REPs Magazine Spring 2016 | Page 32

RESEARCH NEWS

IRT DETECTS JOINT
INFLAMMATION

WORK EXPERIENCE MORE IMPORTANT
THAN ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Work experience is more important
than academic qualifications,
according to operators taking
part in the latest Fitness Industry
Confidence Survey.
The research, carried out by
industry insight specialist Leisurenet Solutions in collaboration
with Leisure Industry Week (LIW)
and education provider Lifetime
Training, showed that for 47% of
operators, work experience was the

most important attribute a school
leaver could have when applying
for a job, compared to just 15%
saying academic qualifications. The
survey, which questioned a range
of both private and public sector
operators, showed the health and
fitness industry is also buying into
the government’s commitment to
deliver three million apprenticeships,
with 27% of operators already
committed to recruiting apprentices
and 45% considering it.

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LARGE PORTIONS CAUSE OVEREATING

A new review has revealed that
people consume more food or
non alcoholic drinks when offered
larger sized portions or when they
use larger items of tableware.
The research, carried out by the

The study evaluated the capability
of infrared thermography (IRT) to
detect inflammation in knee and
ankle joints in children, and found
that skin surface temperatures were
significantly elevated in inflamed
ankle joints, but not in inflamed
knee joints. The study also evaluated
the effect on skin temperature
of the menthol concentration in
cold gels, commonly used for the
treatment of muscle injuries. The
study found that changes in the
menthol concentration did not seem
to have any significant effect on skin
cooling or on skin temperature in
surrounding skin areas.

© Csaba Deli

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Infrared thermography can detect
joint inflammation and help improve
work ergonomics, according to a
recent study from the University
of Eastern Finland, published in
Physiological Measurement and Skin
Research and Technology.

University of Cambridge and
published in the Cochrane Database
of Systematic Reviews, suggests
that eliminating larger sized portions
could reduce energy intake by up
to 16% among UK adults or 29%
among US adults.

portions than when offered smaller
sized versions, suggesting that if
sustained reductions in exposure to
larger sizes could be achieved across
the whole diet, this could reduce
average daily energy consumed from
food by 12-16% among adults in the
UK (equivalent of up to 279 kcals
per day).

Researchers combined results from
61 studies, capturing data from
6,711 participants, to investigate the
influence of portion, package and
tableware size on food consumption.
The data showed that people
consistently consume more food
and drink when offered larger sized

Ian Shemilt, who co led the review,
said: ‘At the moment, it is all too
easy – and often better value for
money – for us to eat or drink too
much. Actions that reduce the
size, availability and appeal of large
servings can make a difference to the
amounts people eat and drink.’

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