Prof Amelia Lake

Women of the North were in force at the @nutritionorguk.bsky.social annual conference

I presented alongside Prof @mariabryant.bsky.social & Prof @livinghealthy007.bsky.social
covering the Born in Bradford research (Maria), food environments (me) & the incredible work on holiday hunger (Greta).

& it was an amazing lunch!

🌍 The Food Environment
@lakenutrition.bsky.social Prof Amelia Lake unpacked how today’s food environments influence behaviour-from “dark kitchens” to household food insecurity and its impact on diet-related health.

Prof @mariabryant.bsky.social presenting @bibresearch.bsky.social at the @nutritionorguk.bsky.social research day in London.

Excited to be part of today!

Excited to be at @nutritionorguk.bsky.social conference in London today with some incredible colleagues
Looking forward to presenting our research later!
#AnnualConference25
#NourshingTomorrow

#NutritionCongress2026 #NutritionScience #AcademicEvents #NSCongress2026

🚨 Excited to be part of the organising team for the Nutrition Society Congress 2026!
📍 Join us in Newcastle, 21–24 July, for cutting-edge science, collaboration & innovation in nutrition.
🧠 Abstracts now open
🔗 nutritionsociety.org/events/nutrition-society-congress-2026
@nutritionsociety.bsky.social

Brand to ban: What young people really think about energy drinks Our warts-and-all account of what it's like to do public health research.

In this blog, the researchers share what the children told them - they aren’t passive consumers: they get marketing, branding & peer pressure, yet energy drinks remain part of their culture. Stronger policy, better education & youth input are key. ⬇️

fuseopenscienceblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/bran...

Photo: 'black soda can' by thom masat on Unsplash (with modifications): https://unsplash.com/photos/black-soda-can-GlGolKDj_Xw?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText

New Fuse research @teessideuni.bsky.social reveals a concerning picture of how children in North East England perceive energy drinks. Over 80% of the 13–14-year-olds surveyed consume them - many several times a week - despite health risks and voluntary sales bans. ⬇️

fuse.ac.uk/news/fuseres...

thanks to co-authors @helenjmoore.bsky.social and Grace Stewart
@fuseonline.bsky.social
@teessideuni.bsky.social
@oha-updates.bsky.social
@sustainweb.org
@biteback2030.bsky.social

The findings are both revealing.
🔍 Most of our participants reported consuming energy drinks.
🧠 Their choices were shaped by taste, image, peer influence—and a market that knows exactly how to speak to them. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Our latest paper explores a question that’s been quietly brewing in school corridors, corner shops, and online spaces: What do energy drinks mean to young people?
In this study, we listened to the voices of children & young people in North East England—hearing not just what they consume, but why.

Happy Monday morning

Our @teessideuni.bsky.social #dietitianstobe have a lecture on #FoodInsecurity this morning

We have #faresharenortheast Joe Dunne talking about #surplusfood

Bringing the real world into our classroom and talking about alternative food systems & sustainability issues

Changing the narrative on gambling harms in the North East Our warts-and-all account of what it's like to do public health research.

Blog: On #WorldMentalHealthDay, we’re highlighting the impact of #GamblingHarms. Nearly 5% of adults in the North East are at elevated risk - the highest in England - facing serious #mentalhealth challenges, financial strain & stigma 🔽

fuseopenscienceblog.blogspot.com/2025/10/chan...

#WMHD25 #WMHD

@scottylloyd.bsky.social
@helenjmoore.bsky.social
@omalley88.bsky.social

For our Nutrition North report, a team from @liverpooluni.bsky.social, @newcastleuni.bsky.social, @teessideuni.bsky.social, Middlesbrough Council, @redcarclevelandbc.bsky.social, & @menvcity.bsky.social analysed food and beverage bus shelter advertising in Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland  1/2

@teessideuni.bsky.social
@helenjmoore.bsky.social

#PartTimeWorks is a campaign from @timewise.bsky.social

My hero - #MotherPukka (aka Anna Whitehouse) - has championed flexible working (#FlexAppeal) and part time working.

The tide is shifting and it is becoming normal to work part-time. Today is a hurray for the part-time workers, happy #PartTimeWorks day!

Part-time work can be a game changer for families and a smart strategy for organisations Our warts-and-all account of what it's like to do public health research.

Before covid I was nominated and acknowledged within the Timewise Part-time Power 50*** and then contributed to Belinda Morgan's book alongside my part-time colleague Dr Helen Moore (you can also read a @fuseonline.bsky.social Blog about this).
fuseopenscienceblog.blogspot.com/2022/07/part...

Are there things I can't do/ attend because of working part-time - yes!
However despite this, it makes me a better at my job, is good for me and my family.

I have moved into roles in a part-time basis and been promoted to Professor as a part-time academic.

Working part-time is a privilege, I fully acknowledge that.
Do I have frustrations - yes!

🧵Today is #PartTimeWorks day!

I have been quite vocal in talking about my role as a Research Professor in a University being #PartTime because I believe #PartTimeWorks – in all kinds of jobs, at all levels.

I have been working part-time since my son was born in 2012.
@timewise.bsky.social

This time the hare might win: dark kitchens and the regulatory race Our warts-and-all account of what it's like to do public health research.

🐇 When it comes to food delivery, the hare isn’t napping - dark kitchens & online platforms are sprinting ahead while regulation lags behind. Can the tortoise 🐢 catch up? Blog by @helenjmoore.bsky.social on planning for a healthier food environment ⬇️

fuseopenscienceblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/this...

How weight-loss injections are making obesity a wealth issue With claims of a 'two-tier system', could it be that these drugs are exacerbating health inequalities?

By thinking we have a treatment for obesity we lose focus and stop thinking about the more difficult issues around the food industry and regulation, which are the root cause of this." @felly500.bsky.social , ADPH President

🙏🏼 Thanks to Dr Helen Moore for presenting how we developed the training & to Prof Tim Guy Townshend my long-time collaborator on co-presenting the training content!

🎦 The recording will be online & I’ll post the link - but in the meantime here’s info about the training
fuse.ac.uk/news/newonli...

👥 Fantastic to collaborate with our brilliant OHID colleagues - past (Michael Chang) & present on making training about healthier food environments available (Free) to colleagues from a range of backgrounds

*Planning for a healthier food environment*

🍏Brilliant to host a Fuse, the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health webinar about our FutureLearn training we developed with OHID colleagues

💻 Lots of people & lots of questions!

fuse.ac.uk/news/newonli...

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@helenjmoore.bsky.social