The results suggest the importance of smoking cessation, even in later life, for long-term cognitive health. It’s never too late to quit smoking. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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Public opinion is clear: people want government to do more to tackle poor health from smoking, alcohol and food. New polling from @ashorguk.bsky.social , @oha-updates.bsky.social and AHA, breaks down public opinion on health policies by political affiliation. 👉 ash.org.uk/publications...

uncertaintyprinciples.substack.com/p/ultra-proc... “Ultra-Processing Is the Bathwater. What About the Baby? Recent obsession with ultra-processed foods spotligTaubesworld of industry-related issues, while rendering sugar & refined grains almost benign in the process” Thanks @grantennis.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Unicef, an agency of the United Nations, is urging governments to protect children's diets from unhealthy ingredients and stop the ultra-processed food industry from interfering in policy decisions.

2/ More needs to be done to ensure young people are not exposed to products not intended for them. CRUK is calling on Govts across the UK & regulators to: 📢 Communicate rules clearly 🔍 Monitor & enforce legislation 💰 Fund enforcement bodies 📉 Restrict paid-for advertising

🚭 New ASH data reveals inequalities in second-hand smoke exposure at work. While 14% of people in GB report workplace exposure, the figure soars in particular industries: • Transport – 41% • Hospitality – 38% • Electric, gas, water supply – 33% Where is your job on the list? 👇

Our Chair, Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, spoke to @lbc.co.uk today on why government action on alcohol harm is long overdue, and why we need a national alcohol strategy to save lives, reduce NHS pressures and build a fairer, healthier Britain. 📻Listen from 10:52am www.globalplayer.com/live/lbcnews...

🚫The alcohol, gambling & junk food industries have no place providing educational materials to schools.🚫 58 leading academics & orgs have written to @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social urging her to follow Ireland’s lead in removing these materials from classrooms. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Government plans to tackle alcohol deaths “are not sufficient to address the scale and complexity of harm” Academics, medics and charities from around the country have urged ministers to take “ambitious” action to tackle the “scale of the current crisis” www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home...

In an open letter to the Education Secretary @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social, we’ve called for the government to end the influence of the alcohol, gambling, and junk food industries in our schools. Children should be protected from industry misinformation. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

The alcohol, gambling and junk food industries have no place providing educational materials to schools. 58 leading academics and orgs have urged Education Secretary @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social to follow Ireland’s lead in removing these materials from classrooms. As Prof Chris van Tulleken states:

#4 Stubbornly high rates of youth vaping is undermining their use as smoking cessation tools Vaping is meant to help adults quit smoking - but youth use is far too high, and misinformation is rampant. The Bill will allow us to target what’s driving youth uptake. 📉 ash.org.uk/media-centre...

We are proud to support this important letter. We must end the influence of the alcohol, gambling, and junk food industries in our schools. Urgent action is needed to prevent this form of influence and conflict of interest.

We have signed this letter to Wes Streeting (@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social) highlighting the current scale of alcohol harm, and how insufficient the measures in the 10 Year Health Plan are. There is so much more that the government could do, as the letter explains.

🚭Ending smoking in the UK requires bold action and evidence-based policies. ASH CEO @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social discusses policies needed and the strong public support for action towards a smokefree UK. www.openaccessgovernment.org/how-can-we-e...

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🧵 This year marks 25 years since stop smoking services were launched in England. Today’s new data gives us a timely look at what these services are doing- and why they still matter.👇 digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...

Why do we tolerate the activities of the gambling industry? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... The Perils of pragmatism. More research prolongs a crisis Guns and slot machines: One claims safety, the other claims fun Extraction to extinction The flow of data EXCELLENT STUFF

www.bmj.com/content/390/... A heat map of diabetes does not improve access to nutritional food or reshape the commercial landscape promoting ultraprocessed foods in low income areas. A wearable heart rate monitor tracking variability cannot counter harms of exploitative labour or precarious housing

Outgoing NHS Medical Director Prof Sir Powis highlights the importance of prevention, noting that measures like the smoking ban for younger generations could help eliminate certain cancers. www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

🚨New vaping data published today🚨 Vaping has stalled in adults and children. What does this mean? ➡️More needed to reduce use by teens. ➡️Potential underuse by adults smokers as effective quit aid. 1/3

Our new data on vaping prevalence highlights the urgency of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. It's time to reduce their appeal to children and reclaim vaping as a quit aid.

Great webinar this morning from @ashorguk.bsky.social, @oha-updates.bsky.social & @aha-uk.bsky.social as they launch their new toolkit on "Addressing the Three Biggest Killers on a Regional and Local Level". ash.org.uk/health-inequ...

Each year, thousands of people in our communities are harmed by the three big killers - tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food and drink. But what can local health leaders do to respond? Read on to find out more… 👇

🎊Today England's Smokefree laws are 18 years old 🎊 This landmark legislation has led to significant health benefits by reducing exposure to second-hand smoke. 🚭 But more needs to be done to protect everyone from tobacco smoke exposure. (1/3)

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... Life expectancy: PH & politics: life expectancy “is much less about your own choices and is instead tightly linked to where you live and the political choices made by your government”. We are largely reliant on govt to create the conditions within which we live

The government has rightly identified the root cause of obesity-related ill health: a food system that makes healthy eating difficult It would be great to see a comprehensive national #strategy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Approximately one million adults in England are at risk of significantly cutting 20 years from their lives by combining being overweight, excessive drinking, and smoking. www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/lif...

🚨Our new analysis with our partners @oha-updates.bsky.social & @aha-uk.bsky.social highlights the proportion of people living with multiple risk factors. The 10-Yr Plan is an opportunity for Govt to bring in policies to make it easier to be healthy. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

At ASH our vision is for a world free from the harm of tobacco. Our DCE @carolinecerny.bsky.social explains why we are supporting Govt policies to reduce alcohol harm as an important part of achieving that vision. ash.org.uk/media-centre...

Each year, millions of lives are impacted or cut short from the effects of 3 risk factors: tobacco, alcohol and overweight/obesity. We need comprehensive joined-up solutions that address the drivers, rather than blaming individuals. 👇

The triple threat Triple threat of smoking, drinking and weight ‘puts a million in England at risk of early death’ #3BiggestKillers www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

www.theguardian.com/society/2025... tobacco linked to about one in eight deaths worldwide and numbers rising sharply in some countries

www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-n... @ashorguk.bsky.social

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Medicalisation of public health: a narrative review Yep This stuff matters enormously The medicalization of population health policy is a significant risk to, well, health Read alongside Lantz pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37096631/

We need bold, continued action to prevent uptake, help smokers quit and reduce harm. The survey clearly shows the public is not only on board – they're eager for more action to make it happen. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #SmokefreeFuture