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I am an evidence-based RSPH qualified nutritionist specialising in weight management, pre and post-natal nutrition and plant-based / vegan nutrition lifestyles.

21/09/2022

Wouldn't normally put a private post on my business page but I couldn't have been happier that my daughter supported me at my talk last night (along with .martin & and Chris).
Aveline-Rose is the reason why I work so hard and why I'm so passionate about the very topic I talked about last night, amongst other reasons
Thank you for keeping me on my toes and giving me a purpose and focus every single day ,(even if you are being a madam at the moment)
Love you Aveline-Rose 💕

20/09/2022

So excited, if not a little bit apprehensive to talk, present and educate about our relationship with food and how it impacts our beautiful planet. I will also cover how eating more plant-based will help with your shopping budget.
Hopefully see you this evening.

20/09/2022

Tonight is the night!
I'll be talking / presenting / educating on everything food and climate change.
Who's coming along?

27/07/2022

Let’s be honest! How many of you have given much thought about the choices in vending machines in regard to health?

I don’t frequent hospitals very often (apart from today where I had to have a steroid injection in my foot) and they had a vending machine in the waiting area (main photo for the blog post). It got me thinking about why (and this isn’t the first time I’ve thought this) isn’t there healthier options? Especially in a hospital setting – the same in leisure centres too!

Vending machines have been criticised for providing convenient access to food and drinks that are high in saturated fat, sugar and salt (HFSS).

Do hospitals and other settings like leisure centres have a role to play in the food provided to staff, patients and visitors? Or should we be trusted to make the right choices for ourselves and our children at that moment in time?

Would you make a healthier choice if they were an option? Would you know if they were a healthier option (as some are marketed that way and are far from healthy)?

I feel that hospitals along with leisure settings do have a role to play. They need to change their approach, starting with the vending machine options, with major improvements to hospital food needed too – adhering to The Eatwell Guide that the NHS promote and utilise on a daily basis.

Continued on https://ksnutrition.co.uk/vending-machine-choices-friend-or-foe/

12/07/2022

The Child Measurement Programme in the UK. What are your thoughts on Reception and Year 6 children being weighed and measured in school and their health to be determined by the use of BMI (Body Mass Index)?

If you have a child in reception (ages 4 and 5) or year 6 (ages 10 and 11), you’ll receive a letter with more information from your local council before your child is measured. On the day, trained staff will weigh your child and measure their height while they’re in their clothes at school.

Parents, grandparents and or carers will receive the results through the post. This letter details the child’s height, weight and their weight status (underweight, healthy weight, overweight, obese).

The problem with using BMI to determine an individual’s health is that it’s not as simple as that. It’s so much more complex. BMI does not take into account muscle mass, bone density, overall body composition, and racial and s*x differences. It was originally introduced to measure entire populations – not individuals!

Body Mass Index’ biggest flaw is that it does not take into account the person’s body fat versus muscle (lean tissue) content. Muscle weighs more than fat (it is denser). Therefore, BMI will inevitably class muscly, athletic individuals as fatter than they really are. Same for individuals who have a low body fat percentage – they are often wrongly deemed underweight, which is dangerous too

Continued on https://ksnutrition.co.uk/the-child-measurement-programme-uk-still-relevant-or-should-it-be-scrapped/

08/07/2022

This morning on behalf of Friends of West Park, One Project Macclesfield and myself K.S.Nutrition met up with Footprints Day Nurseries Pre-School to utilise another of the big planters in West Park to educate and plant an array of different herbs. The children thoroughly enjoyed it. It's great to educate children from a young age as well as them getting their hands dirty too.
Fully funded by both businesses 💚

05/07/2022

Go back to 2019, days before Boris Johnson became our Prime Minister, and the Health Secretary at the time Matt Hancock (remember him?) unveiled plans to outlaw selling products high in caffeine and sugar (Red Bull, Monster etc) to children under the age of 16. He claimed it was needed as “a precautionary approach to mitigate the potential negative effects associated with their excessive consumption by children”.

Back to the here and now and the current Health Secretary Sajid Javid has scrapped this being moved forward as a policy deeming it "Un-Conservative" (whatever that means nowadays) and that "we have to be extremely careful when thinking about these sorts of ideas, personal choice and personal responsibility is crucial.”

