Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour: CLiMB

Smartphone screens display visuals from the SnackApp

Spotlight on: the SnackApp

We developed a new smartphone app to help people increase their physical activity. Our participants used the app an average of 77 times over 4 weeks.

Find out more: www.lboro.ac.uk/research/cli...

#PhysicalActivity #DigitalHealth

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Check out this fantastic paper led by Dr Sophia Amenyah in collaboration with CLiMB's Dr Hibbah Osei-Kwasi and Dr Charity Aienobe-Asekharen exploring how older Black African adults navigate food choices: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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We had a fantastic day earlier this week at our co-creation workshop, learning about how to draw together experts and those with lived experience to create more impactful research studies.

Many thanks to our participants and facilitators Dr Gemma Pearce and Nikki Holliday.

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SoS 266: Beyond the Checklist: Systematic Reviews and the SCRIBE Toolkit w/ Dr. Varela-Silva We’re long overdue for this conversation. In this episode, Chris and Courtney sit down with Dr. Inês Varela-Silva, Reader in Biocultural Studies and Community Health at Loughborough University, to tal

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Have a listen to the @humbioassociation.bsky.social's latest 'Sausage of Science' podcast featuring CLiMB's Dr. Ines Varela-Silva.

Find out about her path into anthropology and human biology and SCRIBE, her newly-published toolkit for systematic reviews.

Join Nicola Paine to examine health inequalities in multimorbidity and the roles of stress, physical activity and sedentary behaviour on markers of disease risk.

Join @james-sanders.bsky.social to explore how AI-enabled digital health interventions and wearables can be used to increase physical activity and improve self-management of long-term conditions such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and mental ill-health.

Leicestershire Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Doctoral Training Programme (LHIIP) | Postgraduate research | University of Leicester Leicestershire Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Doctoral Training Programme at The University of Leicester. Funded by the Wellcome Trust

New PhD opportunities with CLiMB!

We have two fantastic @lhiipdtp.bsky.social studentships available to address the unique health issues faced by Leicester and Leicestershire’s ethnically and culturally diverse population.

Find out more and apply here: le.ac.uk/study/resear...

For more information regarding the PRE:WELL study please visit: www.lboro.ac.uk/research/cli...

The survey explores whether weight management programmes can be offered before surgery and if so, what needs to be considered in the implementation of providing support for weight loss.

Surgeons at work

As part of the PRE:WELL study, we are looking for weight management providers to complete the following survey:
loughboroughssehs.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Return to play: athlete experiences of returning to elite sport following a mental health leave of absence There are no established guidance for navigating an athlete's return to their sport following a leave of absence due to mental health concerns. Research is needed to explore how this is currently mana...

How can athletes be better supported in returning to elite sport following a leave of absence due to mental health concerns?

If you would like to explore how this is currently managed and identify the issues to be addressed, visit ric-ki.lboro.ac.uk/ideas/return...

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Can the latest viral hack encouraging people to jump 50 times a day really help boost health?

CLiMB Director Professor Amanda Daley featured on BBC Radio Berkshire to explain why short bouts of activity are so beneficial to our health.

Catch up here from 2hrs 8mins: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Participatory research for lifestyle interventions among young people and vulnerable groups in Nigeria (PARLI-NG) NCDs are a growing concern in Nigeria, driven by tobacco use, alcohol consumption, poor diet, and physical inactivity. Young people and vulnerable groups are disproportionately affected yet often excl...

NCDs are a growing concern in Nigeria, driven by tobacco, alcohol, poor diet and inactivity. Young people and vulnerable groups are disproportionately affected, yet often excluded from designing interventions.

If you would like to collaborate, please visit: ric-ki.lboro.ac.uk/ideas/parli-...

To find out more about Snacktivity™ visit: lboro.ac.uk/research/cli...

Snacktivity logo

We have a fantastic milestone to celebrate – we have recruited 991 people to our latest @nihr.bsky.social funded Snacktivity™ trial.

We are hugely grateful to NIHR's Be Part of Research and the 46 NHS sites who helped with our recruitment, the Snacktivity™ team and our wonderful participants.

Liz Pharoah (l) and Kayleigh Sharp (r) in the NCSEM reception

Liz Pharoah (l) and Kayleigh Sharp (r) by the Christmas tree in the NCSEM reception

Kayleigh Sharp with two of her Supervisors, Dr James Sanders and Professor Lauren Sherar

We were delighted to see two CLiMB doctoral researchers graduate at last week's graduation ceremonies. Huge congratulations to Kayleigh Sharp and Liz Pharoah!

We wish you all the best for the future ✨✨

The short bursts of activity that could help you live longer From running up stairs, to rigorous gardening: these everyday activities could boost your health and help you live longer.

Can microbursts of activity help you live longer?

Check out this article from BBC Future featuring CLiMB director Professor Amanda Daley discussing why short bursts of activity can help people become more physically active in their daily lives.

www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

App uses AI to tackle £72 billion NHS multimorbidity challenge A newly developed app that tackles multimorbidity – the presence of two or more health conditions such as diabetes and arthritis – with patients across the NHS, has revealed promising results.

A new app that tackles multimorbidity has revealed promising results. The project, run by Holly Health with Modality Partnerships, Dr @james-sanders.bsky.social and Dr James Fleming found that users improved their engagement in managing their conditions by 21%.

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A young boy visits the dentist

Great to see CLiMB doctoral researcher Dr Jessica Large's featured in the Canadian Dental Association's 'CDA essentials' discussing her research into how dental teams could contribute to supporting the public with weight management.

Read it in full here: cda-adc.ca/en/services/...

Idea sharing form Idea sharing form

Monday is the last day for our new idea competition!

Don’t forget to send us your best new collaborative research idea to be in with a chance to win £75, £50 or £25.

Enter here: ric-ki.lboro.ac.uk/idea-sharing...
Further details and Ts&Cs available here: ric-ki.lboro.ac.uk/blog/competi...

BLOG: Can PACE food labelling reduce the purchase of sugary foods and combat unhealthy food choices in school canteens? Childhood obesity remains a growing concern across the world, with 20% of young people now living with overweight or obesity. Studies suggest that an excessive consumption of ultra-processed, energy-d...

Could a new way of labelling foods encourage healthier food choices in school canteens?

This #SugarAwarenessWeek we explore the difference that PACE labelling made to purchases of cakes and biscuits in school canteens in our recent study.

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Idea sharing form Idea sharing form

Don’t forget our new idea competition is now open! We’ve had some fantastic entries already - enter your collaborative research idea before 8 December for your chance to win.

Enter here: ric-ki.lboro.ac.uk/idea-sharing...
Further details and Ts&Cs available here: ric-ki.lboro.ac.uk/blog/competi...

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Have you got a brilliant new collaborative research idea to share? Submit it to RIC-KI by 8 December to be in with a chance of winning!

There are vouchers of £75, £50 and 3 x £25 (or local equivalent) up for grabs.

Enter here: ric-ki.lboro.ac.uk/idea-sharing...

Fact: Tash can also be found teaching on the Clinical Exercise Physiology MSc at Loughborough University.

Natasha Hares, Loughborough University Staff profile for Natasha Hares, Postgraduate University Teacher (Clinical Exercise Physiology) at Loughborough University

Meet CLiMB: Tash Hares is a part-time PhD student researching prehabilitation in orthopaedic patients in collaboration with University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust to help support those who are awaiting hip and knee surgeries.

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CLiMB Director Professor Amanda Daley will be speaking at the Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine Conference 2025.

Join her session on 6 November at 4.20pm to find out more about the Snacktivity™ project.