Deeper and wider: income and mortality in the USA over three decades
Literature on the socio-economic gradient in health often asserts that income is associated with better health not only for the very poor, but also across the entire income distribution. In addition,...
View ArticleTelevision viewing time independently predicts all-cause and cardiovascular...
Television viewing (TV), a highly prevalent behaviour, is associated with higher cardiovascular risk independently of physical activity. The relationship with mortality, however, is relatively unknown.
View ArticleNon-vigorous physical activity and all-cause mortality: systematic review and...
Although previous studies have found physical activity to be associated with lower mortality, the doseresponse relationship remains unclear. In this systematic review and meta-analysis the authors...
View ArticleDepressive symptoms, physical inactivity and risk of cardiovascular mortality...
Depressed older individuals have a higher mortality than older persons without depression. Depression is associated with physical inactivity, and low levels of physical activity have been shown in some...
View ArticleTrends in mortality from 1965 to 2008 across the English north-south divide:...
Inequalities in all cause mortality in the north-south divide were severe and persistent over the four decades from 1965 to 2008. Males were affected more than females, and the variation across age...
View ArticleSweet and salty: nutritional content and analysis of baby and toddler foods
Baby and toddler foods are currently overlooked in the public, and public policy, discussions pertaining to dietary sodium and sugar. Yet these products are clearly of concern and should be closely...
View ArticleAlcohol industry and non-alcohol industry sponsorship of sportspeople and...
Governments should consider alternatives to alcohol industry sponsorship of sport. Hypothecated taxes on tobacco have been used successfully for replacing tobacco sponsorship of sport in some...
View ArticleDecline in alcohol consumption in Estonia: Combined effects of strengthened...
Alcohol consumption decreased since 2008, while alcohol excise tax, sales time restrictions and ad bans have increased since 2005. An economic downturn started in 2008. The precise roles of policy...
View ArticleDrinking in context: the influence of gender and neighbourhood deprivation on...
The authors investigated the association between gender, neighbourhood deprivation and weekly drinki
View ArticlePatterns of body size and adiposity among UK children of South Asian, black...
The objective of this study was to examine adiposity patterns in UK South Asian, black AfricanCaribbean and white European children using a range of adiposity markers. A cross-sectional survey in...
View ArticleObesity is associated with fatal coronary heart disease independently of...
: In the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study BMI in 6082 men (mean age 55 years) with hypercholesterolaemia, but no history of diabetes or CVD, was related to the risk of fatal and non-fatal CHD...
View ArticleEconomic costs attributable to smoking in China: update and an 8-year...
The economic burden of cigarette smoking has increased substantially in China during the past decade and is expected to continue to increase as the national economy and the price of healthcare services...
View ArticleTobacco sales and promotion in bars, cafes and nightclubs from large cities...
Cigarette sales and tobacco promotions were common in bars, cafes and nightclubs in the majority of cities. Socialising and hospitality venues must be covered by legislation banning tobacco sales and...
View ArticleBody Size, Physical Activity, and Risk of Triple-Negative and Estrogen...
Despite biological and clinical differences, triple-negative and ER+ breast cancers are similarly associated with BMI and recreational physical activity in postmenopausal women. The biological...
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