Rebecca Love, PhD student at the MRC Epidemiology Unit, writes in The Conversation about the lack of success in efforts to help children be more active at school.A third of children in the UK are overweight or obese by the time they reach primary school. Many other countries are facing the same issue, with a […]
New CEDAR website under (re)construction – please bear with us
At the end of last year we moved the CEDAR website to new templates and servers. We subsequently encountered some unexpected issues, and we’re sorry that the site was absent for a while.Most of the website should now be working as expected, but our Publications Database is currently unavailable.We’re very sorry for any inconvenience. If you […]
MRC Postdoctoral Fellow in Physical Activity and Public Health Programme
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Fellow based in the Physical Activity and Public Health programme in the MRC Epidemiology Unit, a department within the University of Cambridge’s School of Clinical Medicine on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. The programme is one of seven core-funded MRC research programmes.The post holder will contribute to a programme of […]
Removing sweets and crisps from supermarket checkouts linked to dramatic fall in unhealthy snack purchases
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 […]
More Freedom or More Control? Event recording now available
The Confidence Interval is a new, occasional podcast from the MRC Epidemiology Unit, which leads CEDAR – talking science, people and public health.The lates episode features a recording of the Cambridge Festival of Ideas event “Improving our Diets – More Freedom or More Control?” which CEDAR organised with The Bennett Institute for Public Policy Governments […]
Obesity prevention: Learning to do no harm – 2018 Max Perutz shortlisted article
This article by Sonja Klingberg, a PhD student in the Unit’s Behavioural Epidemiology programme, was shortlisted for the 2018 Max Perutz Science Writing Award. You can read all the shortlisted and winning articles here.“Our daughter doesn’t usually eat this for breakfast,” said the woman across the table from me. We were having breakfast together at […]
CEDAR Bulletin October 2018 – our latest news, events and evidence
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 […]
CEDAR Bulletin July 2018 – our latest news, events and evidence
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 […]
We gotta get out of here! Spending time outside is good for you.
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 […]
New study launches into the effect of air pollution on children’s health
Over 3,000 primary school children in polluted areas of London and Luton will have their lung health monitored over a four-year period in a new international study led by Queen Mary University of London, launched by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan on 8 June 2018.The CHILL study (Children’s Health in London & Luton) is […]
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