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Treatment Options for Obesity: What Works?

Treatment Options for Obesity: What Works?

Managing obesity is about much more than just losing weight—it's about improving your overall health. This post explores the importance ...
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How is obesity diagnosed? Its more than just BMI

How is Obesity Diagnosed? More Than Just BMI

Diagnosing obesity involves more than just stepping on a scale. While BMI is a useful screening tool, understanding how weight ...
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The Many Causes of Obesity: It’s Not Just About Food

The Many Causes of Obesity: It’s Not Just About Food

Obesity is influenced by many factors beyond diet and exercise, including genetics, stress, and environment. If you're considering bariatric surgery ...
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understanding obesity as a chronic disease

Understanding Obesity as a Chronic Disease

Obesity is a complex, chronic disease that affects millions of people worldwide. It's not just about overeating or a lack ...
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Cholesterol-Lowering Diet

Cholesterol-Lowering Diet: The Heart Healthy Foundation Food Plan

What makes a diet healthy for our heart? Do I need to eat more or less fat? And can I ...
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what is cholesterol?

What is Cholesterol? How do you get started on managing your cholesterol levels?

What is cholesterol? Why do we worry about cholesterol levels? What are the different types of cholesterol we have? And ...
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What is fibre? How much fibre should I be eating? In today’s video I will be delving into more detail about the incredibly important role that fibre plays in our diet.

What is fibre? What is the difference between soluble/insoluble fibre? And how much fibre should I eat?

What is fibre? How much fibre should I be eating? In today’s post I will be delving into more detail ...
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What causes constipation? What can I do with my diet to help relieve constipation? And are there any foods which can reduce my risk of getting constipated? Constipation is a very common condition, affecting people of all ages! Thankfully, we can often use our diet and lifestyle to either help prevent constipation or to relieve it. In today’s video I will run through my top tips on how to use your diet to improve your constipation, and I will share my “constipation triangle” to help you understand the three key elements of dietary advice for constipation!

Lets stop ignoring constipation! Dietitian shares her “Constipation Triangle” and other diet tips.

What causes constipation? What can I do with my diet to help relieve constipation? And are there any foods which ...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected our lives in many ways. Lockdown and now the gradual return to a “new normal” have changed our diet and lifestyle habits significantly. Some of these adjustments were for the better but some not quite. While we have thankfully left the more restrictive phases of COVID-19 lockdown, many of us have most definitely not returned to our pre-covid lifestyle just yet. Many are still working from home. The kids are still home as well, although I guess they are now officially on their summer hols - Still feels similar to lockdown for most of us… And we are still trying to grocery shop less frequently to avoid making unnecessary trips to crowded places. In this video, I will be looking at some key research that is emerging on just exactly how our diets have changed as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown. We are still waiting on the irish research results on this, however we have some thorough research papers from the UK and Italian experience that I will share with you today.

How have our diets changed due to the COVID-19 lockdown? Dietitian reviews key changes in habits.

How have our food and nutrition habits changed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic? What habits have we started ...
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How can my diet affect my Polycystic ovary Syndrome? Should I be eating more or less carbs? And which supplements should I consider taking? While there is no cure for PCOS, the treatment usually involves a mix of medications and lifestyle changes. Due to the hormonal imbalance, we often see women developing insulin resistance. This means that their body finds it more difficult to use insulin to break down and move glucose in our body. Insulin resistance increases your risk of type 2 diabetes, and research has shown that indeed women with PCOS are more at risk of developing type 2 diabetes and other chronic conditions such as heart disease.

Diet and PCOS – A dietitian’s snapshot of the key diet and lifestyle factors

How can my diet affect my Polycystic ovary Syndrome? Should I be eating more or less carbs? And which supplements ...
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🤷‍♀️ Ever wondered what a hospital dietitian does on a normal day? How do we know what patients to see? What goes on behind the scenes of a dietitian review? 👩‍⚕️ A few of you have asked me to share a normal day in the hospital that I work in! So here we go - uniform included! 💬 Let me know if you have any other questions you'd like me to share about my life as a dietitian!

