Tagged: blood pressure

Featured image: Dietary counselling – how effective and cost-effective is it?

Dietary counselling – how effective and cost-effective is it? - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • Mar 20, 2018 •

Prof Nick Wilson, Dr Cristina Cleghorn, Dr Linda Cobiac, Dr Anja Mizdrak, Prof Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Prof Tony Blakely In this blog we consider recent literature (particularly reviews) on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of dietary counselling as a health intervention. Most studies suggest that dietary counselling is effective though the benefits are typically modest and short-term. The literature on cost-effectiveness … Read More

Featured image: Growing up in poverty weakens later health – even if you escape it

Growing up in poverty weakens later health – even if you escape it - Guest Work

Guest Author • Feb 23, 2018 •

Noortje Uphoff, University of York This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Poverty remains a widespread problem. In the UK, 30% of children are growing up in poverty. More than half of these children are in working households, and poverty is on the rise even for children whose parents … Read More

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Half a million Kiwis suddenly have high blood pressure - Kidney Punch

John Pickering • Nov 14, 2017 •

At 10am 14 November 2017 NZST, millions of people around the world suddenly had high blood pressure. This will come as a shock to many and may precipitate a crisis in hand-wringing and other odd behaviours, like overmedication and jogging. The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology have just announced a redefinition of High blood pressure. High blood pressure … Read More