Health & Beauty

Researchers at the Annals of Internal Medicine, have published new findings exploring the relationship between BMI and waist-to-hip ratio, and waist circumference, and increased cardiovascular mortality.

The study looked at 15,184 adults aged 18-90 years old and showed that those with a healthy BMI but with excess weight around their middle were up to twice as likely to die early as people with high BMI but with normal fat distribution.

Christopher Allen, Senior Cardiac Nurse at British Heart Foundation said: “We all know that watching our weight is important, but often it’...

Members of the public are invited to an exhibition of clinical research currently being undertaken by clinicians at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, the leading research hospital in the South West Peninsula.

The event takes place on 5th November from 11.30am-1pm in the Research Innovation, Learning and Development (RILD) building on the hospital’s Wonford site. It will include a chance to view presentations on the exciting developments in clinical care currently being investigated by RD&E teams and an opportunity to meet with clinicians to discuss their work....

Statistics show that men are half as likely as women to be diagnosed with depression but three times more likely to end their own lives.

The failure to understand male depression is due to a continuing silence about the emotional world of men, according to a study to be showcased during the Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) Festival of Social Science.

The research, which is carried out by Dr Ali Haggett of the University of Exeter, suggests that, although men are three times as likely to become alcohol dependent and more than twice as likely to use Class A drugs...

Devon’s Public Health leaders have added their voice to a growing debate about the amount of sugar in people’s diets.

Their comments follow the recent petition on a proposed sugar tax, handed to Government by TV chef and food campaigner Jamie Oliver, and the publication of a report by Public Health England (PHE) yesterday, entitled Sugar Reduction: The evidence for action. This report was commissioned by Ministers at the Department of Health to inform policy-making as part of the Government’s forthcoming childhood obesity strategy.

The report suggests a number of measures...