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27/08/2020 | 5 minutes

Breaking down the cultural barriers

Breaking down the cultural barriers, but how much of the ‘social food environment’ can we control? Despite the new obesity government strategy, there is still a lack of acknowledgement of an individuals’ social food environment. For the average South Asian person, regular social events hold cultural significance. In this blog post, I analyse South Asians’ dietary behaviour through the lens of health psychology to provide a deeper understanding of the socio-cultural factors involved.

 

Priya Ahmed
PhD Health Psychology Student

27/05/2020 | 8 minutes

Cooking Our Way to Staying Healthy

As we continue staying at home for long periods of time, it might feel tougher and tougher. We will have given up our social meet-ups, and eating-out habits but it’s a good time to rethink our weight loss goals.

 

Salma Mehar
Consultant Dietitian for the Northwest London Diabetes Transformation programme

23/04/2020 | Read time 8 minutes

Preparing for Ramadan

It is that time of year again when the month of Ramadan is upon us. Ramadan is when Muslims fast for 30 days from sunrise to sunset. It is incredibly hard, but a little positive mental attitude goes a long way.

 

Salma Mehar
Consultant Dietitian for the Northwest London Diabetes Transformation programme

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