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In this blog, the Unit’s Dr Albert Koulman discusses a new paper in which he and colleagues from our Nutrition Measurement Platform analysed differences in the thiamine (vitamin B1) status between ethnicities, using data from the UK Nation Diet and Nutrition Survey....


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A lot of unhealthy food in the UK is sold using price promotions or special offers, such as ‘buy one get one free (BOGOF)’ deals.

At the start of October 2025 price and multibuy promotions on unhealthy food and drink were banned in England. Scotland and Wales are planning to bring in similar bans. The measure is seen as an important step to tackle obesity – and help...


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People prescribed the new generation of weight loss drugs may not receive sufficient nutritional guidance to support safe and sustainable weight loss, leaving them vulnerable to nutritional deficiencies and muscle loss, say experts at UCL and the University of Cambridge.

In research published today in


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