@katytapper

Professor at City, University of London. Author of 'Health Psychology and Behaviour Change'. Researching behaviour change for population and planetary health.

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Joined May 2009
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A new bra company Brealth states that underwire bras cause breast cancer (THEY DON’t!) and that bra manufacturers are hiding the secret from us all. There is NO evidence to prove this. It’s great they’re giving 10% profits to @BreastCancerNow but their bras don’t stop breast cancer
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Will be interesting to see if this talk is as bleak as Eric's keynote at #BFDG2023! @LucyMPorter @shahina_begum1 @Elisa__Becker
Institute for Government@instituteforgov18 Apr 2023
Don't miss our event tomorrow on how the government can tackle obesity. We'll be livestreaming at 10:00 - and you can follow the discussion @ifgevents #IfGobesity. 📺🗓️
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The power (and cost) of industry framing. Fears over ‘nanny statism’ hold back government action on obesity theguardian.com/politics/202…

Nanny statism fears behind UK’s 30-year failure to tackle obesity, report says

IfG says Labour and Conservative governments have shied away from addressing subject seen as a minefield

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Amy Ahern@amy_ahern13 Apr 2023
Wonderful to catch up with colleagues at @BFDGnews #BFDG2023 and to see the fantastic Joanna Szypula presenting her PhD research with @LucyCheke and her postdoc work with @katytapper back to back 🤩
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Does the addition of calorie labelling to food and drinks in restaurants and takeaways impact where you eat and drink? Answer the APPG's survey on calorie labelling here: buff.ly/3EDe4Zs.
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We have published our report into #BehaviourChange for #Climate and #Environment goals. Watch for a summary of our key findings and recommendations 👀📽️
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Today we presented at Healths got talent! We didn’t win…but it was a great opportunity to showcase what we are all about, as Psychology joins the new school (SHPS) and that we have some amazing innovations to share✨@jmyearsley @katytapper @ElliotDFreeman @AnKappes #psychology
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"School mindfulness lessons don't work for teenagers, study says" - Good to see this published - null effects can also be as important and informative as significant effects bbc.co.uk/news/health-621265…

School mindfulness lessons don't work for teenagers, study says

The approach doesn't build resilience or improve pupils' mental wellbeing, a major UK study finds.

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#Mindful eating is increasingly being used to try to promote healthy eating and weight management. This narrative review by @katytapper provides a guide to the concept of mindful eating as well as a comprehensive overview of research in the area. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Mindful eating: what we know so far

Mindful eating is increasingly being used to try to promote healthy eating and weight management. However, the term refers to a diverse set of practices that could have quite different effects on...

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🚨Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer in Public Health🚨 @CityUniLondon is hiring! We're looking for a dynamic academic to join the wonderful team on our expanding online/F2F Masters in Public Health (MPH) programme @chinatmills @CityHSRM Apply here: jobs.ac.uk/job/CPP530/lectur…
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What is the role of UK dietary guidelines in the transition to sustainable diets? Join @EmilieCombet and myself @HealthyCogLab for an exciting, fully-funded PhD on this topic! Apply by June 1. RT's and DMs appreciated 💚! gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvls/grad…
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“YOUR PROOFS ARE READY, YOU HAVE 48 HOURS TO RESPOND” Bro, you ghosted me 9 months ago so this new deadline seems a bit sudden and also I thought this was academic publishing, not a hostage negotiation
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How Brexit politics, tabloids, corporate dissembling—and French President Emmanuel Macron—almost tanked confidence in a COVID-19 vaccine. @BulletinAtomic @STWorg thebulletin.org/2021/08/how-…

How to trash confidence in a COVID-19 vaccine: Brexit edition

Brexit politics, tabloids, corporate dissembling—and French President Emmanuel Macron—almost tanked confidence in a COVID-19 vaccine.

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Fascinating slide from @ProfHeidiLarson showing the huge variation in global attitudes towards having a #COVID vaccination. Can you guess which country ranks highest on “definitely will not” get vaccinated?
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Our letter in the Lancet today- signed by 79 world-leading scientists - outlining key recommendations for a sustainable COVID-19 strategy within the UK. Thread. thelancet.com/journals/lance…
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Exactly this. If you photograph the empty shelves, and ignore the ones that are actually pretty full in many places, you engineer the story and exacerbate the problem by synthesising a competitive norm.
Sam Freedman@Samfr20 Mar 2020
Please can people stop posting pictures of empty shelves? Even if your intention is to highlight selfishness it actually just increases anxiety + makes people worry they need to stockpile too.
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Be sure to catch @BBCTwo @BBCTrustMe next Wednesday 19th February at 8:30pm. @DrMichaelMosley joins Dr @katytapper and Lana Seguias @CityUniLondon to investigate whether being mindful can affect how much you eat: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000fjr…
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“Tobacco companies have been accused of undermining plain packaging laws by introducing gimmicks that ensure their cigarettes stand out from rival products but do not breach regulations.” New research from @BathTR @exposetobacco theguardian.com/business/201…
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Ian Rutson@ian_rutson12 Oct 2019
Some #parkrun perspective on the #INEOS159 1:59 marathon attempt... Only five of the 51,363,611 5k parkruns completed have been faster than @EliudKipchoge's target pace 🐐💨
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PETITION DO NOT PROROGUE PARLIAMENT 169,791 signatures in an hour. Sign here, RT, tweet, email, share. petition.parliament.uk/petit…

Petition: Do not prorogue Parliament

Parliament must not be prorogued or dissolved unless and until the Article 50 period has been sufficiently extended or the UK's intention to withdraw from the EU has been cancelled.

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