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BLOG Don't stop till you get enough: physical activity and sexual function

Sex is very beneficial for health, it activates chemicals that impact the brain and body organs and a healthy active sex life may also improve life expectancy.

BLOG Physical activity for young people living with cancer

With September recognised globally as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, now is a great time to highlight our ongoing research exploring how physical activity may benefit young people receiving treatment for cancer.

BLOG How exercise before hip and knee surgery improves patient outcomes

With 1,498 per 100,000 of the population waiting for orthopaedic surgery, it is vital to help support patients awaiting total hip and knee replacements to improve their health and increase surgery success rates by participating in regular exercise before surgery.

UK GPs under mounting health pressures - new study reveals

GPs from across the UK are experiencing concerningly high levels of burnout, a new CLiMB study has found.

Nursery children happily ate vegetables 60% of the time when offered them at breakfast

Researchers who offered carrots and cucumber to nursery-age youngsters at breakfast found that children ate the vegetables more than 60% of the time.

BLOG - Seven techniques to avoid weight regain

Losing weight is challenging. But as anyone who has ever successfully lost weight knows, it’s avoiding weight re-gain that’s the real challenge.

NIHR awards £8.5 million to East Midlands partnership

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded £8.5 million to an East Midlands partnership, including the Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour, to deliver one of eight hubs of the new NIHR Research Support Service (RSS).

BLOG Kick-start healthy dietary habits this Ramadan

The concept of fasting is not new. It is a well-known practice associated with many religious and spiritual traditions.

BLOG Five reasons physical activity is important for cancer patients

You might know that physical activity can help lower your risk of getting many common types of cancer. But what many of us don’t realise is just how important physical activity is if you’ve been diagnosed with cancer.

BLOG Watching your weight? You may only need to make small changes to your daily routine

Losing weight is one of the most popular new year’s resolutions, yet it is one which most of us struggle to achieve. By the time the second or third week of January rolls around, many of us are finding it harder to stick with the lifestyle changes needed to lose, or at least maintain, our weight.

BLOG Make your new year's resolution a snack...

A bite-sized approach to exercise could help you achieve your New Year fitness goals

Activity “Advent calendar” could help boost activity and cut sitting time

A Christmas themed physical activity intervention during Advent shows promise for increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary time among inactive adults, finds a trial by Loughborough University's Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour.
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BLOG Sugar Awareness Week 2022: are vegetables the answer to sugar-filled breakfasts?

Often described as the ‘most important meal of the day’, a good breakfast allows you to start the day with a healthy and nutritious meal packed full of vitamins and staves off hunger until lunchtime.

Food labelling should show how much physical activity is needed to burn off the calories, not only the number of calories

New research from the Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour at Loughborough University shows that food labelling that includes the amount of physical activity needed to burn off the calories contained within it would be easier to understand than existing traffic light labelling, and would be more likely to help consumers to avoid high calorie foods.
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BLOG Take a stand

Sit-stand desks could improve consultations on physical health

BLOG Weighing up your ice cream choice

As record temperatures continue across the country, many are turning to an ice cream or lolly to help them cool down. But just how many calories are in these frozen treats?

BLOG Who’s responsible for helping people lose weight?

Are doctors missing opportunities to help people manage their weight?

Doctor knows best: research shows doctor-led advice on weight management is effective

Doctor-led advice on weight management results in effective weight loss and a reduction in waist circumference for people with obesity, new research from Loughborough University has found.

BLOG Weight loss advice from GPs really can help people slim down and stay that way

For people looking to lose weight, it can be hard to know where to start. Not only are there scores of commercial weight loss programmes to choose from, there’s also plenty of confusing and contradictory weight loss advice to be found online or in magazines.

BLOG Eggs-ercise the weight away this Easter

Holiday times are known to be an occasion when we find it more difficult to follow a healthy lifestyle.

BLOG International Women’s Day 2022

In the words of Beyoncé, ‘who runs the world? Girls!’ Now, can all the pregnant ladies put their hands up?

Calling all secondary schools! Take part in our study about food labelling

We are recruiting secondary schools to take part in a study to help us understand the impact of a new type of food label in school canteens.

Primary care exercise interventions help boost physical activity levels and reduce weight in adults

Research by Loughborough University has found that exercise interventions delivered in primary care appear to boost levels of moderate to vigorous intensity activity in adults by an average of 14 minutes a week.

BLOG Preventing cancer through lifestyle changes

World Cancer Day, held every 4 February, has been recognised by the Union for International Cancer Control to raise awareness of cancer globally, with the aim of encouraging prevention, early detection and treatment for cancer.

Research to examine role dentists can play in tackling obesity crisis

A new study being led by Loughborough University will look at the role dentists can play in reducing obesity in the UK.

BLOG A new year a new you… Or a new you for a month?

For many people, the new year is an opportunity for them to reflect on the past year and start to think about making changes for the next one.

It could take 12 hours of walking to burn off your Christmas dinner

Christmas is a time when many people put on a few extra pounds.
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BLOG Controlling the Christmas weight gain

For many of us, the ‘most wonderful time of the year’ means letting go of our usual restraint and moderation with food and drink.

BLOG Changing the face of collaborative research

RIC-KI (Research Ideas Catalogue – Knowledge & Impact) is a newly-launched platform that connects researchers who have great ideas, but not necessarily the time or resources to develop them on their own.

Loughborough launches new platform to share research ideas with global scientific community

Loughborough University has launched a new platform that enables academics to share research ideas with scientists across the world, allowing greater collaboration and ensuring no idea is wasted.

BLOG Balancing needs: how do we mitigate the potential harms of weight interventions?

With 64% of the UK population now overweight or obese, there’s no time to lose in taking action to support the population to lose excess weight or maintain a healthy weight.

BLOG ‘Free’ sugars – are children paying the price?

In the UK, around 10% of children aged 4-5 years are obese, and this number rises to around 20% of children aged 11-12 years. Children who are living with obesity have higher rates of cardio-metabolic risk factors, which can lead to early onset of other serious conditions such as cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes.

CLiMB researcher wins Doctoral Prize Fellowship

Dr Chris McLeod has been awarded a Doctoral Prize Fellowship at Loughborough University, an award for outstanding academics who have recently completed their PhDs and want to develop an independent research career.

Ten small changes you can make today to prevent weight gain

Between the ages of 20 and 55, most adults gain between 0.5 and 1kg a year, which could see some people become overweight or obese over time.

Small change approach to diet and physical activity could help in fight against obesity, new study finds

Making small changes to your daily calorie intake and/or physical activity levels to manage your weight may help to prevent weight gain, a new Loughborough University study has found.

New research centre to tackle preventable diseases and help improve nation’s health

A new research centre which will look at ways to reduce preventable diseases, such as obesity, diabetes and several types of cancer, has been launched by Loughborough University.