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A ban on junk food adverts being shown on TV before 21:00 will come into force on 1 October 2025, the government has confirmed. Will it work I ask?

Leyla Kandemir Nutritionist/ Former year 5 teacher

2 hours ago2 min read

A ban on junk food adverts being shown on TV before 21:00 will come into force on 1 October 2025, the government has confirmed. Will it work I ask?

Labour said the watershed on junk food advertising would be enforced alongside a total ban on paid-for online adverts, both aimed at...

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I ask 90 year 5 pupils, why do you need to eat food? And a sea of hands goes up in the air!!

Leyla Kandemir Nutritionist/ Former year 5 teacher

Nov 24, 20242 min read

I ask 90 year 5 pupils, why do you need to eat food? And a sea of hands goes up in the air!!

And I used to think this is great, until I got the same 3 answers, no matter what school or what area. 1. Food tastes good 2. ...

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Do our primary school aged pupils need to be taught nutrition in schools? Yes!!

Leyla Kandemir Nutritionist/ Former year 5 teacher

Nov 12, 20243 min read

Do our primary school aged pupils need to be taught nutrition in schools? Yes!!

Do these children benefit from audio-visual aid programmes such as Felicitous Foodology's whole school nutrition approach? YES! We need...

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Much Ado About Nothing. Labour’s obesity clampdown! These adverts for ultra-processed junk foods need to be banned not just until 9.00pm, but banned full stop, they are encouraging very bad habits!

Leyla Kandemir Nutritionist/ Former year 5 teacher

Oct 29, 20243 min read

Much Ado About Nothing. Labour’s obesity clampdown! These adverts for ultra-processed junk foods need to be banned not just until 9.00pm, but banned full stop, they are encouraging very bad habits!

Products classified as ‘less healthy’ under the government’s nutrient profiling model, and falling into one of 13 categories including...

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In 2015 Newsround (BBC) commissioned a survey with more than 1,400 children across the UK. They found that more than half the children did not eat one single portion of the recommended 5- a day!

Leyla Kandemir Nutritionist/ Former year 5 teacher

Oct 22, 20242 min read

In 2015 Newsround (BBC) commissioned a survey with more than 1,400 children across the UK. They found that more than half the children did not eat one single portion of the recommended 5- a day!

The survey also showed that 52 children in every 100 did not eat any vegetables and 44 in every 100 did not eat fruit on a daily basis....

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"Extra-large" school uniform shop to shock parents about childhood obesity. Whoever wins the UK election today, needs to address the childhood obesity plan, because it’s not working!

Leyla Kandemir Nutritionist/ Former year 5 teacher

Jul 4, 20242 min read

"Extra-large" school uniform shop to shock parents about childhood obesity. Whoever wins the UK election today, needs to address the childhood obesity plan, because it’s not working!

In 2016 Cancer research promoted this brilliant campaign. 8 years later, in 2024 we still have nothing in place. Report published in the...

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19 out of 20 year 5 and 6 pupils had no knowledge of the health risks associated with eating a diet high in fast food and ultra-processed foods

Leyla Kandemir Nutritionist/ Former year 5 teacher

Jun 19, 20241 min read

19 out of 20 year 5 and 6 pupils had no knowledge of the health risks associated with eating a diet high in fast food and ultra-processed foods

As part of healthy eating week 2024 Felicitous Foodology funded 20 families in Essex who home school their year 5 and 6 aged children,...

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Sharing in the community builds connections, skills and valuable relationships, which in turn facilitates a sense of belonging that also creates value for the community as a whole.

Leyla Kandemir Nutritionist/ Former year 5 teacher

May 31, 20241 min read

Sharing in the community builds connections, skills and valuable relationships, which in turn facilitates a sense of belonging that also creates value for the community as a whole.

In April 2024, Felicitous Foodology and CHP implemented The Daily Dietary Dish, a 5-week nutrition and cookery programme for adults,...

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Nutrition and cookery lessons for adults are vital in communities

Leyla Kandemir Nutritionist/ Former year 5 teacher

Mar 7, 20241 min read

Nutrition and cookery lessons for adults are vital in communities

Working in partnership with CHP the largest not-for-profit housing association in Essex. February 2024 and our adult nutrition and...

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Leyla Kandemir Nutritionist/ Former year 5 teacher

Aug 30, 20232 min read

Why our children need to learn to cook.

With more emphasis needing to be placed on home cooking these days and less on eating fast foods and ultra processed foods, eating a...

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There has never been a more prevalent time for the subject of nutrition to have a place in schools.

Leyla Kandemir Nutritionist/ Former year 5 teacher

Aug 8, 20232 min read

There has never been a more prevalent time for the subject of nutrition to have a place in schools.

School Obesity Prevention Recommendations. (Harvard School of Public Health) With good evidence that school-based prevention programs can...

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Global obesity crisis, its time to start teaching nutrition in our schools.

Leyla Kandemir Nutritionist/ Former year 5 teacher

Jul 29, 20232 min read

Global obesity crisis, its time to start teaching nutrition in our schools.

The World Obesity Federation's 2023 atlas predicts that 51% of the world, or more than 4 billion people, will be obese or overweight...

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Family Cookery working in the community to improve diets and social relations a partnership with CHP

Leyla Kandemir Nutritionist/ Former year 5 teacher

Jul 27, 20232 min read

Family Cookery working in the community to improve diets and social relations a partnership with CHP

A case study that forms part of the Big Lottery Fund National Well-being Evaluation CLES Consulting was commissioned in 2008. It proved...

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Nutrition needs to be part of the primary school curriculum.

Leyla Kandemir Nutritionist/ Former year 5 teacher

Jul 26, 20232 min read

Nutrition needs to be part of the primary school curriculum.

What are we waiting for ? Following NEAPS 1999 pilot programme positive changes were seen in children's eating behaviour for healthier...

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A ban on junk food adverts being shown on TV before 21:00 will come into force on 1 October 2025, the government has confirmed. Will it work I ask?

I ask 90 year 5 pupils, why do you need to eat food? And a sea of hands goes up in the air!!

Do our primary school aged pupils need to be taught nutrition in schools? Yes!!

Much Ado About Nothing. Labour’s obesity clampdown! These adverts for ultra-processed junk foods need to be banned not just until 9.00pm, but banned full stop, they are encouraging very bad habits!

In 2015 Newsround (BBC) commissioned a survey with more than 1,400 children across the UK. They found that more than half the children did not eat one single portion of the recommended 5- a day!

"Extra-large" school uniform shop to shock parents about childhood obesity. Whoever wins the UK election today, needs to address the childhood obesity plan, because it’s not working!

19 out of 20 year 5 and 6 pupils had no knowledge of the health risks associated with eating a diet high in fast food and ultra-processed foods

Sharing in the community builds connections, skills and valuable relationships, which in turn facilitates a sense of belonging that also creates value for the community as a whole.

Nutrition and cookery lessons for adults are vital in communities

Why our children need to learn to cook.

There has never been a more prevalent time for the subject of nutrition to have a place in schools.

Global obesity crisis, its time to start teaching nutrition in our schools.

Family Cookery working in the community to improve diets and social relations a partnership with CHP

Nutrition needs to be part of the primary school curriculum.

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