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Prof Amelia Lake

@lakenutrition.bsky.social

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Dietitian & Public Health Nutritionist at Teesside University. Deputy Director for Fuse https://fuse.ac.uk/ Researching Food Inequalities & Insecurity, Food Environments, Energy Drinks. https://research.tees.ac.uk/en/persons/amelia-lake

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Prof Amelia Lake @lakenutrition.bsky.social · Sep 3

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In 2016, we began our @fuseonline.bsky.social research into the consumption of energy drinks by children, and their damaging health effects.

Now, that research has helped influence an impending government ban on the sale of energy drinks to under 16s.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Energy drinks to be banned for under-16s in England

Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting said he was acting on concerns for children's health.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Prof Amelia Lake @lakenutrition.bsky.social · 7d

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Prof Amelia Lake @lakenutrition.bsky.social · 7d

#PartTimeWorks is a campaign from @timewise.bsky.social

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Prof Amelia Lake @lakenutrition.bsky.social · 7d

My hero - #MotherPukka (aka Anna Whitehouse) - has championed flexible working (#FlexAppeal) and part time working.

The tide is shifting and it is becoming normal to work part-time. Today is a hurray for the part-time workers, happy #PartTimeWorks day!

Prof Amelia Lake @lakenutrition.bsky.social · 7d

Before covid I was nominated and acknowledged within the Timewise Part-time Power 50*** and then contributed to Belinda Morgan's book alongside my part-time colleague Dr Helen Moore (you can also read a @fuseonline.bsky.social Blog about this).
fuseopenscienceblog.blogspot.com/2022/07/part...

Part-time work can be a game changer for families and a smart strategy for organisations

Our warts-and-all account of what it's like to do public health research.

fuseopenscienceblog.blogspot.com

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Prof Amelia Lake @lakenutrition.bsky.social · 7d

Are there things I can't do/ attend because of working part-time - yes!
However despite this, it makes me a better at my job, is good for me and my family.

Prof Amelia Lake @lakenutrition.bsky.social · 7d

I have moved into roles in a part-time basis and been promoted to Professor as a part-time academic.

Working part-time is a privilege, I fully acknowledge that.
Do I have frustrations - yes!

Prof Amelia Lake @lakenutrition.bsky.social · 7d

🧵Today is #PartTimeWorks day!

I have been quite vocal in talking about my role as a Research Professor in a University being #PartTime because I believe #PartTimeWorks – in all kinds of jobs, at all levels.

I have been working part-time since my son was born in 2012.
@timewise.bsky.social

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Fuse, the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health @fuseonline.bsky.social · 12d

🐇 When it comes to food delivery, the hare isn’t napping - dark kitchens & online platforms are sprinting ahead while regulation lags behind. Can the tortoise 🐢 catch up? Blog by @helenjmoore.bsky.social on planning for a healthier food environment ⬇️

fuseopenscienceblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/this...

This time the hare might win: dark kitchens and the regulatory race

Our warts-and-all account of what it's like to do public health research.

fuseopenscienceblog.blogspot.com

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Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) @adphuk.bsky.social · 9d

By thinking we have a treatment for obesity we lose focus and stop thinking about the more difficult issues around the food industry and regulation, which are the root cause of this." @felly500.bsky.social , ADPH President

How weight-loss injections are making obesity a wealth issue

With claims of a 'two-tier system', could it be that these drugs are exacerbating health inequalities?

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Prof Amelia Lake @lakenutrition.bsky.social · 15d

🙏🏼 Thanks to Dr Helen Moore for presenting how we developed the training & to Prof Tim Guy Townshend my long-time collaborator on co-presenting the training content!

🎦 The recording will be online & I’ll post the link - but in the meantime here’s info about the training
fuse.ac.uk/news/newonli...

News | Fuse | Newcastle University

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Prof Amelia Lake @lakenutrition.bsky.social · 15d

👥 Fantastic to collaborate with our brilliant OHID colleagues - past (Michael Chang) & present on making training about healthier food environments available (Free) to colleagues from a range of backgrounds

Prof Amelia Lake @lakenutrition.bsky.social · 15d

*Planning for a healthier food environment*

🍏Brilliant to host a Fuse, the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health webinar about our FutureLearn training we developed with OHID colleagues

💻 Lots of people & lots of questions!

fuse.ac.uk/news/newonli...

