End food and drink industry’s infiltration of UK children’s education, say experts

Kellogg’s and Greggs have sponsored school breakfast clubs in the UK for more than two decades, reaching many thousands of primary school children Experts say tactics are highly problematic and require much greater scrutiny An investigation published by The BMJ today reveals widespread influence of food and drink brands in schools and ...

2025-06-26T11:08:09+00:005 December 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

Eating dark but not milk chocolate linked to reduced risk of type 2 diabetes

Clinical trials needed to confirm findings and help identify reasons for dark chocolate’s protective effect, say researchers Eating five servings of dark chocolate a week is associated with a reduction in the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a long-term US study published by The BMJ today. Global rates of type ...

2024-12-06T09:30:13+00:005 December 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

Health + financial toll of emerging mosquito-borne chikungunya infection likely vastly underestimated

In 2011-20 alone chikungunya cost estimated US$50 billion, and disabled millions The health and financial implications of the emerging threat of mosquito-borne chikungunya viral infection have most likely been significantly underestimated, with total costs probably approaching US$ 50 billion in 2011-20 alone, suggests a comprehensive data analysis, published in the ...

2024-12-04T12:30:41+00:004 December 2024|BMJ Global Health, Press release|

Small amounts of incidental vigorous physical exertion may almost halve major cardiovascular events risk in women

Just 1.5-4 daily mins of brisk stair climbing or carrying heavy shopping count May help to stave off cardiovascular disease in those who don’t exercise regularly Short bursts of incidental vigorous physical exertion, lasting less than a minute each, may almost halve the risk of a major cardiovascular event, such ...

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