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New link found between smoking and risk of psychoses
Smoking at least ten cigarettes a day is linked to a higher risk of psychoses compared to non-smoking young people, a new study suggests.
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Excessive TV viewing could increase bowel cancer risk in men
New research suggests that sitting down to watch over four hours of TV a day could increase bowel cancer risk in men compared to...
World Health Organization issues guidance on tobacco product regulation
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched new guidance on the role tobacco product regulation can play to reduce tobacco demand, save lives and...
Regular exercise throughout life slows down body’s ageing process
New research from the University of Birmingham and King’s College London, UK, has found that a lifetime of regular exercise slows the down the...
UK government to cut 20% of calories in popular foods
In a bid to tackle childhood and adult obesity, Public Health England (PHE) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) are taking...
UK Type 2 diabetes cases reach 4.6 million
There is now a total of 4.6 million people living in the UK with Type 2 diabetes, according to new reports from Diabetes UK.
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Is a DASH diet linked to reduced risk of depression?
According to a new study from Rush University Medical Center, US, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, or a DASH diet of vegetables, fruits and...
How effective is this ‘wonder drug’ for alcohol use disorders?
A new study by researchers from the University of Liverpool has demonstrated the ineffectiveness of a so-called ‘wonder drug’ used to treat alcohol use...
Alcohol use disorders are biggest risk factor for dementia
A new nationwide observational study has found that alcohol use disorders are the biggest risk factors for all types of dementia, especially early-onset dementia.
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Obesity – feeding the body or the mind?
Professor Dr Kerstin M Oltmanns of the University of Lübeck opens a new perspective on the epidemic of 2.2 billion overweight people
Obesity is a...
Strong link to cancer and ultra-processed foods
New research from the Universite Sorbonne Paris Cite, France, suggests there is a substantial link between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and risk of...
Can eating yoghurt reduce cardiovascular disease risk?
A higher intake of yoghurt is associated with a lower cardiovascular disease risk amongst hypertensive men and women, a new study published by Oxford...
E-cigarettes pose ‘small’ risk, says Public Health England
Public Health England (PHE) has published an updated e-cigarettes evidence review which reveals that e-cigarette smoking has had a positive impact on the use...
Low vitamin D levels exacerbate irritable bowel syndrome symptoms
A new study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition has found that the level of vitamin D in the system can contribute...
Is the Paleolithic diet key to preventing risk of cardiovascular disease?
A study from Umeå University, Sweden, has revealed that a Paleolithic diet can help manage weight loss in the long term, as well as...
Bariatric surgery prolongs life more than a lifestyle change
A new study has found that obese patients who had bariatric surgery had a lower rate of death compared to those who had opted...
‘Western diet’ makes body’s defences more aggressive
Research from the University of Bonn, Germany, has found that high fat and sugar diets can make the immune system react like it’s fighting...
Review confirms sugar-obesity link
Recent studies on the consumption of sugary drinks have found further proof that a regular intake leads to obesity in children and adults.
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