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Prof Amelia Lake @lakenutrition.bsky.social · 16d

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Prof Amelia Lake @lakenutrition.bsky.social · 16d

Our very own project … presented by our project partner Joe Dunne from #FareShare NorthEast

Our @nihrsphr.bsky.social
project is called ‘Healthy Food Shouldn’t cost the earth’ - which we strongly believe 🌍

Read more here👇🏼

sphr.nihr.ac.uk/research/hea...

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Prof Amelia Lake @lakenutrition.bsky.social · 16d

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Prof Amelia Lake @lakenutrition.bsky.social · 16d

Dr @franhillierb.bsky.social presenting our new @nihrsphr.bsky.social research around #localauthority sponsorship activities (think a certain lorry at Christmas 🎄🎅🏼)
Read more here 👇🏼

sphr.nihr.ac.uk/research/und...

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Prof Amelia Lake @lakenutrition.bsky.social · 16d

Enjoying the interactive session with @nihrsphr.bsky.social #HealthyPlacesHealthyPlanet research theme in London

Brilliant to meet so many colleagues from across the school in person!

@fuseonline.bsky.social

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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · 18d

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Turns out that social media influencer promotion of food affects children’s food intake

Influencer marketing of unhealthy foods increased children’s immediate food intake

Who'd have thought

Social Media Influencer Marketing and Children’s Food Intake: A Randomized Trial

In this study, we examine the impact of influencer marketing of foods (healthy and unhealthy), via popular YouTube vloggers on social media, on children’s food intake.

publications.aap.org

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LindsayGrahamUK @lindsaygrahamuk.bsky.social · 21d

👓👇 #Diet #Health

The Food Foundation @foodfoundation.bsky.social · 21d

🚨BREAKING NEWS: Shocking health and diet disparities revealed today🚨

🆕Our brand new Health and Diet Inequalities Dashboard makes it clear that the most deprived areas of the country also have the highest rates of disease related to poor diet.

🔍Explore now ➡️ bit.ly/inequalities...

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Fuse, the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health @fuseonline.bsky.social · 23d

Food choices aren’t just personal - they’re shaped by policy, ads, tech & inequality. Everyone deserves a food environment that supports health & dignity.

Read @helenjmoore.bsky.social's #fuseblog after speaking at the #RightToFoodUK Conference ⬇️

fuseopenscienceblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/not-...

Fuse Associate Helen Moore from Teesside University was invited to present at the Right To Food UK Conference 2025 (pictured third from the left on the panel of speakers).

Graphic from the Hungry for Change: Tackling Obesity and Food Insecurity in the North of England report by the Child of the North All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG).

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Prof Amelia Lake @lakenutrition.bsky.social · Sep 3

@teessideuni.bsky.social @shelinavh.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social @oha-updates.bsky.social @sustainweb.org @childrensfood.bsky.social @barbscrowther.bsky.social @foodactive.bsky.social @foodfoundation.bsky.social

Prof Amelia Lake @lakenutrition.bsky.social · Sep 3

I welcome the consultation, and encourage everyone, especially parents, school workers, health professionals and young people themselves to respond and have their voices heard.

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Prof Amelia Lake @lakenutrition.bsky.social · Sep 3

As my comments to the BBC show, these drinks are an established part of youth culture. Clearer signalling about the drinks’ negative health consequences is essential, but this ban is a positive step forward in prioritising the health of our young people.

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Prof Amelia Lake @lakenutrition.bsky.social · Sep 3

Energy drinks to be banned for under-16s in England

Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting said he was acting on concerns for children's health.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Fuse, the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health @fuseonline.bsky.social · Sep 3

Government ban of high-caffeine energy drink sales to under-16s underpinned by Fuse research

This follows almost a decade of work led by @lakenutrition.bsky.social linking these drinks to risks for children’s health, sleep & education

Have your say in the consultation ⬇️
fuse.ac.uk/news/governm...

Photo of Professor Amelia Lake, Deputy Director of Fuse, the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health, and Professor of Public Health Nutrition at Teesside University

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