Beverley O'Hara
Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition at Leeds Beckett University and expert on food policy and nutrition, providing evidence-based commentary on junk food advertising and public health.
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Feb 24, 2026 • 28min
What are the side effects of weight loss drugs?
Sarah Le Brocq, a patient who tried GLP-1 drugs and faced major weight loss and gallbladder surgery. Beverley O’Hara, public‑health nutrition lecturer, on societal and dietary impacts. Naveed Sattar, cardiometabolic medicine professor, on clinical and research perspectives. They discuss rising drug use, digestive side effects and gallstones, monitoring gaps, risk–benefit conversations, and cultural shifts in how bodies are viewed.
Jan 22, 2026 • 23min
Do junk food advertising bans work?
The government says it’s getting serious about childhood obesity, with a ban on junk food ads before 9pm and online. Today on The Bunker, Zoë Grünewald is joined by Dr Beverley O’Hara lecturer in Public Health Nutrition at Leeds Beckett University to find out whether this is real reform or a rerun of previous failed plans.
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Written and presented by Zoë Grünewald. Producer: Liam Tait. Audio production: Robin Leeburn. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Artwork by James Parrett. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production.
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