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Nutrition & weight management

New year's revolution: plant-based diets

Plant-based diets are continuing to increase in popularity, but there are growing concerns that their mismanagement.

08 Jan 2021 , 4 Min Article

Diabetes

Teenage diet concerns

Are teenagers' diets sufficiently balanced to ensure they grow into healthy adults? Evidence suggests they're not

18 Dec 2020 , 4 Min Article

Nutrition & weight management

The obesity agenda

Obesity has been moving up the Government’s agenda in recent years, but the UK population is still piling on the pounds.

27 Oct 2020 , 4 Min Article

Nutrition & weight management

Ready, set, go!

What do pharmacy teams need to know to encourage their customers to get up and get active?

10 Jun 2020 , 4 Min Article

Nutrition & weight management

The obesity agenda

The Welsh Government has published a new strategy to help people manage their weight and pharmacy teams can help.

17 Dec 2019 , 4 Min Article

Nutrition & weight management

With the UK seemingly existing on a diet of ultra-processed food there’s an opportunity for pharmacists to make a difference to people’s health through targeted monitoring and nutritional and lifestyle advice.

26 Oct 2019 , 3 Min Article

Nutrition & weight management

Scenario: Vitamin D supplements

Customer Nusrat Begum is talking to pharmacist Parveen about how the vitamin D supplement she is taking doesn’t seem to be working...

09 Apr 2019 , 1 Min Article

Nutrition & weight management

Clinical briefing: A health literate public?

The Government wants people to take more responsibility for their own health but are there knowledge gaps?

29 Mar 2019 , 2 Min Article

Nutrition & weight management

Days of our lives

The first 1,000 days is a crucial time in a child's development. So what advice can pharmacy provide to give the best start?

26 Mar 2019 , 5 Min Article

Nutrition & weight management

Fibre under the microscope

A recent study says fibre offers vital protection against potentially fatal health conditions. How can pharmacy teams help?

25 Mar 2019 , 4 Min Article

Nutrition & weight management

Time for action on obesity

The UK population is more obese and less active than ever before. Can pharmacists help turn things around?

15 Mar 2019 , 5 Min Article

Nutrition & weight management

Weighty matters

Help customers shed a few pounds and achieve a healthy lifestyle

23 Jan 2019 , 4 Min Article

Child & teen health

Sniffles, snuffles and snivels

With their developing immune systems, children are more prone to winter coughs and colds than adults, so what help can pharmacists offer beleaguered carers and parents?

16 Nov 2017 , 4 Min Article

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Nutrition & weight management

A weighty issue in pharmacy

A quarter of adults in the UK are obese, making weight-management advice more important than ever

19 Jan 2017 , 4 Min Article

Nutrition & weight management

Getting the balance right

If weight loss is simply a matter of eating less and moving more, why do people struggle to achieve a healthy weight?

01 Feb 2014 , 6 Min Article

Nutrition & weight management

New year's revolution: plant-based diets

New year's revolution: plant-based diets

Teenage diet concerns

Teenage diet concerns

The obesity agenda

The obesity agenda

Ready, set, go!

Ready, set, go!

The obesity agenda

The obesity agenda

The personal touch

The personal touch

Scenario: Vitamin D supplements

Scenario: Vitamin D supplements

Clinical briefing: A health literate public?

Clinical briefing: A health literate public?

Days of our lives

Days of our lives

Fibre under the microscope

Fibre under the microscope

Time for action on obesity

Time for action on obesity

Weighty matters

Weighty matters

Sniffles, snuffles and snivels

Sniffles, snuffles and snivels

A weighty issue in pharmacy

A weighty issue in pharmacy

Getting the balance right

Getting the balance right