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AN EXPLORATION OF NUTRITION INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES
McClinchy, Jane; Dickinson, Angela; Wills, Wendy (2016-09-10)Introduction. Provision of information about nutrition is a key aspect of diabetes management and is available from healthcare professionals (HCPs), as well as via other sources such as on food labels, the media and internet. ... -
An exploration of nutrition information for people with type 2 diabetes
McClinchy, Jane; Dickinson, Angela; Wills, Wendy (2016-12-04)Provision of information about nutrition is a key aspect of diabetes management and is available from food labels, the media and internet. The aim of the research was to explore nutrition information accessed and used by ... -
Exploring the limitations of an adult-led agenda for understanding the health behaviours of young people
Wills, Wendy; Appleton, Jane; Magnusson, J.; Brooks, F. (2008)Public health and health promotion agendas are usually determined by adults, even when the ‘target’ population is children and young people. Adult-centred frameworks for health maintenance and the promotion of well-being ... -
Exploring the promise and limitations of autonomous online timelines to understand experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic
Garcia Iglesias, Jaime; Lloyd, Nigel; Freethy, Imogen; Smeeton, Nigel; Wellings, Amander; Jones, Julia; Wills, Wendy; Brown, Katherine (2022-05-16)This article discusses the use of autonomous, asynchronous, timelines to analyse personal and organizational experiences of COVID-19 using an online platform, LucidSpark. We evaluate the benefits and limitations of this ... -
‘Feta is obviously very dangerous stuff looking at all those reds’: Can nutrition labelling help people living with type 2 diabetes to self‐manage their condition?
McClinchy, Jane; Dickinson, Angela; Wills, Wendy (2023-02-21)Background: The consumption of a healthy balanced diet is the cornerstone of treatment for people living with type 2 diabetes (PLWT2DM). The United Kingdom recommends a standardised voluntary front-of-pack food labelling ... -
Food and eating practices during the transition from school to new social contexts
Wills, Wendy (2005)This paper examines how the new social contexts experienced by young people after leaving school are related to everyday food practices and eating habits. Findings from indepth interviews with 31 young people aged 16 - 24 ... -
Food and family practices : teenagers, eating and domestic life in differing socio-economic circumstances
Backett-Milburn, Kathryn; Wills, Wendy; Roberts, Mei-Li; Lawton, Julia (Routledge, 2011) -
Food and family practices : teenagers, eating and domestic life in differing socio-economic circumstances
Backett-Milburn, Kathryn; Wills, Wendy; Roberts, Mei-Li; Lawton, Julia (2010)This paper draws on accounts from young teenagers and their parents in two linked qualitative studies of families living in Scotland in differing socio-economic circumstances. We compare and contrast teenager experiences ... -
Food and Public Health : Contemporary Issues and Future Directions
Wills, Wendy; Draper, Alizon; Gustafsson, Ulla (Routledge, 2013-02)Focuses on food policy, and its relationship to public health, as an increasingly important issue in today’s society. Highlights the lack of global regulation in the food supply chain and explores the common tendency to ... -
Food and public health : Contemporary issues and future directions
Gustafsson, U.; Wills, Wendy; Draper, A. (2011-12-01)Editorial to special issue -
Food environments of young people: linking individual behaviour to environmental context
Tyrrell, Rachel L.; Greenhalgh, Fiona; Hodgson, Susan; Wills, Wendy; Mathers, John C.; Adamson, Ashley J.; Lake, Amelia (2016-03-08)Background We aimed to identify and characterise the food environments from which young people obtain food and to explore associations between type of food environment and food intakes. Methods Young people (n=86, mean age ... -
Food safety and older people : the Kitchen Life study
Dickinson, Angela; Wills, Wendy; Meah, Angela; Short, Frances (2014-05)Foodborne illness (FBI) is a major public health problem in the UK. Recent increases in cases of listeriosis in older people have focused attention on consumer food-related practices. Previous studies highlight poor ... -
Food security and food practices in later life: A new model of vulnerability
Dickinson, Angela; Wills, Wendy; Kapetanaki, Ariadne Beatrice; Halliday, Sue; Ikioda, Faith; Godfrey-Smythe, Amy (2021-02-24)The older population is particularly susceptible to malnutrition, which currently affects 1.3 million people aged 65+ in the United Kingdom. Malnutrition is an outcome of food insecurity and despite demographic changes ... -
Food, eating and taste : parents' perspectives on the making of the middle class teenager
Backett-Milburn, K.; Wills, Wendy; Roberts, Mei-Li; Lawton, J. (2010)This paper reports findings from a qualitative study of views and understandings of dietary practices in middle class families. Thirty five parents/main food providers of boys and girls aged 13/14 years, living in Eastern ... -
The framing of social class distinctions through family food and eating practices
Wills, Wendy; Backett-Milburn, Kathryn; Roberts, Mei-Li; Lawton, Julia (2011-11)Drawing on two qualitative studies which looked at diet, weight and health from a social class perspective, we use Bourdieu's theory of habitus to help explain the different food and eating practices undertaken by families ... -
Hostile Environments: Immigration and Food Poverty in the UK
Hamilton, Laura; Thompson, Claire; Wills, Wendy (University of Hertfordshire, 2022-12-13)As part of The Food Foundation’s wider project to re-shape the public narrative on food and inequalities, this research was commissioned to focus on families with NRPF and food poverty. The aim of this study was to explore ... -
'I don't think I ever had food poisoning' : A practice-based approach to understanding foodborne disease that originates in the home
Wills, Wendy; Meah, Angela; Dickinson, Angela; Short, Frances (2015-02-01)Food stored, prepared, cooked and eaten at home contributes to foodborne disease which, globally, presents a significant public health burden. The aim of the study reported here was to investigate, analyse and interpret ... -
"If the Food Looks Dodgy I Dinnae Eat It" : teenagers' accounts of food and eating practices in socio-economically disadvantaged families
Wills, Wendy; Backett-Milburn, K.; Gregory, S.; Lawton, J. (2008)This paper examines how young teenagers living in socio-economically disadvantaged families perceive everyday food and eating practices within the home. From in-depth interviews with 36 Scottish teenagers aged 13-14 years, ... -
The impact of covid-19 and the resulting mitigation measures on food and eating in the East of England: Interim report
Thompson, Claire; Hamilton, Laura; Dickinson, Angela; Fallaize, Rosalind; Mathie, Elspeth; Rogers, Samantha; Wills, Wendy (University of Hertfordshire, 2020-09-15)Measures to control the spread of Covid-19 are impacting food systems, household food practices, and organisations supporting vulnerable people in the UK. We report here on the interim findings of an ongoing qualitative ...