The Healthy Blog
Being overweight is seen as normal
Dame Sally Davies, the Government’s Chief Medical Officer has been increasingly vocal about the subject of obesity. Her comments yesterday certainly made the headlines again
UK study reveals link between active Mums and active Children
A new study conducted with over 500 Mums across Britain has been published in Pediatrics, and reveals that the more active a mother is, the more physically
Are you considering a health and wellbeing strategy?
In terms of productivity, the UK employment market is behind many of our European neighbours such as France and Germany. Whilst some of this is
4 in 10 people do not think skin cancer in deadly
A new poll has revealed a worrying gap in the knowledge of skin cancer that, four in ten people do not think skin cancer in deadly. Also
Swapping butter for Sunflower Spread may not lower heart risk
The UK’s leading Heart Charity, the British Heart Foundation (BHF), have released some surprising research that would indicate that the current guidance on saturated fat
New dangers highlighted for light drinkers during pregnancy
New research released taken from over 1,200 pregnant women in Leeds has revealed that drinking over the two units limit doubles the risk of premature birth,
Employees in the UK amongst the most stressed in Europe
A new report from Totaljobs reveals that employees in the UK suffer more stress than their counterparts in Europe. In the report, 13% of UK
World Health Organization: Cut your daily sugar intake by half!
The World Health Organization have issued new guidance stating that people will be advised to halve the amount of sugar in their diet. The recommended sugar
Could a sugar tax really stem the tide of obesity?
The Chief Medical Officer for England, Dame Sally Davies has hit the media trail today calling for the Government to look at introducing a sugar
Are you hot-headed? You could be at extra risk of a heart attack!
Researchers have made a claim that angry people and those with a hot temper may be more susceptible to suffering a heart attack or a
Employee health and wellbeing – Older Workers
As I travelled back from work during the recent long, wintry evenings, I often found myself listening to BBC Radio 5Live – to their credit
More then 50% of employees think their health and wellbeing is neglected
A recent study conducted by Investors in People has highlighted that 54% of employees who were polled believe that their employer does not have any