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Study Reveals Diabetes is Best Fought with Fruit Not Fruit Juice
September 2013 - Health
The British Medical Journal has recently published findings which show that eating certain fruits, including blueberries, grapes/raisins, and apples can reduce the risk of developing type-2 diabetes. Researchers from the UK, Singapore, and the US used the… Read more...
Market Research Poll: MPs Right to Reject Syria Military Action
September 2013 - Central Government
In a recent market research study by ICM Research, almost three quarters (71%) of people believe MPs were right to reject UK military action in Syria. The poll also suggested that, among respondents, seven tenths (72%) did not think the move would damage… Read more...
Research Shows Demand for Construction Apprenticeships Rises a Fifth
September 2013 - Construction
New figures from the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) reveal that eleven people applied for each construction apprenticeship posted online during 2012/13. Over the past twelve months, 60,410 applications were made for apprenticeship vacancies in the… Read more...
Research Finds Lack of Healthy Options in Hospital Vending Machines in England
August 2013 - Health
A World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) survey has found that, three quarters (73%) of English health trusts do not have a policy on the food sold in their vending machines. This is in contrast with - the Welsh and Scottish governments, which introduced guidelines… Read more...
Market Research Shows Four Fifths of Consumers Have Used Reserve-and-Collect in the Past
August 2013 - Retail
The Multichannel Retail Survey, conducted using the Toluna survey tool, found that almost two thirds (63%) of consumers have bought products online before collecting them in-store in the last twelve months, while a tenth (16%) used reserve-and-collect at… Read more...