General Reports and Other Publications
Newswire – BHF: The British Heart Foundation has issued in response to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine and one of the JAMA journals titled 'Dietary Glycemic Load and Index and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in a Large Italian Cohort'.
Commenting on the report, Victoria Taylor, Senior Heart Health Dietician at the British Heart Foundation said:
“This large study of an Italian population has highlighted an association between the type of carbohydrates eaten and the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in women, but not in men. This suggests that for women, choosing lower glycemic index foods could be useful in helping them to reduce their risk of CHD. However, more research is needed to confirm this.
People wanting to lower the glycemic index of their meals could try broadening the types of bread and cereals they eat to include granary, rye or oat; including more beans and pulses; and accompanying meals with a good helping of fruit and vegetables”.
Press release ~ BHF: cholesterol ~ Dietary Glycemic Load and Index and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in a Large Italian Cohort
Newswire – Civitas: Governments are in competition with each other for the location of industry. A Government that fails to create attractive conditions is committing economic suicide.
Yet, according to Prosperity With Principles, just published by the independent think-tank Civitas, at a time when we need economic growth more than at any point since the war, policy makers in all parties are still paralysed by doctrinal non-interventionism.
Yet, according to Prosperity With Principles, just published by the independent think-tank Civitas, at a time when we need economic growth more than at any point since the war, policy makers in all parties are still paralysed by doctrinal non-interventionism.
Newswire – RACFdn: The 3.7m drivers born before the War are amongst the safest people on our roads, and forcing them to take compulsory retests will limit their mobility, be hard to police and do little to reduce accidents. Public debate needs to focus on older drivers' opportunities to self-regulate rather than on stressful retesting or licensing restrictions.
Ageing drivers do not have more accidents than the rest of the driving population - in fact their safety record is better than that of many young drivers - though their frailty means that when they are involved in collisions they are more likely to be killed or seriously injured.
Only when they reach 80, and/or do very limited mileage, does the ageing process and infrequent driving increase their risk. These are the key findings in the RAC Foundation report; Maintaining Safe Mobility for the Ageing Population.
Press release ~ Maintaining Safe Mobility for the Ageing Population ~ Reported Road Casualties Great Britain 2008
Newswire – Civitas: A new report from the independent think tank Civitas reveals that the increased costs of energy arising from the Government's 'green' energy policies are set to increase significantly. In British Energy Policy And The Threat To Manufacturing Industry, Ruth Lea & Jeremy Nicholson examine the impact of Government policy on energy prices.
They argue that the Government's aim to reduce carbon emissions and its interlinked objective of increasing the proportion of energy generated from renewable sources, are incurring significant costs on energy consumers. Business electricity bills already incur a 21% 'surcharge' because of 'green' commitments
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