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How our Fear of Fat can make us Unhealthy - 6pm, Wednesday 9th January 2013

How our Fear of Fat can make us Unhealthy – 6pm, Wednesday 9th January 2013

12th August 2012 · by Jonathan Urch · in CafeScienceExtra, Past Events

Most people would agree that exercise is good for you and fat is bad for you.  Weight loss through exercise or dieting are the modern prescriptions for health.  But how is our young generation of women interpreting this message? Drawing…

An older man wearing an orange vest holds a strong press-up pose

Fit as a Fiddle – Ageing, Age-related disease, Diet and Exercise – 7pm, Mon 28th May

11th April 2012 · by Jonathan Urch · in Past Events

Why do we age? Why does ageing increase the risk of a variety of human diseases? Why is this trajectory accelerated by metabolic disorders, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes? Will it be possible in the future to defer…

Exercise and Training – When Less is More – Wed. 14 Sep 2011

8th September 2011 · by Jonathan Urch · in Past Events

We all know that exercise is good for us but few people do enough exercise to produce health benefits. One of the major reasons for non participation is time. But what if we told you that as little as 6-15 minutes…

Why can't we reduce the waistline of our population? – Understanding mixed messages in lifestyle advice – Mon 31st May

13th May 2010 · by Jonathan Urch · in Past Events

We are constantly told by newspapers, magazines, from doctors and politicians what makes up a healthy lifestyle. There have been major advances in our understanding of the causes of diseases, and the aim of doctors and scientists is to improve…

Cancer Prevention

26th February 2008 · by UoD Web Team · in Past Events

Our 3rd Cafe Science will explore the issues around cancer prevention. Prof. Annie Anderson will be giving a short talk entitled, Cancer Prevention: Nutrition and Physical Activity. In the mean time you can click on her name and find out…

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