@MatthewONeill

Health Coach, Dietitian & Behaviour change agent.

 Sydney
Joined January 2009
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Bite Back@BiteBack20308 Nov 2019
WATCH: "Dear Influencers, we want you to pledge to STOP posting ads for fast food online." Our open letter to influencers, penned by the #BiteBack2030 Youth Board. Add your name and help us take unhealthy food out of the spotlight ✊ youtu.be/IdugGc9yt30 #FeedMyFeed

Dear Influencers: A message from the #BiteBack2030 Youth Board

Today we launched our latest #BiteBack2030 campaign asking influenc...

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Hard to stop this contagious momentum towards #wellness...
Museums Victoria@museumsvictoria8 Nov 2019
#JustAnnounced: We've partnered with @vichealth to phase out sugary drinks from our permanent retail and café spaces across all our museums, in an effort to help support children’s health and wellbeing with our caterer @RA_Australia! #HealthyOptions #RethinkSugaryDrinks
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Love your #metabolism & it will love you back...
Charles Brenner, PhD
@CharlesMBrenner4 Nov 2019
Metabolism isn’t just conversion of what you eat into useful energy. Metabolism is conversion of everything you eat into everything you are. Most of metabolism goes into making & repairing stuff. Metabolism isn’t just the fireplace—it’s the whole, growing, self-renewing house! 👨🏼‍🔬
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Was it #carbs, #sedentary #behaviour or a perfect storm of #modernity? ... Exposure to chemical in plastic linked to type 2 diabetes, study finds smh.com.au/national/exposure…

Exposure to chemical in plastic linked to type 2 diabetes, study finds

Bisphenol A is so widely used in certain plastics that 95 per cent of people have detectable levels in their urine.

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Good to see a “common ground” space in these upcoming #nutrition debates...
Dr. David Ludwig@davidludwigmd30 Oct 2019
Announcing AJCN's new GREAT DEBATES IN NUTRITION 👉 "A forum for rigorous, scholarly debate on major controversies in nutrition” 👉Stay tuned for exciting debates on saturated fat, animal products, "food addiction" & more... @nutritionorg @jnutritionorg academic.oup.com/ajcn/advanc…
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Ted Kyle@ConscienHealth30 Oct 2019
#UltraProcessed foods clearly seem to present #health and #weight issues, but right now it's a bit of a black box. At #FNCE yesterday, @KevinH_PhD and Amber Corville dug into some of the possible mechanisms. conscienhealth.org/2019/10/d…

The Squishy Definition of Ultra-Processed Foods - ConscienHealth

At FNCE, Kevin Hall and Amber Courville dug into the squishy definition of ultra-processed foods for insights into how they might cause weight gain.

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Ash Paul
@pash2227 Oct 2019
Never exercised in your life? It’s not too late to start and benefit. washingtonpost.com/lifestyle… via @washingtonpost

Never exercised in your life? It’s not too late to start — and benefit.

Recent research shows improvements in mortality and in strengthening the heart and muscle.

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“when we give children a reward of food, without realizing it, we teach them food is something to be earned.” health.usnews.com/wellness/f… health.usnews.com/wellness/f…

Using Food As a Reward Isn't a Good Idea. Here's What Parents Should Do Instead

Using treats as a carrot can warp the way kids eat.

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Does tour fork vibrate when you eat too fast? #appetite #eating #weightmanagement
IJBNPA@IJBNPA23 Oct 2019
New @IJBNPA A 'smart' fork giving vibrotactile feedback reduces eating rate in naturalistic settings, and could support long-term weight loss strategies. @sanderhermsen @RoelCJHermans. ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/art…

Effects of eating with an augmented fork with vibrotactile feedback on eating rate and body weight:...

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity - Eating rate is a basic determinant of appetite regulation: people who eat more slowly feel sated earlier and eat less. A high...

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New findings from @GardnerPhD’s DIETFITS weight loss trial. Baseline #psychosocial predictors of study attrition were ⬆️food addiction, self-efficacy, & outcome expectations, and ⬇️ self-control & social functioning. More here: doi.org/10.1002/oby.22650, led by @priyafsingh!
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Freebie from Chemist Warehouse at a fair today for sharing my details. Now on Roche #Diabetes Care marketing list. Let’s see what they pitch to me...
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Fascinating new campaign from @JamieOliver and @BiteBack2030 challenging the food industry to rethink how it targets young people and to put their health first biteback2030.com
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What did your #breakfast do to your blood glucose levels #BGL? Soon you’ll know cnbc.com/2019/01/31/blood-su…

By 2025, a lot more people will be tracking their blood sugar, predicts doctor — here's why

People with diabetes are increasingly using continuous glucose trackers. But there's potential benefit for many more people to gain a greater understanding of their blood sugar trends, says this...

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Long read for your weekend... getpocket.com/explore/item/t…

Blaming individuals for obesity may be altogether wrong | Aeon Essays

As the American people got fatter, so did marmosets, vervet monkeys and mice. The problem may be bigger than any of us

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Pleased to have @PhilBakerNZ as part of our #anzos2019 symposia,. He reminds us that obesity rates are not the result of a decline in personal responsibility but the rise of an obesogenic environment. #CDH
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Powerful video reveals the sophistication of #food #marketing...
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall@HughFW17 Oct 2019
The power of the food industry! These young people turned up to a restaurant for what they thought was the start of an experiment. Little did they know, it was the end of it... #BiteBack2030 WATCH: youtu.be/TLf2gOrL1iM

Social Experiment: The shocking effects of junk food advertising!

Do we really choose what we eat? Eight people turned up to a restau...

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Cool new study... 😄
CSIRO
@CSIRO19 Sep 2019
What motivates you to take care of your health? 🙆 💭 We’re looking for volunteers to do an online email study for 4 weeks looking at how health communication can improve nutrition. ^KR surveygizmo.com/s3/4951354/S…
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Don’t confuse sitting with light activity... #exercise #PhysicalActivity
IJBNPA@IJBNPA14 Oct 2019
New @IJBNPA Is sitting invisible? Exploring how people mentally represent sitting. @drbengardner. ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/art…

Is sitting invisible? Exploring how people mentally represent sitting

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity - Growing evidence suggests that prolonged uninterrupted sitting can be detrimental to health. Much sedentary behaviour research...

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Does this mean the other products are full of additives, fillers, gums & other #ultraprocessed ingredients or is this just clever marketing?
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CHOICE@choiceaustralia10 Oct 2019
Freedom Foods proudly displays 4 health stars on this sugar-laden cereal. We say it would be more like 1.5 stars if ratings accurately reflected the amount of added sugar in a product - something industry groups have lobbied to prevent: bit.ly/2of9cql #Shonkys2019 🍋
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