A5029044171- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Physical Activity and Health
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Occupational exposure and asthma
- Chemical Safety and Risk Management
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects
- Quality and Safety in Healthcare
- Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
- Sodium Intake and Health
University College Cork
2016-2025
Health Research Board
2013-2023
Griffith College Cork
2020
Guts UK
2019
National University of Ireland
2019
Williams College
2017
Mother Teresa Hospital
2014
Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real
2014
Novosibirsk State Medical University
2014
Vilnius University
2014
"Normal" hours of work are generally taken to mean a working day with left for recreation and rest. Rest is night time activity, daytime activity. This review concerned those who other schedules either on shifts or extended which transcend the day-night work-sleep pattern. Such abnormal" not modern phenomenon. Ramazzini (1633–1714) noted that bakers, innkeepers, soldiers worked such hours. The advent industrial revolution led many people long until legislation was introduced curtail worst...
BackgroundThere is a current lack of consensus on defining metabolically healthy obesity (MHO). Limited data dietary and lifestyle factors MHO exist. The aim this study to compare the prevalence, behaviours unhealthy obese non-obese subjects according different metabolic health criteria. MethodCross-sectional sample 1,008 men 1,039 women aged 45-74 years participated in study. Participants were classified as (BMI ≥30kg/m2) <30kg/m2). Metabolic status was defined using five existing MH...
To establish consensus case definitions for several common work related upper limb pain syndromes use in surveillance or studies of the aetiology these conditions.A group healthcare professionals from disciplines interested prevention and management disorders were recruited a Delphi exercise. A questionnaire was used to participants, followed by conference involving core 29 people. The draft conclusions recirculated review.Consensus agreed carpal tunnel syndrome, tenosynovitis wrist, de...
Health behaviours do not occur in isolation. Rather they cluster together. It is important to examine patterns of health inform a more holistic approach both promotion and illness prevention strategies. Examination also because the increased risk mortality, morbidity synergistic effects behaviours. This study examines clustering nationally representative sample Irish adults explores association these clusters with mental health, self-rated quality life.TwoStep Cluster analysis using SPSS was...
A case-control study, undertaken to identify reasons for the exceptionally high rate of lung cancer among male residents coastal Georgia, revealed a significantly increased risk associated with employment in area shipyards during World War II. The summary relative-risk estimate, adjusted smoking, other occupations, age, race and county residence was 1.6 (95 per cent confidence limits = 1.1 2.3). synergistic relation found between shipyard cigarette smoking. These findings suggest that...
Following the discovery of high concentrations arsenic (up to 10,000 μg/liter) In well water a residential area near Fairbanks, Alaska, an epidemiologic study was undertaken in September, 1976, assess exposure, absorption, and clinical sequelae chronic ingestion. Two hundred eleven (91%) 232 residents completed questionnaires relating consumption history signs symptoms arsenicalism. Physical examinations were conducted, complete blood counts performed. Urine, hair, nail, samples analyzed for...
Abstract In May 1976 an investigation of a factory in Puerto Rico which formulates oral contraceptives revealed that during the previous 12 months five company’s twenty-five male employees (20%), and twelve thirty female (40%) had experienced symptoms associated with hyperestrogenism. The affected males gynecomastia three them also reported history decreased libido or impotence. females each at least one episode intermenstrual bleeding preceding months. There was estimated relative risk 4.3...
Background Parental obesity is a predominant risk factor for childhood obesity. Family factors including socio-economic status (SES) play role in determining parent weight. It essential to unpick how shared family impact on child This study aims investigate the association between measured weight status, familial and of at age 9. Methodology/Principal Findings Cross sectional analysis first wave (2008) Growing Up Ireland (GUI) study. GUI nationally representative 9-year-old children (N =...
A retrospective postal survey of 21 000 medical laboratory workers in England and Wales showed 18 new cases pulmonary tuberculosis 1971, a five-times increased risk acquiring the disease compared with general population. Technicians were at greatest risk, especially if they worked morbid anatomy departments. Of 35 hepatitis, technicians again occupational group most likely to acquire disease. Microbiology staff twice as report shigellosis those other pathology divisions but only one case...
Food environments have been recognised as highly influential on population diets. Government policies great potential to create healthy food promote This study aimed evaluate environment policy implementation in European countries and identify priority actions for governments environments.The Healthy Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI) was used the level of infrastructure support Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain 2019-2021....
Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) enables the real-time capture of health-related behaviours, their situational contexts, and associated subjective experiences. This study aimed to evaluate feasibility an EMA targeting physical eating optimise its protocol, provide recommendations for future large-scale data collections. The involved 52 participants (age 31±9 years, 56% females) from Czechia, France, Germany, Ireland completing a 9-day free-living protocol using HealthReact platform...
The combination of four protective lifestyle behaviours (being physically active, a non-smoker, moderate alcohol consumer and having adequate fruit vegetable intake) has been estimated to increase life expectancy by 14 years. However, the effect adopting these on general health, obesity mental health is less defined. We examined combined self-rated overweight/obesity depression.Using data from Survey Lifestyle Attitudes Nutrition (SLAN) 2007 (), behaviour (PLB) score was constructed for...
Membership lists of professional bodies were used to establish study populations British pathologists (1955-73) and medical laboratory technicians (1963-73). The standardised mortality ratio (SMR) for was 60 67. Twenty-seven the 310 deaths due suicide. These numbers gave SMRs 250 243 technicians. Suicide commonest cause death in female Access lethal chemicals at work is a possible factor explaining high proportion suicide by poisoning compared with general population. rates exceed those all...
Baker, E.L., Jr. (CDC, Atlanta, GA 30333), C.G. Hayes, P.J. Landrigan, J.L. Handke, R.T. Leger, W.J. Hous, worth and J.M. Harrington. A nationwide survey of heavy metal absorption in children living near primary copper, lead, zinc smelters. Am J Epidemiol 106: 261–273, 1977. Arsenic, cadmium levels were determined 1774 1–5 years old 19 USA towns with nonferrous Results compared data on 258 the same age three communities without Increased systemic arsenic, as reflected by urine arsenic...
Abstract Objective Poor-quality diet, regarded as an important contributor to health inequalities, is linked adverse outcomes. We investigated sociodemographic and lifestyle predictors of poor-quality diet in a population sample. Design A cross-sectional analysis the Survey Lifestyle, Attitudes Nutrition (SLÁN). Diet was assessed using FFQ ( n 9223, response rate = 89 %), from which dietary score (the DASH (Dietary Approaches Stop Hypertension) score) constructed. Setting General Republic...
The primary aim ofthe study was to estimate the prevalence of majorCVD risk factors in a middle-aged population inIreland and proportion popula-tion at high according Framingham criteria.The included measurement diet physicalactivity assessed impact these lifestyle fac-tors on traditional CVD including hyper-tension dyslipidaemia.