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The July 2019 edition of CEDAR Bulletin is out now. Read it here.This issue includes: Public Health Research Centres of Excellence: achievements and impacts Vacancy: Research Associates in physical activity and public health What makes young people GoActive? Study hosts discussion event Children from disadvantaged backgrounds and certain ethnic minorities do less vigorous physical activity Twenty […]

The GoActive study team hosted a discussion event at the Møller Centre, Cambridge on 10 June which attracted delegates from a variety of fields including researchers, policymakers and practitioners.GoActive stands for Get Others Active, and is an intervention designed to increase physical activity in young people, aged 13 to 14 through increased peer support, self-efficacy, […]

The Confidence Interval is an occasional podcast from the MRC Epidemiology Unit and CEDAR – talking science, people and public health.In the latest edition, Oliver Francis talks to Dr Jean Adams from the dietary public health team at the Unit and Centre for Diet and Activity Research about how we might improve the nation’s diet, […]

Children from disadvantaged backgrounds and certain ethnic minority backgrounds, including from Pakistani and Bangladeshi backgrounds, have lower levels of vigorous physical activity, according to researchers at the University of Cambridge. The patterns mirror inequalities seen in levels of childhood obesity, suggesting a need for a greater focus on the promotion of vigorous physical activity, particularly […]

By building capacity and capability in public health research, a report released on 28 March 2019 shows how the UK-wide network of Centres of Excellence that includes CEDAR, has helped fuel future public health and prevention research.Since 2008, partners in the UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC) have invested £37 million in a network of six […]

Policies aimed at removing sweets and crisps from checkouts could lead to a dramatic reduction in the amount of unhealthy food purchased to eat ‘on the go’ and a significant reduction in that purchased to take home, suggests new research led by the University of Cambridge.The study, published in the journal PLOS Medicine, found that […]

The October 2018 edition of CEDAR Bulletin is out now. Read it here.This issue includes: Improving our diets: more freedom or more control? 23 October, 5.30pm Global Diet and Activity Research resources go live Like CEDAR Bulletin? Introducing epigram Upcoming talks and seminars Our latest publications Your information and preferences Sign up for future issuesComplete […]

The July 2018 edition of CEDAR Bulletin is out now. Read it here.This issue includes: Get FRESH – looking for families to take part in family health study House of Commons Evidence, and Government Obesity Plan Chapter 2 Junk food – have we #AdEnough? Have you found our Feat yet? Dig deeper on PHE fast […]

Living close to nature and spending time outside has significant and wide-ranging health benefits. Exposure to greenspace reduces the risk of type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease, premature death, preterm birth, stress, and high blood pressure. This is according to new University of East Anglia research, part-funded by CEDAR, and published in the journal Environmental Research.Populations […]