MRC Epidemiology Unit
People who live or work near to a greater number of takeaway outlets are more likely to eat more takeaway food and to be overweight, but new research indicates that […]
Opinion: It’s time to change the way we think about changing what people eat
The Chancellor’s recent announcement about a tax on sugary drinks is a step in the right direction towards fighting obesity, but we will need to use lot of different approaches […]
Opinion: Obesity: stop accusing the poor of making bad choices
Pablo Monsivais, University of Cambridge Last month, the UK health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, called childhood obesity “a national emergency”, but the government has once again delayed publishing its strategy aimed […]
Buses, bicycles and building for health
Dr Jenna Panter writes about her research that found that Cambridgeshire’s ‘guided busway’ is encouraging people to be more active on the commute, and what this might mean for health […]
Cambridgeshire ‘guided busway’ encouraging people to be more active on the commute
The bus might seem like a natural enemy of the vulnerable cyclist. But in Cambridgeshire, a ‘guided busway’ is in fact encouraging more cycling and helping commuters to become more […]
Reforms to agricultural policy may increase sugar consumption and harm public health
Experts discuss the potential effects of recent policy changes on the production, price and addition of sugars to foods The liberalisation of the sugar market in the EU may increase […]
Build it and they will come? Study sheds light on how new walking and cycling routes change behaviour.
A new study published by scientists from the Unit and Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR) in BMJ Open has found that the influence of better walking and cycling […]
High-quality traffic-free routes encourage more walking and cycling
New study finds overall physical activity is increased by proximity to routes. The provision of new, high-quality, traffic-free cycling and walking routes in local communities has encouraged more people to […]
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