Deborah David PGCE MSc RD
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Registered dietitian #dietetics #publichealth #nutrition #education #research #bonehealth #Workplace Wellness š„ . Own views
Hampton, England
Joined August 2009
Last week in NYC, I noticed the magazine rack in my usual supermarket was no longer packed with celebrity and recipe magazines. Instead it looked like this. That inspired this weekās column Yes, Iām easily distracted. No, I donāt have ADHD https://t.co/GjvwcrFzWk
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'The award will hopefully raise awareness that horticulture is highly regarded.' Having been awarded a CBE in the New Year Honours list, @ClassicFM's Alan Titchmarsh tells @Matthew_Wright that 'horticulture is the sharp end of conservation'.
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Looking forward to a fun dose of āWelshnessā -@BBCr4today #r4today Gavin & Stacey finale! š“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ
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"If every child could have a bedtime story, I think we'd start to see some real changes in terms of health outcomes." Alice Wiseman, director of Public Health for Newcastle and Gateshead, tells #R4Today children should be encouraged to enjoy reading to 'improve wellbeing'.
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So good to hear @frankcottrell_b #R4Today : the importance of reading to a child āthe electronics of love and relaxationā to health and belonhing in later life.
"I've always wanted somebody to ask me that." Our #R4Today guest editor @frankcottrell_b, the Waterstones Children's Laureate, is already in the studio. He is looking at rethinking our approach to reading - and interviews Dolly Parton no less. Tap below to listen ā¬ļø
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The Derek Cooper Award was given to Anna Taylor from @Food_Foundation. The award is given each year to an individual or organisation whose work has brought about real change in our relationship with food. It was presented by #bbcfoodawards head judge @HughFW and @SheilaDillon
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Junk food ad ban legislation progresses to curb childhood obesity
gov.uk
Junk food ads to be banned from October 2025 with final details unveiled today.
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So relaxing - watching episodes of @MWGoneFishing - fishing on the Trent.. a joy to see such heartwarming camaraderie, and Bob encouraging some healthy snacking with tasty seeded crackersš - as we know, we all need the benefit of upping our #fibre intake #nutrition
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ā ļø People facing food insecurity are more than twice as likely to be living with a mental health condition. Our latest report finds families across the UK are stuck in a cycle of poverty, food insecurity and poor mental health - with children particularly affected. Read more:
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Lovely unscripted moment this morning in the Welsh Parliament as a brilliant young choir from Ysgol Treganna in Cardiff - singing Safwn yn y Bwlch in rehearsal - bump into the Prime Minister (watch their reaction at the end š¶)
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āItās emotionalā We hear from some of the team involved in the shutdown (due Monday), incl 53 yr old Wade Christensen whoās been working on the furnaces since 16. And a 22 year old ex contractor now struggling to find work Our full #c4news report ā¬ļø 2/3 https://t.co/Jfj1dqq5iv
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It's the end of an era in Port Talbot, South Wales. From Monday, the last blast furnace will shut down at one of the biggest steelworks in the world, leaving it unable to make its own steel.
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Fifty years to the day since he started at the BBC, Garry Richardson is now presenting his last sports bulletin on #R4Today. Listen live to that - and highlights of Garry's career at 0850:
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Public #Libraries are places for vital human contact, @frankcottrell_b reminds us. 'We need spaces where we bump into each other and make acquaintance and see each other.'
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Libraries are spaces "where we bump into each other and make acquaintance", Frank Cottrell-Boyce says.
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Not just ānice to haveā. They save lives. On the importance of #libraries
theguardian.com
As sources of inspiration, havens from noise or social support service, council-run libraries have had a positive impact on lives all over the UK
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The role of libraries is so important to communities- growth, interests, careers, culture. #r4today #libraries As Lee Child commented on losing our libraries: it would be āamputating a huge future for a lot of peopleā
#r4today Powerful advocacy for libraries from Lee Child, whose fascination with books & writing was sparked by Perry Barr library. No one in local govt, either cllrs or officers, wants to consider closing libraries: it's a desperate measure necessary after 14 years of Tory cuts.
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#r4today Powerful advocacy for libraries from Lee Child, whose fascination with books & writing was sparked by Perry Barr library. No one in local govt, either cllrs or officers, wants to consider closing libraries: it's a desperate measure necessary after 14 years of Tory cuts.
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Good to hear FSA Chair Prof. Susan Jebb @foodgov highlighting results of pilot study on importance #schoolfood #standards - more so when budgetary constraints. System holds together well when passionate staff. #nutrition #schoolfoodmatters @sfmtweet @ChefsinSchools
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Motivating episode @BBCRadio4 #InsideHealth explaining connection between #exercise #diet #nutrition and extra years in healthy #ageing
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