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...Public Health England produce a book called The Composition of Foods, which collects this data (Figure 4). It is currently in its seventh summary edition, published in 2014. It is more commonly known as McCance and Widdowson because of the names of its original authors. Be aware that McCance and Widdowson is aimed at food professionals, not members of the general public....

...public domain?...An introduction to data and information in health and social care: 2 Daily life and computers - If you take an average day in your life, you may find yourself surrounded by computers, most of which are invisible to you. This section looks at where computers are found in the course of everyday life. It aims to place computers in the context of the things...

...public health issue among young men who are influenced by body image, social media and the easy availability of steroids. If you find such a media article when you come to do your own research, it would be very wise to follow up the three pieces of research it refers to. Part 2 Now read the brief abstract and section snippets of the article, Superheroes – Image and...

...Public Health, 22(1), p. 1778. Available at: https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-022-13943-x (Accessed: 15 August 2025). Gewalt, S.C., Berger, S., Krisam, R. and Breuer, M. (2022) ‘Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on university students’ physical health, mental health and learning, a cross-sectional study including 917 students from eight...

...public health at New York University. “Really, that’s all it takes.” But Nash and Haelle do not find weight control so simple. And part of the problem goes way beyond individual self-control. The numbers logged in Nash’s Fitbit, or printed on the food labels that Haelle reads religiously, are at best good guesses. Worse yet, as scientists are increasingly finding,...

...abundant evidence that poor sleep can have devastating consequences for physical, mental and psychological health. Sleep is not incidental. It is fundamental, a matter of serious public health. Investing in sleep research is not just about the few with demonstrable sleep disorders. It is about everyone. This article was originally published by Mosaic under a CC-BY licence...