In this blog for people who have just stopped smoking Robert Walton, a general practitioner, helps you work out how best to stay smoke-free.
Lifestyle
Preventing type 2 diabetes in people with ‘prediabetes’: do diet and exercise work?
Catriona Hilton looks at prediabetes and the evidence on whether diet and exercise can reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Standardised tobacco packaging: will banning branding cut down smoking?
What does Cochrane evidence tell us about health impacts of standardised tobacco packaging (or 'plain' packaging), ahead of its full enforcement in the UK?
Student drinking: culture, change and Cochrane
Does student life inevitably mean drinking large amounts of alcohol and what evidence is there on what works to tackle student drinking?
Health professionals get active on Twitter!
Joining in the WeActiveChallenge is a great way for health professionals to get going on Twitter, as Sarah Chapman explains in this Evidently Cochrane blog
Texting 2 Quit – Using mobile phones to support people quit smoking
As plain packaging for tobacco becomes law, David Roberts looks at Cochrane evidence on how text messages can help people quit smoking
National smoking bans are good for your health
New evidence of the befits of smoking bans, especially for non-smokers
Let’s talk about portion size and overeating
Quick guide to important new evidence on portion size
Don’t go large! New evidence on portion size
New evidence that larger sizes lead us to eat more
Food intolerance or allergy: can you make sense of it?
13 year old Edward has a food intolerance and wanted to know more, including how well others understand it