Government obesity policies in England over the past three decades have largely failed because of problems with implementation, lack of learning from past successes or failures, and a reliance on trying to persuade individuals to change their behaviour rather than tackling unhealthy environments. This is the conclusion of new research by a team at the […]
New consortium funded to deliver systems research programme to transform urban food system
CEDAR researchers are leading one of four multi-million pound interdisciplinary research programmes awarded funding to support the transformation of the UK food system.The research is being funded through the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF). Each of the five-year programmes will address issues such as obesity, sustainable agriculture and global warming, placing […]
Making sense of the evidence in population health intervention research: building a dry stone wall
CEDAR researchers and collaborators have recently published a paper in BMJ Global Health. Making sense of the evidence in population health intervention research: building a dry stone wall But why a dry stone wall? On one hand it sometimes feels you can’t move for all the new research coming out. It’s hard to see the wood […]
PhD Studentships in Public Health Research (Diet and Physical Activity)
Opportunities for PhD studentships in Public Health Research (Diet and Physical Activity) are available at the MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge. The studentships enable students to explore and develop their own area of research, within the context of the broader aims of: Understanding the determinants of dietary and physical activity behaviour at individual, community […]
Restricting unhealthy food advertising on TV could reduce number of overweight and obese children by 120,000
New research suggests that unhealthy food advertising on television before the 9pm watershed is responsible for 1 in 22 cases of childhood obesity. Removing these adverts before 9pm, the intention of new government regulation announced in July this year, has the potential to reduce the number of children with obesity by 40,000 and those with […]
CEDAR contributes to the Food Foundation’s Broken Plate 2020
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 […]
Cycling and walking to work lowers risk of cancer, heart disease and death – The Conversation
In this article for The Conversation, Dr Richard Patterson from the MRC Epidemiology Unit and Dr Anthony Laverty from Imperial College London discuss research highlighting the health benefits of active commuting.As many countries ease their lockdowns and more people return to work, there’s an effort to limit the use of public transport to avoid further spread of COVID-19. It seems […]
More evidence that walking or cycling to work associated with reduced risk of early death and illness
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 […]
Severo Ochoa Webinars: The impacts of active transport
A multidisciplinary research and practice fieldOn Wednesday 3 June the MRC Epidemiology Unit, in collaboration with ISGlobal and RMIT University, will host two webinars, which explore the state of the art in assessing the impacts of active transport. Aims of the seminars Bring together the international research and practitioner community in transport impact assessment Learn […]
Food insecurity in the UK – why we need a new normal
Amy Yau, Jean Adams & Martin WhiteHeadlines on ‘Food Bank Britain’ have featured increasingly in our newspapers since the global financial crash in 2008, documenting the struggle of many people who rely on emergency food aid to feed themselves and their families.The use of food banks is a last resort for people facing food insecurity […]
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