07/10/09 - National Heart Forum Bulletin

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Summary

News

 

  • US: Diabetes linked to increased AF risk in women (MedWire News 05/10/09)

 

Nutrition

 

 

Physical Activity

 

  • CANADA: Rethinking design to keep children safe (Medical News Today 06/10/09)
  • UK: 20mph speed limits 'would encourage more children to walk to school' (Daily Telegraph 02/10/09)

 

Obesity

 

  • UK: Depression 'can double chances of becoming obese' (The Independent 07/10/09)
  • US: Anti-obesity ad shocks New Yorkers (BBC News 07/10/09)
  • US: Coke in US family doctors alliance (Financial Times 06/10/09)
  • UK: Frank Lampard and Thierry Henry to front Pepsi's anti-obesity TV ads (The Guardian 05/10/09)
  • UK: Expectant parents should be weighed to prevent fat children, says obesity charity (Daily Telegraph 04/10/09)
  • UK: D’oh! Homer Simpson to teach us healthy living (Daily Telegraph 04/10/09)
  • UK: Britain's growing number of diabetes cases 'linked to obesity' (The Times 01/10/09)

 

Consultations

 

  • UK: Play England: Consultation on Embedding the Play Strategy guidance (05/10/09)

 

Resources

 

  • EU: ‘Focusing on Obesity Through a Health Equity Lens’ report (EuroHealthNet July 2009)

 

Events

 

  • UK: THE BIG FOOD DEBATE II: A Fundamental Rethink on Public Health Nutrition in the 21st Century (Liverpool 20/10/09)
  • UK: University of Glasgow: Food, Diet and Health (Glasgow 29 October 2009)
  • EU: EGEA 2010: Social and Health benefits of balanced diet: the role of fruit and vegetables (Brussels 5-7 May 2010)

 

Tobacco

  • Recent headlines from ASH and ASH Scotland daily news

 

A summary of the weeks news stories covering issues related to Coronary Heart Disease. This summary was produced by the National Heart Forum. The table of content reproduced and the full bulletin linked to with their permission.

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