Dr Stefania Franja

Excited to share recent publication: we explored the r'ship bw attentional bias, impulsivity & real-world eating patterns.Conclusion ? Association bw impulsivity & cued eating, but none bw attentional bias & cued eating in the real-world. Read more here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Written by dear friend @DennisWormald, a vet w a PhD in dog behaviour is one of the most knowledgeable people on the topic of Canine mental health.

I recently had the pleasure of reading (& editing!) this incredible book. If u want to know more about 🐶 training w/out power struggle / unethical punishments, PLEASE read! I am so grateful to have played even the tiniest role in this very important work: abadog.com/difficult-dogs

@BSchuez it is the best bird.

@HealingMindsTW Any other screeners you would consider?

I would like it amended to also support the Neurodivergent individual, l have lots of thoughts around this subject. 🌻

@HealingMindsTW I work with bariatric patients as a psych - currently, finding it difficult to find a good ED screener for this population. I know some have suggested amending the EDE-Q, but wondering what your thoughts are?

Anyone reading this, if you are considering bariatric surgery please ensure that you have both eating disorder screening and consider if you are neurodivergent before you go ahead. #neurodivergent #bariatricsurgery #eatingdisorders

@kamleshkhunti if i wanted an eating disorder, or higher weight regain post 12 weeks, then yes.

Just about to start a debate #EASD2023 with my good friend Prof Roy Taylor (DIRECT Remission Trial) If you had T2 diabetes - would you go on an 800 calorie diet for 12 weeks followed by a low cal diet?

@climatemegan so worthy of a tweet, and celebration

@MountSinaiEWDP In terms of restructuring the EDE-Q to be more accurate - is there any forward momentum on this??

Check out our research at the #EDRS (Eating Disorder Research Society).We found ESEM to be a better model fit for assessing eating disorders in bariatric patients over the commonly used EDE-Q.This is crucial in preventing poor surgical & psychiatric outcomes in #bariatricsurgery.

@DennisWormald @contextdogs adults hiccup.

@contextdogs Hiccups are fairly common in puppies, but I have never seen them in an adult dog! Is the same true of people I wonder??? I don't hiccup any more but I did as a child...

@DennisWormald @contextdogs you should run a class on reading dog behaviour for well meaning dog owners :) I would eagerly sign up!

@contextdogs If you look at the pupils of this dog, you can see they are very dilated. This is a sign of adrenal system activation - fear/anxiety. He isn't happy with this handling, and is politely trying to tell the person this. Dogs put up with so much, we don't deserve them!

Lots of videos and images alleging to show Russian attacks on Ukrainian towns and cities going viral on social media already. It is customary for old or false footage to go viral during a conflict, so please try to verify or check the source of the footage you see before sharing.

@EleanorSfarmerE vest?

What do you call a jacket with no sleeves? 🤔 Not a trick question 😬

Do we need Health Literacy Mediators in Tasmania? Are you 18 years and above and living in Tasmania? We need your voice. @UTAS_ @VornC #healthliteracy #HealthLiteracyMonth #SDGs

Pleased to share a recent publication from my thesis, looking at the reliability of the visual probe task in measuring food-related attentional bias 👀🍫👀🍎 frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

I love how well Vox have summarised the evidence on this - great read vox.com/2016/4/28/1151…

In Australia we’ve seen huge growth for commercial foods for toddlers. Many products reference whole fruit, but in reality are processed sugars harmful to children’s health. @_rclemons #kidsaresweetenough

A diet w >80% of ultra-processed foods caused a 500 kcal per day increase comprd w unprocessed diet .In 2 weeks, subjects on ultra-processed diet gained 0.9 kg while subjects on the unprocessed diet lost 0.9 kg even tho both were matched for energy, macronutrients fibre & sodium.

@MaritaHennessy I appreciate how telling that emoji is