Bernadette Egan
University of Surrey
36 Papers
220 Citations
Bernadette Egan is an academic researcher from University of Surrey. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Public health. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 33 publications.
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Papers
Prevalence of Nutrition and Health-Related Claims on Pre-Packaged Foods: A Five-Country Study in Europe.
Sophie Hieke,N. Kuljanic,Igor Pravst,Krista Miklavec,Asha Kaur,Kerry Brown,Bernadette Egan,Katja Pfeifer,Azucena Gracia,Mike Rayner +9 more
TL;DR: The prevalence of symbolic and non-symbolic NHC varies across European countries and between different food categories, and the category of foods for specific dietary use had the highest proportion of NHC.
Usage of Plant Food Supplements (PFS) for weight control in six European countries: results from the PlantLIBRA PFS Consumer Survey 2011-2012
Alicia Garcia-Alvarez,Raimon Milà-Villarroel,Lourdes Ribas-Barba,Bernadette Egan,Mihaela Badea,F.M. Maggi,Maija Salmenhaara,Patrizia Restani,Lluis Serra-Majem,Lluis Serra-Majem +9 more
TL;DR: The herbal ingredients in PFS consumed for weight control and by overweight/obese dieters in six European countries are identified, and the relationship between their consumption and their self-reported BMI is explored.
Exploring the psychological health of emergency dispatch centre operatives: a systematic review and narrative synthesis
Sarah E. Golding,Claire Horsfield,Annette Davies,Bernadette Egan,Martyn C. Jones,Mary Raleigh,Patricia Schofield,Allison Squires,Kath Start,Tom Quinn,Mark Cropley +10 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate and synthesize available evidence relating to the psychological health of Emergency Dispatch Centre (EDC) operatives and identify key stressors experienced by EDC operatives.
Understanding How Consumers Categorise Health Related Claims on Foods: A Consumer-Derived Typology of Health-Related Claims
Charo Hodgkins,Bernadette Egan,Matthew Peacock,Naomi Klepacz,Krista Miklavec,Igor Pravst,Jurij Pohar,Azucena Gracia,Andrea Groeppel-Klein,Mike Rayner,Monique M. Raats +10 more
TL;DR: It is suggested consumers may not consciously differentiate between a nutrition claim and a health claim in the way that regulatory experts do and how claims may be optimised to enhance appropriate consumer understanding is suggested.
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Food hygiene knowledge and self-reported behaviours of UK school children (4-14 years)
TL;DR: The study identified areas of weakness in pupils' hygiene knowledge and understanding and has determined barriers to adoption of desirable behaviours at all times.
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