MRC Epidemiology Unit
On Wednesday 3 June the MRC Epidemiology Unit, in collaboration with ISGlobal and RMIT University, hosted two webinars exploring the state of the art in assessing the impacts of active […]
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 […]
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 […]
Moderate exercise in middle and older age cuts time spent in hospital
Men and women aged 40-79 are at significantly lower (25-27%) risk of long or frequent hospital admissions if they do some form of physical activity, a new paper from the […]
Food insecurity in the UK – why we need a new normal
Amy Yau, Jean Adams & Martin White Headlines on ‘Food Bank Britain’ have featured increasingly in our newspapers since the global financial crash in 2008, documenting the struggle of many […]
The Healthy Food Act – Bennett Prospect Prize 2019/20
Dr Oliver Mytton was selected as a finalist for the 2019/2020 The Bennett Prospect Prize for Public Policy for this essay on how a Healthy Food Act could improve the health […]
Sedentary behaviour interventions in real-world conditions: what are the health benefits?
Today’s post comes from Dr Paddy Dempsey and colleagues, describing their new paper “Effects of sedentary behaviour interventions on biomarkers of cardiometabolic risk in adults: systematic review with meta-analyses”, which […]
Road Safety: switch to cycling to keep others safe
Rachel Aldred and James Woodcock write about new research examining the risk posed to other road users by particular types of transport. This post was originally published in The Conversation. […]
Men pose more risk to other road users than women
Greater gender equity in road transport jobs might help reduce fatalities, suggest researchers Men pose more risk to other road users than women do and they are more likely to […]
National Diet and Nutrition Survey. Assessment of salt intake from urinary sodium in adults (aged 19 to 64 years) in England, 2018/19
Public Health England (PHE) has today published the National Diet and Nutrition Survey. Assessment of salt intake from urinary sodium in adults (aged 19 to 64 years) in England, 2018/19. […]
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