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Philippa Lynch
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12 Sep 2017 - 08:59

null 1 in 10 men aged 50 have a heart age 10 years older than they are

New analysis from PHE’s Heart Age Test shows many have a heightened risk of a potentially fatal heart attack or stroke. Analysis of 1.2 million test results shows the majority of people (64%) with a heart 10 years older than their actual age are male. Every month, 7,400 people die from heart disease or stroke. A quarter of deaths are of people under 75 and most of these can be... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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09 Jan 2017 - 13:05

null PHE’s One You campaign is helping middle age people live more healthily by asking ‘How are you?’ and providing free support and tools

Eight out of 10 of the middle aged either weigh too much, drink too much or don’t exercise enough, as new analysis from Public Health England (PHE) published on 28 December 2016 shows modern life taking its toll on health. PHE’s One You campaign is reaching out to the 83% of 40 to 60 year olds (87% of men and 79% of women) who are either overweight or obese, exceed the Chief Medical Officer’s... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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25 Oct 2016 - 08:50

null Physical and mental health benefits of access to green space

A range of bodies, including Government agencies, have promoted the possible physical and mental health benefits of access to green space. This POSTnote, titled Green Space and Health, summarises the evidence for physical and mental health benefits from contact with nature, such as reducing rates of non-communicable diseases, and the challenges for urban green spaces. POST, The... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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11 Jul 2016 - 10:53

null Cardiologist's Kitchen food blog

Helping everyone improve their health, blood pressure, cholesterol & weight through contemporary evidence-based dietary interventions Dr Ali Khavandi, a consultant interventional cardiologist writes the Cardiologist’s Kitchen food blog food blog in an attempt to offer his patients easy ideas for healthy meals that don’t cost the earth. Taken from an article written by the... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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20 Jan 2016 - 14:46

null Being overweight or obese could cause around 700,000 new UK cancers by 2035

Executive summary: Tipping the scales: Why preventing obesity makes economic sense   A new report from the UK Health Forum and Cancer Research UK has found that rising rates of obesity and overweight could lead to 700,000 new cancer cases in the UK, as well as millions of new cases of type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and stroke. This would cost the NHS an additional £2.5 billion... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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26 Feb 2015 - 16:19

null Public sector staff piling on the pounds due to stressful jobs

A survey of public sector workers conducted by the British Heart Foundation (BHF),found that over two fifths (42%) of people working in public service say they have put on weight because of their job, and that nearly half (47%) said their job has had a negative impact on their health in the past five years. Nearly a quarter (24%) of those surveyed said their job has led them to drink more... See more
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