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ANH-INTL FEATURE: The tangled web of obesity and risk of death
09 January 2013
ANH-Intl looks at some of the issues raised by new analysis of obesity and mortality
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Exercise as good as drugs for mortality risk reduction in chronic disease
30 October 2013
Promising results highlight shocking lack of research into benefits of exercise
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Mainstream diet recommendations fail again
24 April 2013
‘Healthy eating’ guidelines not associated with ideal ageing or reduced mortality
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News Alerts: Week 20, 2017
17 May 2017
No vaccination, no school in Italy; Sweden rejects mandatory vaccination; Doctor in the House back on TV; Fasting as a tool for weight control; Eating dairy is not linked to heart disease risk; Red meat consumption and mortality risk; US relaxes standards on school food; Gluten-free diet and increased obesity risk
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Zinc deficiency: what are the most appropriate interventions? (1)
10 October 2007
Zinc deficiency is one of the ten biggest factors contributing to burden of disease in developing countries with high mortality.
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Three numbers that may mislead
07 May 2020
What does or doesn’t lie behind the Ferguson’s model, R numbers and mortality data?
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Zinc deficiency: what are the most appropriate interventions?
11 February 2005
Zinc deficiency is one of the ten biggest factors contributing to burden of disease in developing countries with high mortality.
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News Alerts: Week 32, 2019
07 August 2019
Focus on cancer prevention not cure; EFSA pesticide ban; Agroecology to beat superweeds; CVD mortality increase; French smart-meters removed
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News Alerts: Week 38, 2016
21 September 2016
Chemical giants Bayer & Monsanto merge, To Opt Out of Screening or Not?, Antibiotic resistance is a growing concern, Hundreds protest against harmful spraying in Miami, Embryos created without the need for sperm, Higher red meat intake associated with increase mortality risks
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UK food more costly to health than smoking (1)
10 October 2007
A new study published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health shows that food-related ill health costs the UK's National Health Service £6 billion a year and contributes to 10% of the mortality and illness, around four times the £1.5 billion associated with smoking.