changed over time, where the real problems lie, and how we solve them.

    54 min

  2. 07/18/2024

    E14 - The science behind obesity

    Dr James King talks about how obesity develops, how exercise and diet help to fight against health difficulties not just weight loss, and how drugs might be the answer to the obesity epidemic. 0.00-4.33 - Intro 4.34-6.14 - Prevalence of obesity within society 6.15-11.16 - Genetic components 11.17-16.39 - Interacting factors around energy 16.40-19.49 - Compensating for consumption with exercise 19.50-22.25 - Types of exercise and their benefits 22.26-27.42 - “Prescribed” movement and public health 27.43-29.26 - Lifestyle behaviours vs motivation 29.27-31.54 - Current research 31.55-35.09 - Preventative exercise to improve health 35.10-39.37 - Weight loss drugs 39.38-41.48 - Upcoming research 41.49-42.25 - Outro

    42 min

  3. 07/11/2024

    E13 - Exercise is really important before, during and after cancer treatment

    Dr Kajal Gokal talks about 20 years of evidence showing that physical activity before, during and after cancer treatment is important for health, that rest typically isn’t best, and how we can get this message out to more people. 0.00-6.00 - Intro 6.01-10.24 - Prevention and management of cancer 10.25-12.59 - Transition from ‘rest is best’ ideology 13.00-16.43 - Barriers within research and communication 16.44-20.17 - Exercise to benefit cancer patients 20.18-23.17 - How patients can access resources 23.18-26.54 - Current research 26.55-29.51 - Inequality across demographics within research 29.52-32.10 - Further information 32.11-33.49 - Outro

    34 min

  4. 07/04/2024

    E12 - Public health messaging and communication: what we learned from the COVID-19 pandemic

    Independent SAGE expert Dr Duncan Robertson shares his experience during the pandemic of providing independent advice to the government about how to best communicate about health and science to the public, what we learned, and how we can do better in a future pandemic. Timestamps: 0.00-3.09 - Intro 3.10-4.27 - Involvement in the Independent SAGE Group 4.28-7.27 - Science communication during the COVID-19 pandemic 7.28-9.31 - Relationship between Independent and Government SAGE and data 9.32-11.32 - What would the pandemic have looked like if the government had a strategy? 11.33-13.15 - Learnings within science communication 13.16-16.32 - Find the correct way to resolve issues and developing trust 16.33-22.17 - Political lens and the COVID inquiry 22.18-25.37 - Disinformation within policy 25.38-26.29 - Advent of artificial intelligence and its repercussions 26.30-32.20 - Independent SAGE and new explorations 32.21-33.49 - Placing blame 33.50-36.01 - Outro

    36 min

  5. 06/27/2024

    E11 - Reimagining school lessons to make children more active

    Professor Lauren Sherar talks about how children are less active now than ever before and how a whole-school approach is needed – even in lessons like maths and science – to reimagine the school day to get children more physically active. 0.00-2.38 - Intro 2.39-5.33 - Career background 5.34-13.01 - Children’s physical activity and benefits of sports 13.02-17.09 - Interventions in schools to increase activity levels 17.10-24.12 - Teachers implementing active education 24.13-28.25 - How to target less active demographics and the practicality of this 28.26-32.52 - Current research explorations 32.53-35.54 - Outro

    36 min

  6. 06/20/2024

    E10 - Lavina Mehta MBE: how exercise ‘snacking’ took her from Watford to Windsor Castle

    Health entrepreneur Lavina Mehta MBE talks about how a career change, short-bursts physical activity and exercising for sanity not vanity took her from a corporate career to being a national ambassador for health and fitness. 0.00-2.13 - Intro 2.14-6.55 - Background and career 6.56-15.02 - ‘Sanity, not vanity’, self-care, and social connection 15.03-25.33 - Asian heritage and its role in predicting health 25.34-35.30 - Improving activity levels among populations 35.31-40.14 - Implementing movement into your daily life and motivation 40.15-44.49 - Next steps and further work 44.50-46.30 - Outro

    47 min

  7. 06/13/2024

    E9 - A change is needed: How to support healthy eating in UK-based migrants and ethnic minorities

    Dr Hibbah Osei-Kwasi talks about how a different approach is needed to support healthy eating for UK-based ethnic minorities and how migration presents unique challenges to promoting health diets. 0.00-3.36 - Intro 3.37-9.56 - Research and background of career 9.57-14.20 - Dietary behaviours and observations within communities 14.21-18.30 - Role of processed food and small changes  18.31-23.40 - Nutritional profile of Ghanaian food and applications to populations 23.41-29.09 - Discourse around healthy eating and the deficit approach 29.10-32.59 - Participant inclusivity in research, balance between culture and health 33.00-37.29 - Special envoy work on behalf of Loughborough University 37.30-42.39 - Outro

    43 min

  8. 06/06/2024

    E8 - Gregg Wallace MBE: How he lost 5 stone and kept it off

    TV’s Gregg Wallace talks about his career journey from greengrocer to TV personality to weight loss adviser. Gregg shares how he lost 5 stone and kept it off, as well as his thoughts on the viral track ‘buttery biscuit base’. 0.00-2.13 - Intro 2.14-3.59 - Loughborough University and Gregg Wallace Health collaboration 4.00-11.51 - Background and career based around TV 11.52- 16.02 - Work on MasterChef 16.03-20.09 - Habits outside of work and making healthier choices 20.10-22.36 Considering cultural differences when approaching food/intentional choices 22.37-27.50 - Show Me Fit and GWH 27.51-29.59 - Partnership with Loughborough University and Gregg Wallace Health 30.00-36.15 - Moving into legislation, policy change, and equipping the population with cookery skills 36.16-46.18 - Fan questions 46.19-49.33 - Outro

    50 min
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The Experts in Health podcast, brought to you by Loughborough University, highlights the latest research and trends in health, as we welcome a variety of guests across a host of different disciplines.

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  • Creator
    Loughborough University
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Clean
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