Doctors from the British Medical Association (BMA) are calling for a 20 per cent tax on sugar-sweetened drinks, which in turn will then pay for subsidies on fruit and vegetables, in order to combat obesity. A report from the BMA to introduce the sugar tax as a “useful first step” demands regulatory action on a range … Read more
It has long been a well known fact that women live longer than men do. However, a new study published this week shows that this wasn’t always the case. The differences between men and women’s life expectancies began to emerge in the late 1800s. For the study, researchers analysed information from people born between 1800 … Read more
The obesity epidemic is a phenomenon that most of us are aware and we are fed horrifying predictions through the media. However, recently published number do paint a shocking picture … 25% of adults are obese in Britain — that is 12 million people — that number in the 1970’s was less than 3%. If the … Read more
Today’s impending heatwave could see the temperature reach 35C (95F) and they are predicted to be high all week. As temperatures in Britain soar above those in Rio de Janeiro, a series of seasonal ailments once again rear their ugly heads. While the sun is out so are the health warnings. Heatwaves can have a profound … Read more
The National Health Service watchdog NICE (the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) has published guidance urging managers to help improve the physical and mental wellbeing of their staff. NICE says healthier workplaces will not only benefit staff, but also increase the productivity of businesses. Each year more than a million working people in the … Read more
Employers not confident in employee wellbeing policies The results are out from Edenred’s 2015 annual study into employer attitudes of wellbeing, and there are some interesting statements and numbers that have been released. The top headline is that wellbeing is a priority for only one in four employers. Around 26 percent of the 422 respondents, who … Read more
Health and Wellbeing programmes have come a long way since the days when the only offering from an employer was an Employee Assistance Program. Health events, stress and resilience training, promotion campaigns, health checks, online assessments and tailored workshops are just many of the services that organisations are now offering their workforce. However, poor engagement levels can be … Read more
Not a week goes by without stories, research papers and studies that come into HP Towers around employee obesity. Some of them can be spurious and then, some articles are genuinely jaw-dropping. Two articles left us staggered this week … A study released in The Lancet this week looked at the eating behaviours of nearly … Read more
Diabetes levels reach an all-time high in the UK The number of people with diabetes in the UK has reached an all-time high of 3.9 million, according to the latest figures. Diabetes UK said there were 3,333,069 adults registered with diabetes in 2013/14, an increase of more than 125,000 adults compared to the previous year … Read more
We are all constantly bombarded with contradicting messages about what we should and should not be eating. However, there does seem to be some consistency with the benefits of eating nuts. Many media outlets are today reporting that eating just half a handful of nuts every day could significantly decrease the risk of early death. … Read more
Our headline today is unlikely to be new advice to many however, guidance published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine this week, warns that UK sedentary behaviour now accounts for 60% of people’s waking hours. The latest research was commissioned by Public Health England (PHE) as a growing body of evidence links prolonged periods of physical … Read more
Obesity will overtake smoking as the biggest cancer killer within the next 10 years, leading specialists predict. The condition is already to blame for up to 32,000 cancer deaths in the UK each year, researchers warn. The warning was made at the world’s biggest conference on cancer, where it was revealed that obesity is killing … Read more
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