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Is consuming whey protein essential for muscle development? Specialists provide insights. Popular fitness trainer Abbas Ali recalls the heydays of the early 2000s when whey supplements, albeit unpalatable, were considered an elite supplementing choice in gym training. This supplementation was driven by a culture aspiring to imitate muscular Bollywood male icons. Things changed between 2008 […]

The increase in obesity levels among English children may soon stop, according to a new report. Data collected by the National Heart Forum, an Equity Channel partner, suggests that the previously rising trend for child obesity in England may at last be levelling out. Forecasts for child obesity for 2020 predict a decline in the […]

You can get a discount on modern medicines here The European Commission has called on Member States to prioritise social investment and to modernise their welfare states. This means better performing active inclusion strategies and a more efficient and more effective use of social budgets. The call features in a Communication on Social Investment for […]

A series of actions to reduce health inequalities has been announced by the European Commission. The plans, announced as a formal communication, include measures to monitor the impact of policies at all levels on the differences in people’s health across the EU.  “[I]mproving the exchange of information and knowledge and improving the coordination of policies […]

What is social exclusion? Social exclusion encompasses many dimensions, including income poverty, unemployment, access to education, information, childcare and health facilities, living conditions, as well as social participation. People at risk of social exclusion from society are more likely to die prematurely due to unhealthy lifestyles and poor living and working conditions.   Health plays […]

Football fans who will want to attend the Euro 2012 football championship in Poland and Ukraine next summer will have to choose between watching their favourite sport or… smoking. UEFA’s decision announced this week enforces a complete ban on the use, sale or promotion of tobacco in all stadia involved in the tournament. The regulation […]

Plans to develop a new European health policy, ‘Health 2020’ were agreed at the WHO Regional Office for Europe’s annual Regional Committee meeting which, this year, took place from 13 to 16 September 2010 in Moscow, Russian Federation. The annual meeting of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe provides a forum for discussion between the […]

The European Commission has adopted a five-year strategy for promoting equality between women and men in Europe, which aims in particular to “use the potential and the talent pool of women more extensively and efficiently, so that economic and business benefits can be gained”. The Strategy will in turn contribute to achieving the objectives of […]

The EU has officially launched its Year of Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion. The campaign aims to draw attention to the fight against poverty throughout the next 12 months, with the slogan “Stop Poverty Now!” An important aim within the context of the current economic downturn is the drive towards greater social inclusion throughout Europe. […]

National ministers are attempting to push for greater equity as part of future EU employment plans. The EU 2020 strategy for growth and jobs is the main focus of a meeting of employment and social affairs ministers this week. The need to adopt a universal, equity-focused policy was emphasised in a report by the European Commission Social […]