The California Department of Public Health has distributed pedometers to 21 schools in predominantly low-income neighborhoods across the state as part of study to determine whether the devices encourage physical activity.
A study in the November issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior suggests that limiting the availability of sugar-sweetened beverages in schools does not necessarily reduce consumption among students.
Date from the EPPIC study has confirmed that simple measurements of the waist and hips may offer a better way of predicting obesity-related death than a standard, but more complicated, system of relating weight to height (BMI). Researchers have begun building a case that it is better to look at waist circumference or the ratio of waist size to hip size. Other resent stories based on same research: Excess Weight Ups Risk of Death, No Matter Where It Collects (see http://www.healthscout.com/news/1/621314/main.html), Large Waist Can Almost Double Your Risk Of Premature Death (see http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081112194915.htm) and Belly Fat Doubles Death Risk (see http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20081112/belly-fat-doubles-death-risk).
Cod Liver Oil Warning
Nov 12
Yesterday 16 well-known experts, including professors Walter Willett, published an unprecedented warning about the ingestion of cod liver oil and resultant vitamin A toxicity. Using the strongest language published to date, the group condemned some 1997 recommendations for vitamin D.
Young people under the age of 18 should be banned from using sunbeds to help reduce the number of people with skin cancer, a new report has claimed.
60% of Canadians are concerned about pesticide residue on fruit and vegetables, according to poll results released by the Canadian Cancer Society. 80% carefully wash all fruit and vegetables before consuming to reduce their exposure to pesticide residue. 24% said they purchase products that have not been exposed to chemicals when they can.
Canadian Cancer Society Hosts a two day science-based, groundbreaking conference about pesticides and cancer entitled Exploring the Connection: A State of the Science Conference on Pesticides and Cancer.
Servicestyrelsen har fået lavet denne 62 siders rapport hos Fødevareinstituttet, DTU, VIAUC og Fødevareøkonomisk Institut. Den fortæller at det kun koster ca 50 kr ekstra om måneden at leve efter kostrådene.
EPIC researchers examined the association of height, BMI, waist and hip circumference, and waist-hip ratio with prostate cancer risk among 129,502 men without cancer at baseline from 8 European countries. Waist circumference and waist-hip ratio were positively associated with risk of prostate cancer.
Policy Innovation for Health
Nov 12
This new book edited by Ilona Kickbusch argues that that we need to shift course and apply a radically new mindset to health and health policy. This change calls for new mechanisms through which we conduct health policy and it calls for an inclusion of many actors in the policy process: health care providers, policy makers from many sectors, communities, consumers, patients and the private sector.