Adipose (fat) tissue plays an active role in the body’s metabolism—not just storing fat but also influencing energy use and hormone activity. As obesity and type 2 diabetes rates increase, it is important to understand […]
Tag: Diet
An Introduction to Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) – Tabitha Billingham.
What is REDs? Relative Energy Deficiency (REDs) is a syndrome of impaired physiological and/or psychological functioning experienced by female and male athletes that is caused by exposure to problematic (prolonged and/or severe) low energy availability (LEA) […]
Green fingers and health; can horticulture facilitate better health behaviours? – Catherine Norton RD, Phd.
Over the last 20 years, dozens of studies have shown that working in a garden, walking in a garden, even looking at a garden from afar have tangible, measurable benefits. Gardening, however, is often seen as a […]
Publication: Strategies for enhancing the implementation of school‐based policies or practices targeting diet, physical activity, obesity, tobacco or alcohol use
Research Impact: Many researchers repeatedly find the link between physical inactivity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Therefore, several interventions have attempted to increase physical activity levels in multiple settings. The school is one such setting. The […]
Food as medicine against COVID-19? – Dr. Catherine Norton
Dr Oz has been all over US network television recently advising on strategies to avoid contracting, but also on how to treat the corona virus! The TV host’s ‘survival guide’ covers such diverse topics on […]
Life after the hot chicken roll ; could healthier food on campus facilitate better health for life. Dr Catherine Norton
Beginning university is an exciting, yet stressful time for many young adults (Von Ah et al. 2004). Many of our first year registrants at the University of Limerick are aged eighteen or nineteen years and […]
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