We all know that what we eat has a big impact on our health and well-being - and we’ve all let our healthy eating principles slip when tempted by a delicious slice of cake or when we are socially required to raise a glass of wine.
For
people living with an
inflammatory disease, this is even more important, as too many unhealthy
lifestyle choices may contribute to flare-ups and discomfort. For example, a
recent study of people living with psoriasis showed that their diet tended to
be high in carbohydrates; this is associated with the clinical severity of their
disease and their cardio-metabolic risk, which is related to diabetes and heart
disease.
The new app
TREAT aims to do something about this and help people suffering from
inflammatory illnesses take control of their diet through specialised nutrition
advice and on-going support.
Connects
with a Certified Nutritionist
Recognising the
central role of nutrition in the management of illnesses such as acne and IBS, TREAT offers customised, on-going advice from certified
nutritionists, which help users follow an anti-inflammatory diet that aims to
help them fight one of the root causes of their illness.
Focusing
on behavioural changes, the nutritionists assess eating habits, answer queries,
and develop a customised 8-week plan to help the individual optimise their
diet.
“We know that a lot of people have a fairly good idea of what eating
healthily means, but that adopting and sticking to healthy habits can be very
difficult”, says Catalina Cernica, Head of the Innovation Lab UK, where TREAT
is launched.
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With Treat nutritional advice and support is just a chat message away.
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"We
have put a great emphasis on making TREAT fun and easy to become part of
people’s daily routines. You can log your meals easily with a simple picture
and get step-by-step advice on how to improve your diet. The app uses elements
of ‘gamification’, enabling users to upload photos of their meals to be scored by
the nutritionist. It also gives daily and weekly challenges to tackle. At the
same time, TREAT will help track progress and stay motivated by celebrating
success over the programme course”.
TREAT
is now available on App Store
More
details can be found at http://treatapp.io
About
LEO Innovation Lab
TREAT
is developed by LEO Innovation Lab, a new innovation lab launched by the
dermatology focused pharmaceutical company LEO Pharma.
LEO
Innovation Lab applies start-up principles to create non-pharmaceutical
solutions that help people with psoriasis. The initiative is funded with £45
Million for three years with no profit requirements and has satellites in UK,
France, Canada and Denmark.
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