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Have smartphones and ubiquitous internet access affected sedentary time among children and adolescents?

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

Jakob Tarp, Knut Eirik Dalene and Ulf Ekelund As will be obvious to anyone on a bus or train or waiting for coffee, access to screen-based media has been revolutionised over the past two decades. The public health consequences of this increase in sedentary time are uncertain. It is possible to get by with as few as 2000 steps a day.

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Weight Loss Drugs arent “the answer”

Sheffield DPH

Do Health Economics 101 and read the TA, section 4 esp the discrepancy between manufacturers model assumptions vs committee central base case 3. likely to widen health inequalities. It will therefore be important to assess the potential impact on health inequalities. ICER in the order of £20k / QALY. Medicalises a social issue.