{"id":959624,"date":"2026-05-14T16:14:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/959624\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T16:14:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:14:17","slug":"university-of-sheffield-students-demystify-diet-beliefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/959624\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Sheffield students demystify diet beliefs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A group of Masters students from the University of Sheffield have set up stalls in the Student Union, holding an outreach event for their <a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/processedproteinresources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Human Nutrition course<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The stall focuses specifically on protein, helping communicate to the public a better understanding of protein nutrition, and \u201cdemystifying\u201d beliefs around protein and processed protein \u2013 like how much people need in a regular diet.  <\/p>\n<p>The representatives advocate for a protein-rich diet \u2013 referring to protein as the \u201cbuilding block\u201d that fixes wear and tear after physical activity.  They praised it  for its ability to support the immune system, and its role in the body as a \u201cbiological messenger\u201d, that is used to fight off germs and illness.  However, they also understand the risks that come with blind protein consumption.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople will often substitute natural protein with protein powders and protein bars,\u201d said representative Lily Birn, 23. \u201cIt\u2019s about making sure people are aware that those foods can often be ultra-processed, and might not have as much protein as you might think.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of this marketing from big supermarkets actually might be detrimental to your health \u2013 by providing you with more sugar, more salt, preservatives and hyper-processed ingredients. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we\u2019re making sure that people are aware of both animal and plant-based protein alternatives that are either whole foods, or minimally processed, that are healthier for their diets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/James1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71694\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Processed protein can be part of your diet, according to the representatives, however it is worth knowing why it is highly suggested that your intake of such is limited \u2013 processed proteins can: be high in salt, increasing blood pressure; contain hidden fats, that can affect heart health; and are also linked to an increased risk of cancer.<\/p>\n<p>They recommend some simple and easy diet swaps in order to combat this.  For example, swapping battered or breaded fish fingers with white fish, such as cod, hake or haddock; or swapping deli ham or bacon for roasted chicken breast.  They say that just one of these kinds of swaps per week can make a big difference in your overall health. <\/p>\n<p>The stall also included information such as recipes, including a chickpea curry with rice, and an egg and bean protein wrap.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t Post Views: 58&#13;\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A group of Masters students from the University of Sheffield have set up stalls in the Student Union,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":959625,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8817],"tags":[748,393,4884,268092,1620,256530,16,15,71475],"class_list":{"0":"post-959624","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sheffield","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-human-nutrition-masters","12":"tag-sheffield","13":"tag-sheffield-news","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-university-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116573822700957885","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/959624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=959624"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/959624\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/959625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=959624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=959624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=959624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}