✨ New Publication ✨Health Promotion International: [open access : https://t.co/bLPeVRkKyM] A labour of love. Young people’s voices often overlooked in food policy. Yet these messages are for them & they want to contribute. #ChildHealth #Nutrition #YouthVoices #CoDesign 1/3

Typical England performance. Midfield is easily taken out. Defence was more stable when Bronze came on. The sight of Esme Morgan running through the midfield and Brazil just let her go - yikes. Forwards way too static.

Good to see this Found. But if there is one, you can bet that there's bound to be lots more.

I mean, you couldn't make it up. The amount of headlines and airtime that obesity gets as the worst ‘disaster’ ever for the history of the world. Yet when we have an opportunity to improve people's health through new pharmaceuticals what do we do? We ration.

@AmeliaCookDSN @parthaskar @DrSdeG @ShivaniM_KC @DSNforumUK @DrSelvarajah @GoggleDocs @drpatrickholmes @docwas @Rezaidi @ObesityAPPG @BenAllenGP @TIME_research @FionaQuigs Where are the primary care voices speaking up about this & trying to tackle this? Who is asking the Qs? Where is the NHSE director for obesity & what are they doing? It lacks leadership & steer. Because of HCP based stigma against people living with obesity.

Agree. Imagine you had a condition that followed your entire life, no matter you did to try resolve it. Everywhere you look for support, you get the door closed & you get blamed and shamed. For a condition that is largely a mix of environment, genetics and social circumstances.

So when it is said “we managed,” what they really mean is we coped with decline. Because you can still get into hospital - if you wait long enough on a list or A&E - but you lose everything else that makes a healthy life possible: prevention, dignity, independence.

lose mobility, then health, then work, and end up sicker and dependent. Life expectancy is slowing. Healthy years are shrinking. Every delay adds to the load. The worse our health gets, the more we rely on a system already on its knees. It’s a vicious circle. 3/4

Then somehow it “manages.” But what we call managing is actually tolerating decline. We spend more money than ever, but get poorer outcomes. The system hasn’t collapsed overnight - it’s dying by a thousand cuts. People in their 50s can’t get a hip or knee operation, 2/4

It's so infuriating listening to people talk about the health service in #NorthernIreland . As was discussed on #SundayPolitics - Every winter we’re told it’ll be the worst winter ever for the health service. We hear warnings of collapse, of danger, of not enough funding. 1/4

We worked hard tonight. Not a vintage performance. Spark of genius from Chloe Kelly. Building slowly. Hoping injuries aren't too major to Foxy & Steph.

No pace from Arsenal. No runs into the box from midfield. I don't understand the gameplan.

Arsenal are ruining Alessia Russo. She's the only one trying to get into the box. She's expected to run around, link play, track back - while also trying to make runs into the box. She has way too many roles.

On #WorldMentalHealthDay, West Ham manager Rehanne Skinner spoke candidly with media, calling for more improved mental health support for players, coaches and managers in football. Read our full piece on Substack 👇 @westhamwomen | @rehanne_skinner

and you have little support from friends and family, we don't have much safety net for people. That's what is not OK #WMHD25 #MentalHealth

It's #WorldMentalHealthDay - I'm thinking today of those people that find this day especially difficult. We need to keep fighting for better care and support. It's all very well saying. ‘It's OK to be not OK’, but when you have nowhere to go to be not OK... 1/2

Article on England men's football team lack of wins. Recent talk of rivalry in women's football & need for more of it - looks as if fostering #Lionesses team spirit has actually been an important competitive edge. Ping @GirlsontheBall

🧾 How we approached it We spoke to 70 children & adolescents (4–18) in schools across N. Ireland and Republic of Ireland. Using reflexive thematic analysis, we developed themes that captured their lived experiences and perspectives. 3/3 - results:

🔎 The question What do children and adolescents think about the food messages they receive, and how could those messages and nutrition education be improved? 2/3

Anyone watching House of Guinness? Two episodes in and I'm not sure what to make of it. The background music is weird and a bit annoying. From Irish Céilí music to Kneecap, it wasn't what I expected.