The May 2016 edition of CEDAR Bulletin is out now. Read it here. This issue includes: Dietary public health research and the food industry: towards a consensus? Neighbourhoods with more […]
Archives for 2016
Local takeaways create a double burden for obesity
Dr Thomas Burgoine and Dr Pablo Monsivais write in The Conversation: People in the UK are spending more than ever on takeaway food and there’s good reason to believe that […]
Neighbourhoods with more takeaways amplify social inequalities in unhealthy eating and obesity
People who live or work near to a greater number of takeaway outlets are more likely to eat more takeaway food and to be overweight, but new research indicates that […]
Walking and cycling good for health even in cities with higher levels of air pollution
The health benefits of walking and cycling outweigh the negative effects on health of air pollution, even in cities with high levels of air pollution, according to a study led […]
It’s time to change the way we think about changing what people eat
The Chancellor’s recent announcement about a tax on sugary drinks is a step in the right direction towards fighting obesity, but we will need to use lot of different approaches […]
Explore 13 year of food price changes in new CEDAR interactive
Although, in the United Kingdom, we now spend less of our income on food than we used to, food prices in recent years have often gone up quicker than inflation, […]
Stop accusing the poor of making bad diet choices
Dr Pablo Monsivais, Programme Lead for Social, Economic and Neighbourhood Determinants of Diet writes in The Conversation about what we can learn from history about improving the nation’s diet. Last […]
CEDAR Bulletin March 2016 – out now!
The March 2016 edition of CEDAR Bulletin is out now. Read it here. This issue includes: Help us improve our communications – please update your details Join us for the […]
New Evidence Brief: Making the CASE – Creating Active School Environments for Adolescents
Examining the secondary school environment, the Creating Active School Environments (CASE) project, funded by the Department of Health, aims to find ways to help adolescents be more active and sit […]
Children need more support to be more active during winter
Children should be given more support to enable them to be more active during the winter, particularly at weekends, say researchers from the University of Cambridge. Their call comes in […]