Abstract
AbstractThe prevalence of obesity, both worldwide and in the UK, continues to rise and has been classified by the NHS as a major public health issue with current public health survey data indicating that nearly two thirds of adults are living with overweight and obesity. We know from existing appetite research that it is easy to overconsume calories, but difficult to reduce calorie intake below requirements and we seek to expand this evidence base to seek future research themes to provide the evidence on how to manage obesity. This Medical Research Council (MRC)‐funded hot topic workshop explored issues that are evolving from current literature to create discussion about potential future collaborative research around 4 themes: (i) Food reformulation/innovation – how appetite research can influence sustainable and healthy diets, (ii) One diet does not fit all – how should we conduct appetite research to embrace inter‐individual differences (e.g. responder/non‐responders), (iii) Environmental drivers of obesity/food choices – bridging the gap between appetite research and obesity services – future research themes, (iv) Big data approaches to develop understanding of drivers of appetite and food choice. Appetite forms a bridge to understanding the interaction between the internal and external environments and therefore has both biological and behavioural relevance for behaviour change associated with eating. This report summarises how future research can embrace this multidisciplinary challenge.
Highlights
This workshop was funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) as part of the UK Nutrition Research Partnership (UK NRP) awards
The UK NRP is a partnership between the MRC, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), which resulted as a direct implementation of the recommendations of the Office of Strategic Coordination for Health Research Review of Nutrition and Human Health Research (MRC & NIHR 2017)
Summary
This workshop was funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) as part of the UK Nutrition Research Partnership (UK NRP) awards. Stakeholders agree actions and decide as a network how to work together in an integrated way to bring about sustainable, long term systems change’ These reports highlight that multidisciplinary and partnership approaches can be useful for the implementation of public health strategies to address obesity. EO countered with a cautionary tale, where the use of digital was shown to increase inequalities in physical activity interventions, with digital literacy being a particular challenge even for a simple platform She argued that we need to have a much broader and integrated system of health support services which identifies wider problems earlier on, meaning that the most relevant issues to individuals are addressed at any given time. The group discussed ways to create a platform for exploring new methods to apply appetite expertise to support innovative means of working to prevent and deliver treatment in tier 1-4 obesity services. This workshop created this opportunity for multidisciplinary thinking in a supportive environment
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