Food And Behaviour (FAB) Research

New clinical trial, investigating the effects of long chain omega-3 on children's mood, behaviour, attention and sleep. Please help us spread the word with those who this trial may be able to help. By assessing the effects of omega-3 on each of these areas, and including a broad range of children with or without formal diagnoses, this study (a collaboration between Swansea University and Food And Behaviour (FAB) Research) will allow us to find out which children may benefit most from supplementation. Previous studies have shown that it can have significant benefits for some children with hyperactive and/or impulsive behaviour, attention and concentration problems, social skills, communication and/or behaviour difficulties, emotional self-regulation, sensitivity to stress, low mood and/or mood swings. Preliminary evidence also shows that omega-3 may improve sleep problems – including difficulties getting to sleep, waking up on time in the morning, and/or night-time sleep disturbances. However, MORE research is needed to find out which children are most likely to benefit. Get in touch if you think you could support our recruitment efforts: https://lnkd.in/ewsQjjUF Feedback from families who have taken part in this study: "𝘞𝘰𝘸... 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘺... 𝘪𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘣𝘰 𝘸𝘦'𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦'𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘳, 𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦'𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘨𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘯, 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘮." "𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘐 𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘐 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱, 𝘪𝘵 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘵 12. 𝘚𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰. 𝘚𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳." "H𝘦'𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘩𝘦'𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦'𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦'𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰." #Omega3 #ResearchStudy #ChildBehaviour #Parenting #DietarySupplement #Hyperactivity #SleepDisorders #BetterSleep #Omega3FattyAcids

A healthy diet may ease chronic pain, study suggests Exploring associations between body fat, diet, and pain, researchers found that a greater consumption of foods within the Australian Dietary Guidelines was directly associated with lower levels of body pain, particularly among women. "In our study, higher consumption of core foods—which are your vegetables, fruits, grains, lean meats, dairy and alternatives—was related to less pain, and this was regardless of body weight." READ HERE: https://lnkd.in/e9jHjaEJ #ChronicPainRelief #HealthyEating #DietAndPain #PainManagement #WomenHealth #PainReduction

Cocoa or green tea could protect you from the negative effects of fatty foods during mental stress, study finds "When people are stressed, they tend to gravitate towards high-fat foods. We have previously shown that fatty food can impair the body's vascular recovery from stress. In this study, we wanted to see if adding a high-flavanol food to the fatty meal would alleviate the negative impact of stress in the body." READ HERE: https://lnkd.in/erjBtQQc #StressEating #CocoaBenefits #GreenTeaHealth #HighFlavanolFoods #VascularRecovery #StressRelief #HealthyEating #NutritionScience #MentalHealth

Fat cells have epigenetics-based memory: Researchers discover mechanism behind weight loss yo-yo effect Anyone who has ever tried to get rid of a few extra kilos knows the frustration: the weight drops initially, only to be back within a matter of weeks—the yo-yo effect has struck. "Their investigations revealed that obesity leads to characteristic epigenetic changes in the nucleus of fat cells. What's special about these changes is that they remain even after a diet." READ HERE: https://lnkd.in/dYa_Ugp6 #WeightLoss #YoYoEffect #FatCellMemory #Epigenetics #ObesityResearch #DietStruggles

The effects of binge drinking on teenagers’ brain development Alcohol is deeply rooted in our cultures and habits, and in most Western countries, its significant economic weight grants it a much more favourable legal status and social perception than other drugs. During the brain's development – up to the age of 25-30 – the brain is at its most vulnerable to the effects of drugs. During this period, alcohol is particularly harmful. READ HERE: https://lnkd.in/e3Mp5Xsp #BrainDevelopment #BingeDrinking #AlcoholImpact #YouthHealth #SubstanceAbuse #AlcoholAwareness

From womb to world: The role of micronutrients in shaping infant development Prenatal depression impacts approximately 20% of pregnant people and can have long lasting impacts on the infant and wider family. As a result, there has been increasing interest in the continued development of a strong evidence base for treatments for maternal depression in pregnancy, including investigation into the effectiveness of psychiatric medications, psychological interventions, and most recently, nutritional interventions. READ HERE: https://lnkd.in/eR9GHzPS #PrenatalDepression #MaternalHealth #InfantDevelopment #NutritionalInterventions #Micronutrients #MentalHealthInPregnancy #PsychiatricMedications #PsychologicalInterventions #PregnancyWellness #MaternalMentalHealth

Too much of a food thing: A century of change in how we eat Most of the foods and drinks that 21st century Americans consume are now 'ultra-processed' - i.e. made in factories, using industrial ingredients, artificial additives and processes that are simply not found in any home or restaurant kitchen. As a result, they bear little or no resemblance to the mainly home-cooked foods that most people were eating even a century ago - let alone throughout the rest of the whole of human history and evolution. READ HERE: https://lnkd.in/eDmgwMJ8 #UltraProcessedFoods #ModernDiet #FactoryFood #ArtificialAdditives #FoodEvolution #ProcessedVsHomeCooked #DietaryShift #21stCenturyDiet

Join us TONIGHT at 6 pm! Can't attend live? No problem, all registrations will be sent access to the recording after the event! We'll answer what is ADHD? Unpack co-occurring conditions, discuss the NICE treatment guidelines and explore what you might be able to do while waiting for an NHS appointment. Join Nutritionist Dr Emma Derbyshire and Founder of FAB Research Dr Alex Richardson in a discussion about how you can help yourself with dietary changes. https://lnkd.in/eJZGJ-tS #ADHD #ADHDManagement #DietAndADHD #ADHDSupport #DietaryChanges #NutritionTips #ADHDCommunity #MentalHealth #BrainHealth #LiveWebinar #HealthWebinar

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Book before Sunday 24th November for early bird discount... Food And Behaviour (FAB) ResearchBritish Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle MedicineJoe WicksProf. Amanda Kirby MBBS MRCGP PhD FCGIDr Jen UnwinPublic Health CollaborationKimberley WilsonGeorgia Ede MDSchool Food MattersFood for the Brain FoundationSheila Dillon