I feel that children should not be consuming energy drinks, most which state on the can that they are "not suitable for children". It's not only the high caffeine levels in them, a typical energy drink contains 32mg of caffeine per 100ml. A single 500ml can contains 160mg of caffeine, equivalent to around two shots of espresso coffee. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) guidance which recommends an intake of no more than 105mg caffeine per day for an average 11-year-old.

Caffeine is a stimulant that can cause hypertension (high blood pressure) and increased heart rate. It can also cause headaches, dehydration, nervousness, upset stomach / gut, difficulty concentrating and can negatively affect sleep too.

Let's not to forget the sugar content in energy drinks too. Children should only have about 3-6 teaspoons of sugar each day, which is 12-24 grams. A can of Red Bull has 13 teaspoons, Monster has 14 teaspoons and Rockstar punched energy has 21 teaspoons, to name a few. Were you aware of this?
Does it make you think twice about having one or your child / children having one too?
Continued on https://ksnutrition.co.uk/should-energy-drinks-be-banned-for-children-under-16-years-old/

01/07/2022

On the 13th June 2022, the government published its new food strategy, in response to the government-commissioned independent review of the food system, the independent “ National Food Strategy ” led by Henry Dimbleby, published in July 2021.

The government’s new food strategy aims to tackle rising food costs and obesity levels. The strategy sets out what the government will do to deliver “healthier, more sustainable and affordable diets for all”.

What does this mean for you as an individual / family and does it go far enough?

I had high hopes for this following the independent National Food Strategy led by Henry Dimbleby but the government has not only fallen short, they seem to lack understanding of what needs to be implemented in order to make the changes needed to help the health of people and health of the planet too.

The health of children and adults coincides with our diets and what we choose to eat and drink, which then has either a positive or negative impact on the health of our planet

It definitely starts a conversation about how to deliver healthier, more home grown produce which leads to more affordable diets for all. What we do need though is action and action that is going to work

What I see in my consultations and groups sessions, when it comes to nutrition and weight management is how the impact of their childhood diets, and the language used around food whether that be ‘you can’t leave the table until you have finished everything on your plate’ or not eating together as a family, to seeing their parent(s) having body image issues which has followed them through to their adulthood without them knowing – has a massive impact positive or negative on the way they eat now. I bring this up as the Government’s Food Strategy lacks any actual strategy on babies and young children’s nutrition as the food and nutrition of babies and young children have barely been considered.

Continued on https://ksnutrition.co.uk/the-governments-food-strategy-2022/

29/06/2022

After the webinar yesterday and Helen talking candidly about why she set up , along with my own thoughts about how our local authorities are funding Slimming clubs, I have once again emailed my MP David Rutley MP, educating him on why the funding should be allocated to the Social Prescribers instead of a well-known Slimming Club which hasn't a kcal of evidence-based nutrition / healthy eating advice about it - more about that on my blog www.ksnutrition.co.uk/blog/.
I will keep you updated once I receive a reply.
If anybody feels as strongly as me about this then please get in touch with your MP and lets make a change.

29/06/2022

Last week I was kindly welcomed into St Albans R C Primary School to educate KS1 and KS2 on BNF Healthy Eating Week 2022. The pupils and teachers were a delight to educate and were fully engaged in my lessons and tasks.
It is so important for schools and workplaces to engage and take part in weeks like this, not just for the week, but how to make it a part of your every day life. Thank you again. I love how diverse my role as a nutritionist is

28/06/2022

Everywhere we look there seems to be the familiar Slimming clubs.

Were they ever relevant? Are they just praying on the vulnerable? Are they just adding to the already poisonous and unregulated diet culture?

Is it time for our local authorities / GP’s to stop referring people to these Slimming clubs and instead put the funding into Social Prescribers who can refer people to qualified / registered nutritionists who have the knowledge to support and educate individuals and groups on how to lead a healthy lifestyle – as the individuals that we all are, not the one size fits all approach?

Slimming clubs encourage people to follow a low fat / low sugar diet – demonising food groups that we need in our diets.

Continued on www.ksnutrition.co.uk/blogs

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