The Confidence Interval
Episodes
Brief Interval - meat, chicken nuggets, and a side order of type 2 diabetes
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chunxiao Li is a Research Associate at the Unit, and a lead author on a paper that investigated the association of meat consumption on type two diabet...
Brief Interval - the new technologies improving the outcomes of diabetes
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Charlotte Boughton is a Clinical Researcher at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS TrustCharlotte’s research focuse...
Brief Interval - Understanding the origins of gestational diabetes
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gestational diabetes occurs during pregnancy for a multitude of reasons, being overweight or obese can be a factor but some may be genetically predisp...
Brief Interval - the multiple morbidities of diabetes
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One point 27 billion people are expected to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes by 2050. This week we’ll be hearing from researchers from the MRC Epi...
The Confidence Interval - from the UN to weight loss research
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Confidence Interval, Dr Marie Spreckley shares her journey from the UN to weight loss research.She discusses diverse communitie...
The Confidence Interval - from Nutritionist to Early Career Researcher
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Confidence Interval, Dr Cara Ruggiero shares her journey from Nutritionist to an Early Career Researcher.She discusses the impo...
The Confidence Interval - taking away the takeaways for healthy neighbourhoods
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Confidence Interval, Dr Thomas Burgoine shares how creating healthy neighbourhoods can help people make healthy choices. NIHR (...
The Confidence Interval - David Ogilvie talks research and impact
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr David Ogilvie, Programme Leader and MRC Investigator in the Population Health Interventions group, talks to Unit Head of Communications Oliver Fran...
The Confidence Interval - Dr Jean Adams talks improving the nation's diet
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
June 2019. Dr Jean Adams, Programme Leader and MRC Investigator in the Population Health Interventions group talks to Unit Head of Communications Oli...
The Confidence Interval - Dr Felix Day talks genetics and puberty
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Felix Day, Senior Research Associate in the Early Life Aetiology and Mechanisms of Diabetes and Related Metabolic Disorders group talks to Unit Hea...
The Confidence Interval - Dr Yanaina Chavez-Ugalde talks UPFs
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New research from the Universities of Cambridge and Bristol has found that adolescents consume around two-thirds of their daily calories from ultra-pr...