• Weight monitoring during pregnancy could help save lives

    Hazel Flight, Edge Hill University There are times in a person’s life when specific events can have long-term implications on their future health. Pregnancy is one of those times – when major and dramatic changes occur within a woman’s body composition in a short period of time. A key element of a healthy pregnancy is…

  • Crime and nourishment – the link between food and offending behaviour

    Hazel Flight, Edge Hill University; John Marsden, Edge Hill University, and Sean Creaney, Edge Hill University It is well known that eating a balanced diet is of vital importance for maintaining good health and well-being. It is also one of the great social pleasures of life. Yet, far too many young people in prisons are…