MRC Epidemiology Unit
By Dr Jean Strelitz, MRC Postdoctoral Fellow, MRC Epidemiology Unit People with type 2 diabetes have a higher risk of heart disease and premature death. People with type 2 diabetes […]
Diet, Nutrition and Physical Activity in 2020: a follow up study during COVID-19
Today, 22 September, 2021, Public Health England (PHE) have published the report Diet, Nutrition and Physical Activity in 2020: a follow up study during COVID-19. The study aimed to describe […]
Things I wish I’d known when I started my PhD… part 2
This blog, from members of the Population Health Interventions Programme originally appeared on the Fuse Open Science Blog. This is Part 2 of our PhD SURVIVAL GUIDE. In Part 1 […]
Things I wish I’d known when I started my PhD… part 1
This blog, from members of the Population Health Interventions Programme originally appeared on the Fuse Open Science Blog. By three methods we might learn wisdom: first by reflection, which is […]
Dr 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 […]
UK landscape of prevention research
A detailed analysis of the UK landscape of prevention research has been published by the Medical Research Council (MRC). Here, Professor Nick Wareham, Director of the MRC Epidemiology Unit, Cambridge and […]
English obesity policies have long been unfit for purpose, but they are improving
In this article for The Conversation, Unit and CEDAR PhD student Dolly Theis discusses new insights into why successive government’s obesity policies in England over the past three decades have […]
Type 2 diabetes weight loss recommendations could be harmful for some, depending on BMI
In this article for The Conversation, Dr Jean Strelitz discuss research showing how advising weight loss to all people with type 2 diabetes may not be the best approach. People […]
Type 2 diabetes: eating a diet rich in fruit and vegetables daily lowers risk, study shows
In this article for The Conversation, Professor Nita Forouhi, Dr Ju-Sheng Zheng and Professor Nick Wareham discuss research showing how indicators of dietary intake, metabolism or nutritional status that are […]
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 […]