Leading UK soft drinks companies continued to experience positive growth in their share prices during the implementation of the UK Government’s Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL), despite widespread industry fears […]
CEDAR Bulletin February 2020 – our latest news, events and evidence
The February 2020 edition of CEDAR Bulletin is out now. Read it here. This issue includes: Four questions to help us make CEDAR Bulletin better Sugar levels in UK soft […]
Cambridge Science Festival – Building a healthier childhood for a brighter future
Sunday, 22 March, 11.00am – 4pm (drop in) Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology, Robinson Way, CB2 0SZ On Sunday 22 March members of CEDAR and the MRC Epidemiology Unit will […]
Sugar levels in UK soft drinks lowered following government levy
The UK government’s Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL), introduced in April 2018 to help combat childhood obesity and related conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, has resulted in soft […]
Becoming less active and gaining weight: downsides of becoming an adult revealed in scientific reviews
Leaving school and getting a job both lead to a drop in the amount of physical activity, while becoming a mother is linked to increased weight gain, conclude two reviews […]
Some countries have introduced mandatory nutritional labelling on menus – here’s why the UK should follow suit
CEDAR Ph.D. student Dolly Theis writes about how labelling menus may help us to eat more healthily. This post was originally published in The Conversation. Would you eat a burger […]
Menu labelling linked to less fat and salt in food at major UK restaurant chains
Food sold at restaurants whose menus display energy information are lower in fat and salt than that of their competitors, according to new research from CEDAR. The researchers behind the […]
Designing for health – creating physically active communities
CEDAR PhD student Anna Le Gouais outlines the findings of research on the opportunities and challenges in creating neighbourhoods that encourage physical activity and promote health. This piece was originally […]
New Evidence Brief. Active travel – function over form
How to make walking and cycling interventions successful Changes to the environment are being made to encourage more people to walk or cycle. But why do some of these interventions […]
Find our Feat: CEDAR launches upgrade to the Food environment assessment tool
CEDAR has launched a big upgrade to the Food environment assessment tool (Feat) www.feat-tool.org.uk, packed with new features. Feat enables detailed exploration of the geography of food retail access. It […]
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