A new study from researchers at the University of Edinburgh has highlighted the beneficial impact on mental health that cycling to work can have, with those who commute by bike less likely to be prescribed antidepressants.mental ill-health? An instrumental variable analysis using distance to nearest cycle path'.
The research published today in the International Journal of Epidemiology (link is external) is the work of Chris Dibben, Laurie Berrie, Zhiqiang Feng, David Rice, Tom Clemens and Lee Williamson, and is titled: 'Does cycle commuting reduce the risk of
Linking commuting data from Glasgow and Edinburgh, accessed via the Scottish population census, with mental health prescriptions from the National Health Service Prescribing Information System records, researchers were able to note cycle commuters hada lower level of mental health prescriptions than among other commuter types.
A mean average 15 per cent reduction in prescriptions for antidepressants in the five years following the census was estimated for those who travel to work by bike compared with those using any other mode of commuting.research concluded.
"This work suggests that cycle commuting is causally related to reduced mental ill-health and provides further evidence in support of the promotion of active travel to encourage commuters travelling shorter distances to shift to cycle commutes," the
At the time of the census just 1.85 per cent of commuters in Glasgow and 4.8 per cent of commuters in Edinburgh cycled to work. Speaking to STV (link is external), the professor who led the study, Chris Dibben, commented: "Our finding that thiseconomical and sustainable method of travelling to work also enhances mental health suggests that a policy of investing in cycle paths and encouraging active commuting is likely to have wide-ranging benefits.
In total, 378,253 people aged 16 to 74 and living and working in the City of Edinburgh and Glasgow City council areas at the time of the 2011 census, and who lived within one mile of a cycle path, were included in the study. Among cyclists, nine percent were found to have a prescription for mental health, compared with 14 per cent in the non-cyclist category.
"Not only could this improve people's mental health, it could also help reduce carbon emissions, road congestion and air pollution."health of those who cycled to work to those using other modes of transport but who were otherwise comparable."
Dr Laurie Berrie added: "Our study used the fact that otherwise similar people are more likely to cycle to work if they live close to a cycle path. Using this property, it was possible to mimic a randomised controlled trial and compare the mental
https://road.cc/content/news/new-study-finds-cycle-commuting-can-improve-mental-health-306203
On 16/01/24 06:54, Simon Mason wrote:
A new study from researchers at the University of Edinburgh has
highlighted the beneficial impact on mental health that cycling to work
can have, with those who commute by bike less likely to be prescribed antidepressants.
https://road.cc/content/news/new-study-finds-cycle-commuting-can-improve-mental-health-306203
Fatal word 'can'.
Peter Keller <[email protected]> wrote:
On 16/01/24 06:54, Simon Mason wrote:
A new study from researchers at the University of Edinburgh has
highlighted the beneficial impact on mental health that cycling to work
can have, with those who commute by bike less likely to be prescribed antidepressants.
[…]
https://road.cc/content/news/new-study-finds-cycle-commuting-can-improve-mental-health-306203
Fatal word 'can'.
It doesn’t matter, the one crucial aspect that this ‘research’ does NOT address is *improvements* in mental health from taking up cycling. Rather,
it compares two self-selecting groups, which has nothing to with the
claimed ‘beneficial effect of cycling’ as the two populations may have arisen from different mental approaches to travel, and so compared apples with oranges.
Road.cc is not noted for critical thought.
Spike <[email protected]> wrote:
Peter Keller <[email protected]> wrote:
On 16/01/24 06:54, Simon Mason wrote:
A new study from researchers at the University of Edinburgh has
highlighted the beneficial impact on mental health that cycling to work >>>> can have, with those who commute by bike less likely to be prescribed antidepressants.
[…]
https://road.cc/content/news/new-study-finds-cycle-commuting-can-improve-mental-health-306203
Fatal word 'can'.
It doesn’t matter, the one crucial aspect that this ‘research’ does NOT
address is *improvements* in mental health from taking up cycling.
Rather, it compares two self-selecting groups, which has nothing to with
the claimed ‘beneficial effect of cycling’ as the two populations may
have arisen from different mental approaches to travel, and so compared
apples with oranges.
