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How much salt does the UK really consume?

31 December 2010
The UK population’s dietary salt intake has been far above the recommended limit for good health. Lowering sodium intake has proven to improve blood pressure and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease – both conditions from which that a large percent of...
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Heart and stroke: top 10 of 2010

22 December 2010
Since 1996, the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association have put together a yearly list of the top 10 key scientific findings in CV and stroke research – this year, for the first time, providing a list for each area, rather than combining the...
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Partial smoking ban in Chile ineffective

19 December 2010
A study has been conducted in Santiago, Chile, as a follow-up of the nationwide smoking ban in 2007. The legislation allowed bars and restaurants to be either smoke free, have mixed and non-smoking areas, or even allowed for smoking in all areas. The researchers...
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Better education, better health

18 December 2010
A group of researchers have conducted a study to identify the role of socioeconomic factors in chronic heart failure (CHF), due to the increasing socioeconomic disparity exhibited in cardiovascular risk factors. The research, the ‘Copenhagen City Heart Study’,...
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‘Five-a-day’ goodness

17 December 2010
Following dietary guidelines is not only beneficial for individuals – it can also significantly improve population health and help with more efficient resource allocation. This was the underlying context for a recent study published in the Journal of Epidemiology...
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Regular exercise today will go a long way

It has been well established that exercise is beneficial for weight loss and is essential in order to maintain good health. However, there has been relatively little evidence to date on physical activity preventing long-term weight gain. A study published in the...
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Spotlight on MENA diabetes

15 December 2010
On 12 and 13 December, the Diabetes Leadership Forum was held in Dubai, where C3 Collaborating for Health joined several hundred experts from the region to discuss the worrying growth in diabetes and obesity in the region – 26 million (about one in five)...
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Eat whole grains for a healthy heart

11 December 2010
It has been known for a while that whole-grain foods have the potential to lower the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Researchers at the University of Aberdeen conducted a study in order to confirm this recommendation. The study is said to be among the first...
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High cost of diabetes in the UAE

09 December 2010
A report presented in Abu Dhabi on 7 December 2010 notes that diabetes could affect one in three people in the country by 2020. The report, Diabetes in the UAE: Crisis or Opportunity was prepared by UnitedHealth, an international health care provider, and was presented...
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Double threat of obesity during pregnancy

07 December 2010
The first national study conducted on obesity during pregnancy in the UK has found that almost 39,500 women who were expecting a child were classed as severely obese in Britain last year. The report, conducted by The Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries, flagged...
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