Steven Cummins
@stevencjcummins
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Population health scientist, geographer. Co-Director @PHILabLSHTM, HoD PHES @LSHTM, Governor @HarrisGreenwich #Obesity #FoodSystems #Lax #Running #PopCulture
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Joined October 2012
New @BMJPublicHealth paper by @stevencjcummins et al finds online grocery delivery use is associated with higher household income, but not social grade. Online takeaway food delivery app use was associated with lower social grade, but not income. https://t.co/7Ut9W50SdE
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New #SPHR research published in @BMJPublicHealth finds association between social position & food delivery preferences in England @stevencjcummins @frankdevocht @amylaiting @LSHTM @BristolUniCPH @thomasburgoine @martinwhite33 @jeanmadams
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Getting the message out about the hidden epidemic of early-onset cancer in young people and the human cost of this tragedy. Great article in @thetimes magazine today with @ceineken @ShineCancerSupp
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New paper from @PHILabLSHTM 's Alex Kalbus in @PLOSONE - Alex makes innovative use of COVID-19 lockdowns to isolate the independent effect of the neighbourhood food environment on diet but finds it doesn't explain differences in purchasing behaviour https://t.co/lSUPcdfj7C
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🚨New Paper🚨 ~1 year after the UK sugar tax was enforced we show a daily reduction in sugar consumption from soft drinks of 3g in children and 5.5g in adults; across the whole diet reductions in sugar intake were 4.8g & 10.9g/day, respectively. Full read https://t.co/ni6PQHP48q
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Background The UK soft drinks industry levy (SDIL) was announced in March 2016 and implemented in April 2018, encouraging manufacturers to reduce the sugar content of soft drinks. This is the first...
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This article misses the point. The focus on final exam-based ‘maximisation’ of individual subject grades at 16 deters ‘riskier’ participation in important subjects. Broader curriculum, assessed over time, balanced scorecard at 18 = well-rounded education
theguardian.com
Introduction of new syllabus may be reason number of girls taking subject more than halved in eight years, academics say
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Just over a week to go before this post closes - get your applications in now!
Job Alert! 📢: Research Fellow in Epidemiology & Population Health Exciting 18 RF month post working on a large e-cohort of children to explore the role of environment on health and educational attainment 🌳🧑🎓👩🎓🌿 Closing: July 5th https://t.co/et50Q5xa9n
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No option is without an adverse outcome:
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Whoever forms the next government is going to find it hard to ignore the issue of university funding
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If you are around - come join us!
Dark kitchens and dark grocery stores Join our workshop to share your views on the impact of dark kitchens and grocery stores, with a network of academics & policy colleagues. 📅30/07/24 ⏲️11:00-15:30 📍The Derby Hotel, London Register - https://t.co/6WdD4SkOVO
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Chart Alert via @chartrdaily The US has been dining out more and more. Data from the USDA reveals that 53% of household food expenditure is now spent on food away from home, up from 41% in 1997. https://t.co/spKhGtkugY
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Unhealthy commodities are responsible for a quarter of all European deaths says @WHO
theguardian.com
World Health Organization report calls on governments to impose tougher regulation of health-harming products
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🚨Paper Alert🚨 ~ 2 years after the UK Soft drinks Industry Levy (sugar tax) was enforced we find a 21% reduction in incidence rates of NHS hospital admissions for asthma in children, aged 5-18y. Read in full: https://t.co/UHz2gpQxpw
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The UK SDIL reduced sugar in soft drinks and helped prevent dental caries and obesity in children. But what else? Published today in @NatureComms @Nina_Tr_Rogers reports reductions in hospital admissions for childhood asthma - an unexpected benefit 😃🧋🥤👌 https://t.co/Rhvs33Vthr
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Job Alert! 📢: Research Fellow in Epidemiology & Population Health Exciting 18 RF month post working on a large e-cohort of children to explore the role of environment on health and educational attainment 🌳🧑🎓👩🎓🌿 Closing: July 5th https://t.co/et50Q5xa9n
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The Tory party have received unfair criticism this last few weeks. In the interests of balance,I’ve posted some charts below which show performance in various key areas such as life expectancy, the NHS, trade, immigration and the economy 🧵 #GeneralElection2024
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Just clocked the sponsor of this year’s #RideLondon - even to my jaded eyes the #Greenwashing seems pretty blatant.
londonmarathonevents.co.uk
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Another nail in the coffin of rapid grocery delivery?
theguardian.com
Grocery service grew during Covid pandemic but has retreated amid competition and waning demand
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