MRC Epidemiology Unit
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 […]
TV, internet and computer games associated with poorer GCSE grades
Each extra hour per day spent watching TV, using the internet or playing computer games during Year 10 is associated with poorer grades at GCSE at age 16, according to […]
Regular consumption of sugary drinks associated with type 2 diabetes
Sugar sweetened drinks may give rise to nearly 2 million diabetes cases over 10 years in the US and 80,000 in the UK, estimates study published in the BMJ Summary […]
UK Biobank study finds timing of puberty has wide-ranging impacts on health in later life
In the largest study of its kind to date, the timing of puberty was found to have a wide range of impacts on health in later life. Researchers from the […]
Increasing dietary fibre may reduce the risk of developing diabetes
New research published today in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) indicates that consuming greater quantities of dietary fibre reduces the risk of developing […]
Early detection and treatment of type 2 diabetes may reduce heart disease and mortality
Screening to identify type 2 diabetes followed by early treatment could result in substantial health benefits, according to new research published today in Diabetes Care that combined large scale clinical […]
Replacing one sugary drink per day could cut risk of type 2 diabetes
Drinking water or unsweetened tea or coffee in place of one sugary drink per day can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to research published today in the […]
The rise of the takeaway: Number of takeaways in deprived areas increases substantially over two decades
The number of takeaway food outlets has risen substantially over the past two decades, with a large increase seen in areas of socioeconomic disadvantage, according to a study carried out […]
Diet quality declines worldwide, but with major differences across regions
In a first-of-its-kind analysis of worldwide dietary patterns, a team including researchers from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and the Medical Research Council (MRC) […]
Lack of exercise may be responsible for twice as many deaths as obesity
A brisk 20 minute walk each day could be enough to reduce an individual’s risk of early death, according to new research published today in the American Journal of Clinical […]