A5007450869- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Health disparities and outcomes
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Global Health Care Issues
- Quality and Safety in Healthcare
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Physical Activity and Health
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
Great Ormond Street Hospital
2022-2025
University College London
2022-2025
Milton Keynes Hospital
2021-2025
MRC Epidemiology Unit
2015-2024
University of Cambridge
2015-2024
National Institute for Health Research
2021
NIHR Applied Research Collaboration West
2021
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
2021
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
2021
University of Bristol
2021
<h3>Background</h3> Simulation-based medical education enables knowledge, skills and attitudes to be acquired for all healthcare professionals in a safe, educationally orientated efficient manner. Procedure-based skills, communication, leadership team working can learnt, measured have the potential used as mode of certification become an independent practitioner. <h3>Results</h3> training initially began with life-like manikins now encompasses entire range systems, from synthetic models...
<b>Objective</b> To establish mortality from pandemic A/H1N1 2009 influenza up to 8 November 2009. <b>Design</b> Investigation of all reported deaths related in England. <b>Setting</b> Mandatory reporting systems established acute hospitals and primary care. <b>Participants </b>Physicians responsible for the patient. <b>Main outcome measures </b>Numbers combined with mid-range estimates numbers cases calculate age specific case fatality rates. Underlying conditions, time course illness,...
An increasing number of countries are introducing taxes on unhealthy food and drinks, but will they improve health? <b>Oliver Mytton</b>, <b>Dushy Clarke</b>, <b>Mike Rayner </b>examine the evidence
Past studies have suggested that a link between health outcomes and green space is due to increased levels of physical activity individuals living in areas with more space. We found positive association levels. The odds achieving the recommended amount was 1.27 (95% CI: 1.13-1.44) for people greenest quintile England compared those least quintile, after controlling individual environmental factors. However, no types normally associated An other (gardening do-it-yourself, occupational...
<b>Objective</b> To model the overall and income specific effect of a 20% tax on sugar sweetened drinks prevalence overweight obesity in UK. <b>Design</b> Econometric comparative risk assessment modelling study. <b>Setting</b> United Kingdom. <b>Population</b> Adults aged 16 over. <b>Intervention</b> A drinks. <b>Main outcome measures</b> The primary outcomes were changes number percentage (body mass index ≥25) obese (≥30) adults UK following implementation tax. Secondary by age group...
To determine changes in household purchases of drinks and confectionery one year after implementation the UK soft industry levy (SDIL).
Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are the primary source of dietary added sugars in children, with high consumption commonly observed more deprived areas where obesity prevalence is also highest. Associations between SSB and children have been widely reported. In March 2016, a two-tier soft drinks industry levy (SDIL) on manufacturers to encourage reformulation SSBs United Kingdom was announced then implemented April 2018. We examined trajectories at ages 4 5 years 10 11 years, 19 months...
Objective To determine changes in household purchases of drinks 1 year after implementation the UK soft industry levy (SDIL). Design Controlled interrupted time series. Participants Households reporting their purchasing to a market research company (average weekly n=22 091), March 2014 2019. Intervention A two-tiered tax levied on manufacturers, announced 2016 and implemented April 2018. Drinks with ≥8 g sugar/100 mL (high tier) are taxed at £0.24/L, ≥5 <8 (low £0.18/L. Main outcome...
Dementia risk reduction is a global public health priority. Existing primary prevention approaches have favored individual-level interventions, with research and policy gap for population-level interventions. We conducted complex, multi-stage, evidence review to identify empirical on interventions each of the modifiable factors identified by Lancet Commission dementia (2020). Through comprehensive series targeted searches, we 4604 articles, which 135 met our inclusion criteria. synthesized...
<b>Objective:</b> To examine the effects on nutrition, health and expenditure of extending value added tax (VAT) to a wider range foods in UK. <b>Method:</b> A model based consumption data elasticity values was constructed predict VAT certain categories food. The resulting changes demand, expenditure, nutrition were estimated. Three different regimens examined: (1) taxing principal sources dietary saturated fat; (2) defined as unhealthy by SSCg3d nutrient scoring system; (3) order obtain...
Objective To examine the effects, by income group, of targeted food taxes and subsidies on nutrition, health expenditure in UK. Methods A model based consumption data demand elasticity was constructed to predict effects four taxation-subsidy regimens. Resulting changes demand, expenditure, cardiovascular disease (CVD) cancer mortality were estimated. Data Expenditure taken from Food Survey; estimates price elasticities for a report National Survey 1988–2000. Estimates effect CVD changing...
BackgroundIn March, 2016, the UK Government proposed a tiered levy on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs; high tax for drinks with >8 g of sugar per 100 mL, moderate 5–8 g, and no <5 g). We estimate effect possible industry responses to obesity, diabetes, dental caries.MethodsWe modelled three responses: reformulation reduce concentration, an increase product price, change market share high-sugar, mid-sugar, low-sugar drinks. For each response, we defined better-case worse-case health scenario....
Our aim was to explore longitudinal associations of active commuting (cycling work and walking work) with physical wellbeing (PCS-8), mental (MCS-8) sickness absence.We used data from the Commuting Health in Cambridge study (2009 2012; n=801) test between: a) maintenance cycling (or walking) over a one year period indices at end that period; b) between change wellbeing. Linear regression for testing PCS-8 MCS-8, negative binomial absence.After adjusting sociodemographic variables, activity...
Background: COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the WHO on 12 March 2020 and UNESCO reported that day 49 countries had implemented national or subnational school closures. Evidence for effectiveness closures comes almost entirely from influenza outbreaks, where transmission tends to be driven children. It is unknown whether measures are effective in coronavirus outbreaks e.g. due SARS, MERS COVID-19. Methods: We undertook rapid systematic review of 2 electronic databases preprint server...
Restricting the advertisement of products with high fat, salt, and sugar (HFSS) content has been recommended as a policy tool to improve diet tackle obesity, but impact on HFSS purchasing is unknown. This study aimed evaluate advertising restrictions, implemented across London (UK) transport network in February 2019, purchases.Over 5 million take-home food drink purchases were recorded by 1,970 households (London [intervention], n = 977; North England [control], 993) randomly selected from...