Road.cc is not noted for critical thought.
If the regular cycling advocate who posts here is an example of the
mental benefits of cycling there is a case for banning it.
On 16/01/24 06:54, Simon Mason wrote:
A new study from researchers at the University of Edinburgh has
highlighted the beneficial impact on mental health that cycling to
work can have, with those who commute by bike less likely to be
prescribed antidepressants.
The research published today in the International Journal of
Epidemiology (link is external) is the work of Chris Dibben, Laurie
Berrie, Zhiqiang Feng, David Rice, Tom Clemens and Lee Williamson, and
is titled: 'Does cycle commuting reduce the risk of mental ill-health?
An instrumental variable analysis using distance to nearest cycle path'.
Linking commuting data from Glasgow and Edinburgh, accessed via the
Scottish population census, with mental health prescriptions from the
National Health Service Prescribing Information System records,
researchers were able to note cycle commuters had a lower level of
mental health prescriptions than among other commuter types.
A mean average 15 per cent reduction in prescriptions for
antidepressants in the five years following the census was estimated
for those who travel to work by bike compared with those using any
other mode of commuting.
"This work suggests that cycle commuting is causally related to
reduced mental ill-health and provides further evidence in support of
the promotion of active travel to encourage commuters travelling
shorter distances to shift to cycle commutes," the research concluded.
At the time of the census just 1.85 per cent of commuters in Glasgow
and 4.8 per cent of commuters in Edinburgh cycled to work. Speaking to
STV (link is external), the professor who led the study, Chris Dibben,
commented: "Our finding that this economical and sustainable method of
travelling to work also enhances mental health suggests that a policy
of investing in cycle paths and encouraging active commuting is likely
to have wide-ranging benefits.
In total, 378,253 people aged 16 to 74 and living and working in the
City of Edinburgh and Glasgow City council areas at the time of the
2011 census, and who lived within one mile of a cycle path, were
included in the study. Among cyclists, nine per cent were found to
have a prescription for mental health, compared with 14 per cent in
the non-cyclist category.
"Not only could this improve people's mental health, it could also
help reduce carbon emissions, road congestion and air pollution."
Dr Laurie Berrie added: "Our study used the fact that otherwise
similar people are more likely to cycle to work if they live close to
a cycle path. Using this property, it was possible to mimic a
randomised controlled trial and compare the mental health of those who
cycled to work to those using other modes of transport but who were
otherwise comparable."
https://road.cc/content/news/new-study-finds-cycle-commuting-can-improve-mental-health-306203
Fatal word 'can'.
"Not only could this (cycling) improve people's mental health, it could also help reduce carbon emissions, road congestion and air pollution."window down, I asked him why he hooted at me and then he started a demented scream out about cycling in the middle of the road, I'm gonna run you over etc. He definitely was mental. I told him to calm down and then cycled off whilst he remained in the
on Sunday I was cycling through Camden (N London) when this car started hooting, then raced past me, brake checked me, then raced another 20m and slammed the brakes on cos the lights were red. I drew up alongside and looked at the bloke, he wound his
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Brauchsel replied to ReadingCyclist | 4 hours ago
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I haven't read the study, but the authors' conclusion is that there is a causal link rather than simply a correlation. If they're right, then it's not the other way round.
The article also notes a reduction in prescriptions over time for the group who both cycled and had a mental health issue, which also points to the likely direction of causality.
On Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 7:47:21 AM UTC, Peter Keller wrote:of mental ill-health? An instrumental variable analysis using distance to nearest cycle path'.
On 16/01/24 06:54, Simon Mason wrote:
A new study from researchers at the University of Edinburgh has highlighted the beneficial impact on mental health that cycling to work can have, with those who commute by bike less likely to be prescribed antidepressants.
The research published today in the International Journal of Epidemiology (link is external) is the work of Chris Dibben, Laurie Berrie, Zhiqiang Feng, David Rice, Tom Clemens and Lee Williamson, and is titled: 'Does cycle commuting reduce the risk
had a lower level of mental health prescriptions than among other commuter types.
