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Report on the State of the Nation’s Food SystemCEDAR researchers have contributed data, evidence and perspectives to the Food Foundation’s 2020 update of The Broken Plate, their report on the state of the UK’s food system.The report highlights ten vital signs showing the health of our food system, how it impacts on our lives, and […]

A study of over 300,000 commuters in England and Wales has found that those who walk, cycle and travel by train to work are at reduced risk of early death or illness compared with those who commute by car. The researchers from Imperial College London and the University of Cambridge say the findings suggest increased […]

Greater gender equity in road transport jobs might help reduce fatalities, suggest researchersMen pose more risk to other road users than women do and they are more likely to drive more dangerous vehicles, reveals the first study of its kind, published online in the journal Injury Prevention by scientists at the University of Westminster and […]

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 the tax would harm their businesses, researchers have found.An analysis of stock market returns of soft-drinks companies registered on the London Stock Exchange, was conducted […]

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 drinks lowered following government levy New Evidence Brief. Checking out checkouts Downsides of becoming an adult – becoming less active and gaining weight Cambridge Science Festival: Building […]

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 drinks manufacturers in the UK lowering the sugar levels in their drinks, researchers have found.The research was carried out by teams at the University of […]

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 published today and led by researchers at the University of Cambridge.Many people tend to put on weight as they leave adolescence and move into adulthood, […]

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 study argue that if government policy made menu labelling mandatory, it could encourage restaurants to produce healthier options, leading to public health benefits.Obesity levels worldwide have […]

How to make walking and cycling interventions successfulChanges to the environment are being made to encourage more people to walk or cycle. But why do some of these interventions work and others fall flat? The latest research suggests the answer may lie in asking not what works? but rather “how does it work, and in […]

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 is designed around the needs of professionals in public health, environmental health and planning roles, locally and nationally. It can be used to map, measure and […]