New research by the Mayo clinic published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that drinking around 450ml worth of an energy drink significantly increases a person’s blood pressure and stress hormone responses, which could in turn increase the risk of cardiovascular events. Researchers studied 25 healthy young adults with no known cardiovascular risk … Read more
New research published from YouGov research has revealed that 19% of the UK’s workforce have pulled a sickie in the last twelve months. That equates to over 6 million people who have bunked off work! It’s hard to estimate the impact of sickies on the economy, but it would be in the billions. Historically, the worst day in … Read more
A new report is arguing that personal trainers should be put in every doctor’s surgery and job centre to help tackle the UK’s physical inactivity problem. A lack of exercise causes approximately 37,000 deaths each year in the UK and the cost to the economy is £20 billion annually. The report, Blueprint For An Active Britain, has … Read more
Eating just 50g of processed meat a day (which is less than two slices of bacon) increases the risk of developing bowel cancer, according to an authoritative report released by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Bowel cancer is the third-most common type of the disease world-wide and is responsible for over 16,000 deaths a year … Read more
The mass media have reported on a new study published this week that found people with 11 or more moles on their arm were likely to have over 100 moles on their body – a known risk factor for the melanoma type of skin cancer. The study, published in the British Journal of Dermatology, used data from 3,000 … Read more
“I OWE MY LIFE to Thames Water’s personal medical assessments that were delivered by Healthy Performance”. They are the words of Paul Alexander, health and safety training co-ordinator at Thames Water. Back in July, Paul was preparing to go on holiday with his wife and daughter. However, before he went away and enjoyed his week … Read more
Reducing portion sizes eating at home, dining-out in restaurants and from supermarket meals could help to significantly reduce obesity rates, according to a new study. NHS figures show that obesity affects around 1 in every 4 adults and 1 in every 5 children aged between ten and 11 in the UK. It’s known that being overweight or obese can … Read more
The fight against breast cancer may begin in the kitchen. A new study suggests that women can dramatically reduce their risk of the disease by following a version of the Mediterranean diet that goes heavy on extra virgin olive oil. Data from a large, randomized clinical trial show that women who did so were 62% … Read more
[column type=”2/3″] Daily vitamin C supplements found to be as beneficial as walking A new study has revealed that daily vitamin C supplements could be as effective as walking in improving the heart health of obese people. Scientists have found that taking the equivalent of one Berocca tablet a day can have similar cardiovascular benefits as … Read more
[column type=”2/3″] Union calls for UK night workers to get more rights for health and wellbeing Commuters in London have had a tough week this week as the second Tube strike in as many months bought the capital to a standstill. Members of RMT, TSSA, Aslef and Unite, are striking over negotiations for the implementation of … Read more
The British winter has been in the news this week and many of us won’t be too shocked to discover that research has concluded that it isn’t sunny enough. On a serious note though, the best source of vitamin D is sunlight and it is believed that many of us are not getting enough Vitamin D … Read more
Tesco, the UK’s largest retailer, has revealed plans to stopping selling drinks with added sugar from their stores in the hope that it will cut down on childhood obesity. This means there are some iconic brands such as Capri Sun, Ribena and Rubicon that will be missing from shelves. Tesco’s plans are to replace sugary … Read more
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