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British Heart Foundation and 2020health on the same page
2020health welcomes the latest report published by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) ‘The 21st Century Gingerbread House’. What particularly resonated with us where the two calls to action: • To protect children the UK Government should introduce consistent regulations across … Continue reading
Breakfast – the best way to start the day
With Breakfast Week taking place between 25th – 31st January 2015, award winning dietician and nutritionist Azmina Govindji explains the benefits of eating a healthy, balanced breakfast and advises on the best breakfasts to suit different lifestyles and needs. Azmina on … Continue reading
Posted in Health and Wellbeing, Nutrition
Tagged Azmina Govindji, blood sugar, Breakfast week, digestion, energy, healthy breakfast, iron, nutrients, nutrition, protein
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Pound for pound: the economic case for weight loss
Guest Blog by Matt James, Senior Researcher at 2020health Name calling is not pleasant but sometimes behind the hurt and the pain there is a degree of truth. In 2013 the World Health Organization (WHO) called Britain the ‘Fat man … Continue reading
Lifting the scales from our eyes
Guest Blog by Matt James, Senior Researcher at 2020health Whatever types of interventions are introduced to address the obesity challenge, ultimately it is only the individual who can take the necessary steps to eat healthily, keep to a healthy weight … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood Obesity, Children, Health and Wellbeing, Obesity, Public Health
Tagged Asset-Base Community Development, Careless Eating Costs Lives, childhood obesity, Department of Health, diet, EPODE, GP, health, healthy lifestyle, HENRY, Matt James, Obesity, pharmacists, The Wells Family Challenge
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Weighing up carrots and sticks
Guest Blog by Matt James, Senior Researcher at 2020health Overeating and poor diet. Lack of health literacy. Not enough time for exercise and a rise in sedentary lifestyles. These are just some of the reasons often cited for the rise … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood Obesity, Obesity, Public Health, Wellbeing
Tagged lifestyle, NHS, Obesity, overeating, poor diet
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Obesity – Victims of our own success?
By Matt James, Senior Researcher at 2020health In the previous blog post we saw how human biology, our new lifestyles and the modern food supply has helped to contribute to the rise in obesity. Addressing the complex interplay of evolutionary, … Continue reading
ICE AND A SLICE OF SYMPOSIUM TOO
Guest Blog by Sally Light – Chief Executive of the Motor Neurone Disease Association This month I celebrated my second anniversary of joining the Association as chief executive. The last year especially has been incredible, not least because of the … Continue reading
Public demand government action as England and Wales risk falling behind in fight against drink driving
Three quarters (74%) of UK drivers want a lower drink drive limit, according to a survey published today by road safety charity Brake and Direct Line. (http://www.brake.org.uk/news/1328-dldrinkdrive-dec14) In the wake of Scotland lowering its drink drive limit earlier this month, … Continue reading
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Emergency Hospital Admissions…..does the admission route matter ?
Guest blog by Dr Iseult Roche A&E direct hospital admissions have increased since 2002 and new research (published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine) also shows emergency admissions via GP’s have fallen in the same period of 2002-11. However, … Continue reading
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Making it personal – restoring trust and confidence in health and care services for older people
Guest blog by Sara McKee, Evermore Founder & Director of Market Innovation I recently took part in a 2020health debate exploring how we can restore trust and confidence in health and care services for older people. It’s a big issue … Continue reading
Posted in Elderly, Healthcare, Social Care, Uncategorized
Tagged Evermore, health and care services, older people, Sara McKee
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