Diabetes is a complex metabolic syndrome where blood sugar levels, also known as blood glucose increase to above the normal range. This is known as “hyperglycemia”- literally high blood glucose. It’s normal for blood sugar to rise following a meal but if it remains high for prolonged periods it can cause some damage in the …
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What is Emotional Eating? Imagine this: your boss has been annoying you at work, your partner isn’t listening to you vent about it, your friends are busy and the next thing you know you’ve just eaten a family-sized bar of chocolate. As you’re about to dig into the third slice of cheesecake despite feeling full- …
It’s January and once again lots of you want to lose a little weight. Many people are asking about the keto diet. So what’s the skinny on the keto craze and is it any use if you want to lose weight. If you are overweight and you have resolved to lose some weight this year …
Bariatric or weight loss surgery Having a Body Mass Index (BMI) over 35 and to an even greater extent having a BMI over 40 significantly increases our risk of requiring mechanical ventilation if we are admitted to ITU with Covid-19. In the UK around 3.6% of adults have a BMI over 40. This equates to almost …
Is weight loss surgery a quick fix to reduce Covid-19 risks? Read More »
Why children grow up having unhealthy relationships with food and how to avoid them A collaboratively written blog by Gabriella Goodchild RD, The Healthful Dietitian and Sarah Almond Bushell RD, The Children’s Nutritionist. If you would like a PDF version of this blog delivered directly to your inbox, pop your details below. In this blog …
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In the past, I’ve delivered weight management services which had weight loss at the heart. I’ve worked alongside other healthcare professionals in specialist NHS services, to support people on a journey to better health through weight loss. It has never been simply about offering dietary advice; we have to look at the interplay between the …
Weight Management – if I’m not prescribing diets, what am I doing? Read More »
What is paced feeding? Pace feeding is a new bottle feeding technique that allows your baby to be in control of how much and how quickly they feed. The technique strengthens the attachment between you and your baby. It mimics the way a baby would feed if breastfeeding and can prevent overfeeding therefore reducing the …
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WOW! I can’t quite believe it. I’ve just found out that I’ve been nominated in three categories for the Weaning Week Awards! I’m gobsmacked! But also delighted. The three categories I’m up for are: 😊Best Blog 😊Best Instagram Influencer Account 😊Best Online Account I started ‘The Children’s Nutritionist’ 2 years ago to help new mums …
This is a guest post by Registered Dietitian, Claire Pettit of CP Nutrition For anyone trying to have a baby, I’m sure you will have seen the wealth of suggestions and advice available on the internet about how to improve your chances of getting pregnant. Although we all want to do the best we can …
What is the best pre-pregnancy diet to optimise fertility? Read More »
I’ve had lots of questions these last few weeks from worried Mums who were due to start weaning but are now concerned that they won’t be able to access the ingredients they need because of lockdown and so I thought I would put together this post on weaning with store cupboard ingredients to show you …
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