A day in the life of a hospital dietitian

Ever wondered what a hospital dietitian does on a normal day? How do we know what patients to see? What ...
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two courgettes - about 20 sugar snap peas - approx 10 tenderstem brocolli - two cans of canelli beans - one can of reduced fat coconut milk - two teaspoons of medium curry powder - 1 stock cube mixed into half a cup hot water - some turmeric for an earthy hint of good luck. -again, you can add onions and garlic for further flavour, but I cook without these for tummy reasons. - brown rice: whatever portion you need that day.

Easy and Quick Vegan Curry

Love a warming and super easy vegan curry on a cold evening! This one was super quick to throw together: ...
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Am I happy in my job as a dietitian? Where do dietitians work? And are students paid during their dietetic placements? I have been getting tons of questions in from you guys about life as a dietitian. So in today’s video, I will touch on some of the key topics I get asked about, such as college, the job as a dietitian and my personal experience of working as a dietitian.

What is it like to work as a dietitian? Irish dietitian discusses college and working life.

Am I happy in my job as a dietitian? Where do dietitians work? And are students paid during their dietetic ...
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Family mealtimes are not always easy! Now I hear you thinking - Didi, you do not know how difficult it is to get my family around one table. And to top it all off, my little one hates veggies and my oldest prefers texting me rather than talking to me. In our previous posts, we talked about the benefits of family meals, and what exactly it is about these meals that can help keep our minds, diets and weights healthy. And finally, in today’s post we will explore some of the difficulties families face in gathering their gang around the table. We will also look at some ideas on how to make these mealtimes easier!

4 tips for easier family mealtimes – Because we know they aren’t always simple.

Family mealtimes are not always easy! Now I hear you thinking - Didi, you do not know how difficult it ...
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How do I get the most benefit out of my family meal? In my previous video, I looked at the overwhelming benefits that family meals have on our minds, diets and weights. Now in today’s video, I will explore how to get the most out of our family meals, and how to boost all those benefits I discussed before!

The 5 keys to a healthy family meal-time! What aspects of family meals make them so important?

How do I get the most benefit out of my family meal? What are the key elements and aspects that ...
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The surprising benefit of eating together on your mind, diet and weight

The surprising benefits of family meals on your mind, diet and weight!

How important is family meal time? Do you get a chance yourself to sit down with your family for regular ...
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Hearty vegetarian sausage stew with veggie sausages carrots barley peas potatoes

Hearty Vegetarian Sausage Stew

This hearty vegetarian sausage stew is one of my favourite Winter veggie comfort foods.It is full of vegetables, wholegrains and ...
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gado gado style vegetarian dinner salad

Gado Gado Style Salad

This hot and cold salad is inspired by an Indonesian meal called Gado Gado. I used to love this dish ...
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Vitamin C 101: What is it? How much should we get? And should you take a supplement? What is vitamin C? What is vitamin C good for? How much vitamin C should I be eating? Where can we find it in our diet? And what may happen if my vitamin C levels are low? Vitamin C is getting a lot of publicity these past few weeks! The shelves in my pharmacy that were usually stocked full of vitamin C supplements were empty, and I saw literally TROLLEYS full of bottles of orange juice being bought during my recent grocery trip. So is this vitamin C flurry justified? Let’s explore what vitamin C actually is, and lets look at some of the many functions it has in our bodies.

Vitamin C 101: What is it? How much should we get? And should you take a supplement?

Vitamin C 101: What is it? How much should we get? And should you take a supplement? What is vitamin ...
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Are there any foods that can help me boost my immune system during this COVID19 Pandemic? What can I do to help keep myself well during the next few weeks of corona virus disruption? And are there any supplements that I should take during this time?

The 7 evidence-based tips to help keep your immune system healthy with diet during the Corona Virus Pandemic

Are there any foods that can help me boost my immune system during this COVID19 Pandemic? What can I do ...
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