We are the NIHR Leicester-Loughborough Diet, Lifestyle and Physical Activity Biomedical Research Unit

Joined July 2012
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Massive congratulations to our Director @profmjdavies on her honour of CBE in the New years List.
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This account will close in March, but don't worry, we're still tweeting from our new account @LeicesterBRC
Come and find out about our research at the APM and follow our new twitter account @LeicesterBRC x.com/LeicesterBRC/status/91…

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Stay in touch with our diet, lifestyle and physical activity research on our new account @LeicesterBRC x.com/AbdTahrani/status/9099…

Sedentary behaviour and sitting for longer than half an hour increases the risk of death @obsmuk @EASOobesity @youngdiab @UK_ASO x.com/AnnalsofIM/status/9098…
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Remember we're moving to @LeicesterBRC and will stop tweeting in December x.com/LeicesterBRC/status/90…

We've got a stack of research to #HelpGBWorkWell. leicesterdiabetescentre.org.… Check us out, and follow our work on twitter.
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NIHR Activity BRU retweeted
Interested in the CODEC study? Get in touch! Tel: 0116 258 8070 Email: CODEC@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
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Our physical activity work and our cardiac research work now all live @LeicesterBRC x.com/LeicesterBRC/status/90…

Loving that anatomic correctness AND some physical activity! x.com/Avid_eva/status/715288…
To stay in touch with the diet, lifestyle and physical activity research remember to follow our new account @LeicesterBRC x.com/LeicesterBRC/status/90…

It's #CycleToWorkDay and our team are all up for that
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To stay up to date with all our research remember to follow our new account @LeicesterBRC x.com/LeicesterBRC/status/90…

At Glenfield @Leic_hospital healthy supplies. Prevention is better than cure (although we are working on that!) @LDC_tweets @UHL_DIETITIANS
To stay up to date with all things lifestyle, remember to follow our new account @LeicesterBRC x.com/LeicesterBRC/status/90…

We asked staff why they cycle to work: Health Stress relief Saving money Reducing pollution And of course the parking shortage! x.com/cycletoworkday/status/…
Remember we are now @LeicesterBRC . Follow us for the next 5 years of awesome research!
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NIHR Activity BRU retweeted
surveymonkey.co.uk/r/QHG3FVP Can you help with a quick survey to help plan research about exercise with diabetes and effect on blood sugar?

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Female? Have Diabetes? We're interested in your experience of family planning. Could you help with a short survey? surveymonkey.co.uk/r/W565C6H

To stay up to date with our research please follow our new account @LeicesterBRC . We've become one, ginormous research unit :)
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NIHR Activity BRU retweeted
Daily movement programme can improve children's physical development levels ow.ly/X41I30e6qcU #NationalPlayDay #physicalactivity
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NIHR Activity BRU retweeted
Complex health & care needs in older people is an important research area for the #NIHR. Find out more & apply: ow.ly/pqYs30dXF3H
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NIHR Activity BRU retweeted
Replying to @LDC_tweets

Exccellent diagramme of different types of public engagement.
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NIHR Activity BRU retweeted
24 Jul 2017
Keeping your kids physically active during summer can be a bit of a struggle. See 10 ways to keep them active: ow.ly/b07M30dRB0d
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Now we've been funded for an extra 5 years by the #NIHR, we're merging into one Biomedical Research Centre. Follow our work on @LeicesterBRC
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Check out the NIHR #LetsGetDigital competition and our entry from Diabetes research colleagues leicesterdiabetescentre.org.…