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 […]

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 […]