Jessica Large

Paediatric dentist and doctoral researcher. Interests: dental team involvement in weight and health screening and improving collaboration across healthcare

[Jessica Large @JessicaLarge10]

Member of the dental team? Take a look at 'Supplementary BMI Implementation Information for Children' on the BSPD website for advice and tips on healthy weight conversations with families https://t.co/zIQwcolfgn

[Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour: CLiMB @LboroCLiMB]

We had a fantastic day earlier this week at our co-creation workshop, learning about how to draw together experts and those with lived experience to create more impactful research studies.

Many thanks to our participants and facilitators @GemmaSPearce and Nikki Holliday.

[Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour: CLiMB @LboroCLiMB]

Great to see CLiMB doctoral researcher Dr @JessicaLarge10's featured in the Canadian Dental Association's CDAessentials discussing her research into how dental teams could contribute to supporting the public with weight management.

Read it in full here: https://t.co/n23HrwG3X2

[Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour: CLiMB @LboroCLiMB]

Hi, I’m Maddie, one of the @NIHRresearch interns at CLiMB this year.

Normally, you’ll find me in Bristol, where I am a 4th year medical student, but this July I’ve been working with Dr @hgraham913 on various weight management projects at Loughborough University.

[World Obesity @WorldObesity]

Obesity is a disease - and a driver of others. It contributes to:
🧬 43% of type 2 diabetes cases
❤️ Up to 78% of hypertension
🧠 13+ types of cancer

If we address obesity now, we reduce the burden of NCDs for future generations. #4BillionReasons
🔗https://t.co/9heOwNrwMt

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

Patients coming off weight loss jabs need support and advice for at least a year to ensure lasting benefit, says NICE
https://t.co/cxZ9ucZ5mS

[Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour: CLiMB @LboroCLiMB]

Meet CLiMB: @Monarch978 is a doctoral researcher in digital health, focusing on accelerometer data analysis and developing a Physical Activity Toolkit to better tailor personalised movement-based prescription for patients with long-term conditions.

https://t.co/u4McRLC4iu

[World Obesity @WorldObesity]

🌍 For Half of Humanity: Why we need action on obesity

Obesity is one of the defining global health and equity challenges of our time. Today, over 1 billion people live with obesity, and without bold action, 4 billion - half of the world’s population - will be affected by overweight or obesity by 2035.

This campaign is our urgent call to action in the lead-up to the 2025 UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (HLM on NCDs). Our goal is clear: to secure global recognition of obesity as a chronic disease, drive equitable access to care, and catalyse multisectoral solutions.

Obesity doesn’t just impact individuals - it fuels a wider crisis of non-communicable diseases including diabetes, heart disease and cancer. And it’s not just a high-income country issue - 88% of future obesity cases will occur in low- and middle-income countries.

But we have the tools to act: proven public health policies, emerging treatments, and growing political momentum. The HLM must our moment to demand action.

Join us in demanding:
✅ Obesity recognised as a disease in the HLM Political Declaration
✅ Commitment to WHO recommendations & Acceleration Plan
✅ People with lived experience at the heart of global solutions

🌐 Visit our website to explore campaign materials, take action, and learn why this moment matters. We have #4BillionReasons to act.
🔗 https://t.co/nUlkiImk8u
#4BillionReasons #HalfOfHumanity

[World Obesity @WorldObesity]

🩺 📢 Are you a healthcare professional involved in obesity prevention or treatment? We want to hear from you.

Take our short MAPPS II survey and help us identify how health systems can better support effective, compassionate obesity care.

👉 https://t.co/B3rIqzsvnL

[RIC-KI @LboroRICKI]

How can we engage with breast cancer patients about physical activity to help manage their diagnosis, and their wider family as primary prevention for those at increased risk of the disease?

Join @KajalGokal to explore this important research area: https://t.co/smku1duZ4S

[Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour: CLiMB @LboroCLiMB]

Proud day for all at CLiMB as our doctoral researcher @EllieLangworthy graduates! Pictured here with supervisors @Amanadadaley09 (l) and @KajalGokal (r).

Huge congratulations Ellie, we wish you all the best for the future 🌟

[Paediatric Dentistry at Leeds @LeedsPaedDent]

Around 1 in 4 autistic children experience tooth decay by age five.
This can have a lasting impact on their health, wellbeing, and quality of life.

[World Obesity @WorldObesity]

🩺 📢 Are you a healthcare professional involved in obesity prevention or treatment? We want to hear from you.

Take our short MAPPS II survey and help us identify how health systems can better support effective, compassionate obesity care.

👉 https://t.co/B3rIqzsvnL

[World Obesity @WorldObesity]

🌍 At #WHA78, @WorldObesity joined health leaders & advocates to spotlight obesity in global health policy.

From UPFs & front-of-pack labelling to lived experience & rights-based care, our message is clear:
📢 Obesity must be a priority at #UNHLM2025.

🔗 https://t.co/dGphHFbZwO

[World Obesity @WorldObesity]

🩺 📢 Are you a healthcare professional involved in obesity prevention or treatment? We want to hear from you.

Take our short MAPPS II survey and help us identify how health systems can better support effective, compassionate obesity care.

👉 https://t.co/B3rIqzsvnL

[Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour: CLiMB @LboroCLiMB]

'The Power of Snack-Sized Fitness'

CLiMB Director @Amanadadaley09 discusses the latest developments in lifestyle medicine with @EMJReviews

Read it here: https://t.co/lhuItOR4gP

[World Obesity @WorldObesity]

🩺 📢 Are you a healthcare professional involved in obesity prevention or treatment? We want to hear from you.

Take our short MAPPS II survey and help us identify how health systems can better support effective, compassionate obesity care.

👉 https://t.co/B3rIqzsvnL

[Obesity Action Scotland @obesityactionsc]

Children call on Parliamentarians @ScotParl to act to protect them from junk food advertising tricks. The Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act presents an opportunity to create a healthy food environment for all.

[World Obesity @WorldObesity]

To have a real impact on obesity, we need to work together to address its many root causes throughout society. 📢

⚕️ Biology
🍎 Food
👪 Genetic risk
👨‍⚕️ Healthcare access
🎉 Life events
📺 Marketing
🤕 Mental health
💤 Sleep
❗ Stigma

➡️ Find out more: https://t.co/kjsRUVa7Z5

[World Obesity @WorldObesity]

Ultra-processed foods are dominating global diets, pushing healthier options aside and increasing chronic disease risks.

Prof. Carlos Monteiro at #ICO2024 called for urgent tobacco-style regulations like warning labels and advertising bans. 🌍🍎

➡️ https://t.co/nhU72C4j0C

[Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour: CLiMB @LboroCLiMB]

Congratulations to CLiMB's @JessicaLarge10 who was awarded 1st prize in the Health & Wellbeing stream at Loughborough University's Doctoral Researcher Conference for her presentation 'Weight interventions by dental teams: what do the public and dental profession think?' 🎉🎉