Informed

Informed is our quarterly newsletter for health professionals, bringing you the latest
news on diet, lifestyle and cancer prevention and suggestions on how you can use this in your everyday practice. Articles are based on scientific evidence and reviewed by a team of experts.

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The articles from the latest issue of Informed are available below. You can also download the PDF by clicking on the image to the right.

Corporate sponsorship of sporting events: Are food and drink companies helping or hindering attempts to improve public health?
With the London 2012 Olympic Games due to take place this year, we look at whether companies who promote foods and drinks high in fat, salt and/or sugar are suitable sponsors for influential sporting events.

Opportunities to promote cancer prevention – a first-hand insight into the research
Professor Annie Anderson of Dundee University talks to WCRF UK about her research into opportunities to promote cancer prevention through healthy diet, physical activity and healthy body weight.

 

Nutrition and Health Inequalities Project
We look at the findings of the Association for Nutrition’s Nutrition and Health Inequalities Project and learn more about its new Workforce Competence Model, which evaluates workers’ nutrition knowledge and experience.

Eat more healthy foods to prevent weight gain
Eating more healthy foods like vegetables, fruits, nuts and yoghurt may actually help to prevent weight gain, according to researchers.

 

Help make a difference this Fruity Friday
Fruity Friday takes place on 18th May 2012. This year, we’re asking everyone to take part by eating ‘just one more’ portion of fruits or vegetables. Find out more.

 

World Cancer Day
World Cancer Day took place on 4th February 2012. We joined the call for every person, organisation and government to help reduce premature deaths from cancer.

 

 

Make every contact count
Health professionals should use every contact with a patient to improve their health, regardless of their speciality, according to a report by the NHS Future Forum.