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Brain risk with type 2 diabetes

31 July 2010
Central nervous system abnormalities including cognitive and brain impairments have been documented in adults with type 2 diabetes who also have multiple co-morbid disorders. Based on this observation, Yau et al. assessed adolescents with type 2 diabetes to evaluate...
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19 food producers to use less salt

30 July 2010
Nineteen of France’s largest food manufacturers have signed a deal with the government agreeing to cut the amount of salt they use in food products. Findus, McCain and Fleury-Michon are among those in the industry who have promised to introduce recipe changes...
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Breast *is* best

27 July 2010
Researcher Dr Julie Smith and her team at the Australian National University have found that infants who were prematurely weaned were more likely to be at risk from a host of chronic diseases as adults compared to those who were weaned later. The research analysed...
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Organisations unite…

22 July 2010
A group of European organisations on chronic disease have formed an alliance to campaign for the introduction of actions to address the main chronic disease risk factors. These include poor diet, lack of physical activity, smoking and excessive alcohol consumption....
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WHO and IOC: work together on NCD risk

In a memorandum of understanding, signed on 21 July 2010, the International Olympic Committee and World Health Organisation have agreed to work at international and country level to promote physical activity and policies that help people reduce their risk of NCDs....
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Abu Dhabi CVD programme

21 July 2010
Due to rapid modernisation, data suggests that there has been a substantial increase in cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Abu Dhabi. The approach the country has taken to try and reverse this trend is through encouraging population-level behaviour change. The first...
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Denmark: ‘fat tax’ imposed

07 July 2010
From 1 July 2010, the Danish government has increased taxes on a range of products, with the tax on ice-cream, chocolate, sweets and soft-drinks rising by 25 per cent, and tax decreasing on sugar-free soft drinks. The aim of the change, as set out in a November...
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Food insecurity and chronic disease

05 July 2010
The USDA reported that after a decade of relative stability, the percentage of US households that are food insecure had increased by 32% in 2008, reaching 14.6% of households nationally. The figures are even higher among households below the federal poverty line...
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Social determinants of diabetes

04 July 2010
The Lancet’s special issue on diabetes (26 June – 2 July) coincided with the 70th Scientific Sessions meeting of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in Orlando. One of the featured articles in the edition addressed the issue that diabetes is widely...
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HELP campaign wins award

At the EACA (European Association of Communications Agencies) Care Awards ceremony that took place in Brussels on 23 June 2010, the European Commission’s 2009-2010 ‘HELP, for a life without tobacco’ campaign was recognised as the top social marketing...
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