The December 2017 edition of CEDAR Bulletin is out now. Read it here. This issue includes: New Evidence Brief: Roads and communities CEDAR in the media: Children in poor areas […]
Archives for 2017
The price of prevention – healthy diets and the cost of food
For decades, the UK government has provided science-based recommendations and guidelines for healthy eating, but British diets still fall short of these recommendations. Understanding the population-level factors behind this shortfall […]
Why it’s not always ‘normal’ to exercise – and how that could change
CEDAR PhD Student Anna Le Gouais writes about why her commute and her research are intimately connected. I cruise past the snake of slow moving traffic, the breeze on my […]
Childhood obesity in South Africa – is it a problem?
This article by Sonja Klingberg, a PhD student at CEDAR and the MRC Epidemiology Unit, was shortlisted for the 2017 Max Perutz Science Writing Award. You can read all the […]
CEDAR Bulletin – October 2017 – out now
The October 2017 edition of CEDAR Bulletin is out now. Read it here. This issue includes: Vacancy: Research Associate for sugar tax evaluation FRESH Study Steering Committee – community members […]
Incorporating active travel into long commutes is associated with reduced body fat
Encouraging more active travel (walking and cycling for transport) is one promising approach to prevent obesity and related diseases. In this study, published online in Preventive Medicine, researchers at the […]
Sales of sugar-sweetened drinks in Jamie’s Italian restaurants fall by 11% after 10p levy
Study generates evidence that financial measures could contribute to strategies aimed at preventing obesity and non-communicable diseases. Introducing a small levy of 10 pence per drink to the price of […]
Lou’s Tuesday. Only 24 hours in a day- why does this matter for health research?
There are only 24 hours in a day. Why does this matter for health research? Dr Lou Foley has made a short video to introduce the concept of compositions and […]
NIHR funds research to evaluate the health impacts of the new sugar tax on soft drinks
CEDAR and other NIHR researchers have launched a pioneering study to evaluate impact of the UK Government’s forthcoming tax on sugary drinks. The Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL), due to […]
UK Department for Transport updates walking and cycling appraisal guidance based on CEDAR research
The Department for Transport (DFT) has published proposed changes for their Transport Appraisal Guidance (TAG) for active travel based on CEDAR research which brings together the latest understanding of the […]