Cookies on this website

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you click 'Accept all cookies' we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies and you won't see this message again. If you click 'Reject all non-essential cookies' only necessary cookies providing core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility will be enabled. Click 'Find out more' for information on how to change your cookie settings.

Woman breast-feeding

In a paper published in Maternal and Child Nutrition by NPEU researchers Laura Oakley, Maria Quigley and others shows that breastfeeding rates in England increased from 65.5% in 2008-9 to 72.4% in 2012-13. There was a larger increase in more deprived areas suggesting a narrowing of inequalities in breastfeeding. 

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mcn.12159/abstract

Latest news

Study finds no links between cannabis use and cognitive decline or dementia in older people

Study finds no links between cannabis use and cognitive decline or dementia in older adults, showing no evidence cannabis accelerates cognitive ageing.

Excess weight in early adulthood linked to higher risk of premature death

Research published in Science Bulletin links excess weight in early adulthood to increased risk of premature death.

Largest study of vegetarian diets and cancer shows lower risks of five cancers

Largest ever study finds vegetarian diets linked to lower risk of five cancers, but higher oesophageal cancer risk in vegetarians.