The Exercise Scientist

05/03/2018

Do you still think your posture causes back pain? Leading professionals are generally in agreement about how long you sit as the root cause and not how. Agreed, some conditions may be worsened through bad posture, but we should focus our efforts on staying active, strengthening and mobility work for both prevention and rehabilitation.

While more than 2.5m people in the UK suffer with back pain, there is little evidence linking the condition with slouching or bad posture

19/02/2018

Free milkshakes and helping science? You had me at free... unfortunately I don’t meet the study criteria. If you meet the age bracket, here’s a tool to help work out your Body mass index (BMI) https://www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/Healthyweightcalculator.aspx

Help us to find out if some processed foods can influence the function of your body and mind and find out more about Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs).

The Western diet is associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes. As part of this diet, processed foods are high in Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs) which have been implicated in the damaging effect of this diet on health.

The purpose of this study is to find whether dietary AGEs given as part of a milkshake can alter blood glucose, lipids and memory.

We are looking for healthy men and women between the ages of 18-30 and 55-75, who have a BMI of 19 or above.

If you are interested please contact either Christine Grant ([email protected])

or Phyllis Nicol ([email protected])

26/01/2018

From a health perspective this makes sense. As a nation, our sugar intake is out of control and we are still hung up on the idea of wanting the freedom to make bad choices. However, a lot of people are unaware of two things: 1) how much sugar they are consuming and 2) what is the recommended daily allowance of sugar.

"Share bags" of sweets and chocolates should be banned because children simply eat them all in one go, campaigners have said.

12/01/2018

I’m sure lots of people will be able to answer answer yes to one of these three questions. Or you probably know someone who has a sweet tooth?

Do you have a sweet tooth? If so, our sugar study team would like to speak to you. We are looking for volunteers to help us investigate how sugar habits develop over time.

This study will involve 4 visits to the Rowett Institute (free parking available) and some self-monitoring at home.

More info on the study can be found here: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/rowett/volunteer/habit-2-793.php

if you are interested, please contact Jackie Duncan: [email protected]
or Dan Powell: [email protected]

09/01/2018

New blog! Some insight into forming a new habit. Check it out and let me know what you think.

Getting motivated and trying to remember to do a new behaviour is the wrong way to go about it. “You’re only human” is a common phrase for a reason as things like your memory and your motivat…

23/11/2017

There is still an association with coffee and it being bad for you. For the majority of people, even a good few cups per day can boost your health. Just be careful with the time of day you consume it so you don't upset your circadian rhythm/sleep, we recommend between 10am and 2pm. Not so sure about 7 cups in that time frame though 🤔

People who drink up to seven cups of coffee a day can significantly cut their chances of early death, a new study suggests.

10/11/2017

Interesting 🤔some research is in order...

Ketones could supercharge the body in a way unlike any other source of fuel. The San Francisco-based startup HVMN recently launched a drink made of pure ketone ester that it says can help people harness its performance-boosting qualities. The company partnered with Oxford University to leverage $60…

04/10/2017

Some photos of when we visited the Deeside Food festival. We support the idea of buying local produce. We all know that eating fresh fruits and vegetables is an essential part of our daily diet. But did you know buying locally grown food is not only good for the environment and the economy, it’s also great for your health.

Since the produce is local, it is fresher than that has come from further afield. Fruits and vegetables lose their optimal nutritional value as soon as they are picked. Vitamins such as C, E, A, and some B vitamins begin to deteriorate when picked and thus decrease. Other factors such as the exposure to air, artificial lights, and temperature changes can also contribute to the decrease in nutritional value. So, the longer the food sits the more it decreases in nutritional value. That is not to say that you will not get much out of eating fresh produce even if it was picked a week or two old. It still provides a lot of nutrients but it just won’t be as optimally rich as when first picked.

We visited a local food festival and stole the show! 👏🏻👌🏻highly recommended.