Early adulthood education and employment experiences affect later...
New research published today in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health has found that education and employment experiences in early adulthood contribute to cardiovascular health inequalities...
View ArticleLancet series highlights need to improve physical activity worldwide
CEDAR researchers at the MRC Epidemiology Unit are among scientists from across the world contributing to The Lancet 2021 series on physical activity.Key findings revealed in the series include:...
View ArticleCEDAR researchers contribute to latest Food Foundation Broken Plate report
Researchers from CEDAR at the MRC Epidemiology Unit have, for the third year in a row, contributed to the Food Foundation’s annual Broken Plate report.Each year the report tracks progress against 10...
View ArticleSeven is the magic number: new global study identifies a threshold for gender...
In many countries, including the UK, many fewer women than men cycle. Using data from 17 countries in six continents, a new study led by CEDAR researchers at the Univesity of Cambridge has identified a...
View ArticlePrestigious American Diabetes Association award for CEDAR Director Prof Nick...
Yesterday the American Diabetes Association (ADA) announced the recipients of the 2021 National Scientific and Health Care Achievement Awards, which “recognize academics, health care providers and...
View ArticleSugar purchased in soft drinks fell 10% following introduction of industry levy
The amount of sugar purchased by households through soft drinks fell by 10% in the year following the introduction of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy.While the volume of soft drinks purchased did not...
View ArticleDr Eva Maguire, 1985 – 2021
It is with great sadness that we share the news that Dr Eva Maguire, a former PhD student at CEDAR, has died.Eva joined us in 2011 having completed an undergraduate degree in Politics and Philosophy in...
View ArticleEnglish obesity policies have long been unfit for purpose, but they are...
In this article for The Conversation, CEDAR PhD student Dolly Theis discusses new insights into why successive government’s obesity policies in England over the past three decades have largely...
View ArticleSuccessive governments’ approach to obesity policies has destined them to...
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...
View ArticleNew consortium funded to deliver systems research programme to transform...
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...
View ArticleMaking sense of the evidence in population health intervention research:...
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...
View ArticlePhD 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...
View ArticleRestricting unhealthy food advertising on TV could reduce number of...
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...
View ArticleCEDAR 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...
View ArticleCycling and walking to work lowers risk of cancer, heart disease and death –...
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...
View ArticleMore evidence that walking or cycling to work associated with reduced risk of...
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...
View ArticleSevero 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...
View ArticleFood 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...
View ArticleThe 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 of the UK. The Bennett...
View ArticleRoad 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.Analysis...
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