The largest ever genetic study of age of puberty in girls highlights bidirectional relationship with weight gain. The study by Dr Katherine Kentistou and colleagues identified >1,000 gene variants which affect the timing of puberty. Read - buff.ly/3L858iu

📅💻 Weight stigma is pervasive within healthcare and negatively impacts on both access to care and the patient-practitioner relationship. Join us for a one-hour webinar to explore #WeightStigma in dietetics on 26 September at 1pm. Book your free place ➡ bda.uk.com/events/calenda…

Do I think dietetics has a #weightstigma challenge? Yes I do, as is true for most healthcare professions, including medicine. But to fix the problem, we first have to acknowledge & understand it. I strongly encourage dietitians to attend this webinar below #obesityisnotachoice

Here is my piece for BBC BBC Science Focus Magazine about why it is an imperative for free school meals to be universal with no 'means-testing' sciencefocus.com/comment/free-s…

To have a real impact on obesity, we need to work together to address its many root causes throughout society. 📢 ⚕️ Biology 🍎 Food 👪 Genetic risk 👨‍⚕️ Healthcare access 🎉 Life events 📺 Marketing 🤕 Mental health 💤 Sleep ❗ Stigma ➡️ Find out more: worldobesity.org/what-we-do/our…

Means-testing is bad. I think it is worthwhile for the state to pay for good quality meals for all children in school. The whole idea of free school meals seems bad. They should just be school meals.

📢COMING SOON... We're excited to be supporting 6 registration scholarships for ECRs 💸 to attend 7th International Melanocortin Meeting, 15-17 Sept 2025. More information coming soon! 🔬Ellacott Lab🔬

Giles Yeo BBC Science Focus Magazine Universal free school meals is a key campaign for us - bda.uk.com/news-campaigns… - we are working as part of a campaign coalition #FreeSchoolMealsForAll

I can't even... 🤡😱💀👀🐮💩🦆🦆🦆

📢COMING SOON... Journal of Neuroendocrinology JNE will be supporting 6 registration scholarships for ECRs 💸 to attend 7th International Melanocortin Meeting, 15-17 Sept 2025. Watch this space! 🔬Ellacott Lab🔬

Throwback to my interview on SKAVLAN where I talk about #UPFs and #WhyCaloriesDontCount youtube.com/watch?v=zTRSSO…

On our way to Mexico for the next two weeks! #summervacay

Jet lag fuelled workout on our first early morning here in Mexico 🇲🇽 City! #summervacay #thecouplethattrainstogether

View over the Zocalo from our hotel terrace… what a view for breakfast! #summervacay

Just arrived in hot San Miguel de Allende. Here is our home for the next 10 days!#summervacay

Registration is now OPEN for The 7th International Melanocortin Meeting! Share insights within #melanocortin biology and hear about the latest research developments in the field. 🐦Save £150 using the Early-Bird discount. 🔗Register today: bit.ly/3LyWwBC Giles Yeo

🚨 Registration now open 🚨 International Melanocortin Meeting 15th-17th September 2025, Cambridge UK. melanocortinmeeting.org/registration/ At least 8 slots available for abstract talks. Speakers include: AmberAlhadeff Farooqi Lab Giles Yeo stephen o'rahilly (its pronounced O-RA-hill-EEE) Eleanor Raffan Layla Thurston

San Miguel de Allende

Early morning run high in the hills of San Miguel de Allende. Been here a week, yet it is still tough at 6500 feet (2000M)!