Sentences with phrase «epidemiological evidence supports»

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We chose to model the effects on body weight because good evidence (from both trials and epidemiological studies) links regular consumption of sugar sweetened drinks to weight gain.8 10 12 Moreover, data from longitudinal studies support the idea that changes in the price of sugar sweetened drinks are linked to changes in body weight.20 Other groups have used this form of modelling to estimate the effects of a sugar sweetened drink tax on obesity.18 21 22

Yet, the workgroup decided that ultimately the available epidemiological evidence to support such an extension was not yet compelling.

But skeletal analysis was hobbled by an inability to accurately determine bone age and a lack of supporting epidemiological evidence.

Despite the reasonableness of thinking that it would reduce the risk of a range of age - related diseases, so far «the vast majority of the epidemiological data does not support the hypothesis that body iron stores are directly related to the risk of developing CHD,» (2) and there's no evidence that it's protective against any other age - related disorder.»

They reviewed the data in articles from 1977 to the present and concluded, «the main findings of this systematic review and meta - analysis are that the epidemiological evidence currently available to the dietary committees provides no statistically significant retrospective support for the introduction of dietary fat guidelines.»

Alongside this research, there is intervention, epidemiological, sociological and qualitative evidence all suggesting that local environments are important in supporting the family capacity necessary to raise children in ways that promote good developmental outcomes.6, 7 The neighbourhoods or communities in which people live appears to impact health and well - being.8 While «neighbourhood» is often used in other studies, in the Australian context «neighbourhood» and «community» are often used interchangeably (these terms are further defined on page 9).7 The research into neighbourhood effects on children was originally motivated by the observation that disadvantage seemed geographically concentrated and intergenerational.