Linking commuting data from Glasgow and Edinburgh, accessed via the Scottish population census, with mental health prescriptions from the National Health Service Prescribing Information System records, researchers were able to note cycle commuters
research concluded.
A mean average 15 per cent reduction in prescriptions for antidepressants in the five years following the census was estimated for those who travel to work by bike compared with those using any other mode of commuting.
"This work suggests that cycle commuting is causally related to reduced mental ill-health and provides further evidence in support of the promotion of active travel to encourage commuters travelling shorter distances to shift to cycle commutes," the
economical and sustainable method of travelling to work also enhances mental health suggests that a policy of investing in cycle paths and encouraging active commuting is likely to have wide-ranging benefits.
At the time of the census just 1.85 per cent of commuters in Glasgow and 4.8 per cent of commuters in Edinburgh cycled to work. Speaking to STV (link is external), the professor who led the study, Chris Dibben, commented: "Our finding that this
cent were found to have a prescription for mental health, compared with 14 per cent in the non-cyclist category.In total, 378,253 people aged 16 to 74 and living and working in the City of Edinburgh and Glasgow City council areas at the time of the 2011 census, and who lived within one mile of a cycle path, were included in the study. Among cyclists, nine per
health of those who cycled to work to those using other modes of transport but who were otherwise comparable."
"Not only could this improve people's mental health, it could also help reduce carbon emissions, road congestion and air pollution."
Dr Laurie Berrie added: "Our study used the fact that otherwise similar people are more likely to cycle to work if they live close to a cycle path. Using this property, it was possible to mimic a randomised controlled trial and compare the mental
Fatal word 'can'.
https://road.cc/content/news/new-study-finds-cycle-commuting-can-improve-mental-health-306203
The "Theory of Evolution" is still just a theory. :-/
On 17/01/24 01:03, Simon Mason wrote:
On Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 7:47:21 AM UTC, Peter Keller wrote:
On 16/01/24 06:54, Simon Mason wrote:
A new study from researchers at the University of Edinburgh hasFatal word 'can'.
highlighted the beneficial impact on mental health that cycling to
work can have, with those who commute by bike less likely to be prescribed >>>> antidepressants.
The research published today in the International Journal of
Epidemiology (link is external) is the work of Chris Dibben, Laurie
Berrie, Zhiqiang Feng, David Rice, Tom Clemens and Lee Williamson, and >>>> is titled: 'Does cycle commuting reduce the risk of mental ill-health? >>>> An instrumental variable analysis using distance to nearest cycle path'. >>>>
Linking commuting data from Glasgow and Edinburgh, accessed via the
Scottish population census, with mental health prescriptions from the
National Health Service Prescribing Information System records,
researchers were able to note cycle commuters had a lower level of
mental health prescriptions than among other commuter types.
A mean average 15 per cent reduction in prescriptions for
antidepressants in the five years following the census was estimated
for those who travel to work by bike compared with those using any
other mode of commuting.
"This work suggests that cycle commuting is causally related to
reduced mental ill-health and provides further evidence in support of
the promotion of active travel to encourage commuters travelling
shorter distances to shift to cycle commutes," the research concluded. >>>>
At the time of the census just 1.85 per cent of commuters in Glasgow
and 4.8 per cent of commuters in Edinburgh cycled to work. Speaking to >>>> STV (link is external), the professor who led the study, Chris Dibben, >>>> commented: "Our finding that this economical and sustainable method of >>>> travelling to work also enhances mental health suggests that a policy
of investing in cycle paths and encouraging active commuting is likely >>>> to have wide-ranging benefits.
In total, 378,253 people aged 16 to 74 and living and working in the
City of Edinburgh and Glasgow City council areas at the time of the
2011 census, and who lived within one mile of a cycle path, were
included in the study. Among cyclists, nine per cent were found to
have a prescription for mental health, compared with 14 per cent in
the non-cyclist category.
"Not only could this improve people's mental health, it could also
help reduce carbon emissions, road congestion and air pollution."
Dr Laurie Berrie added: "Our study used the fact that otherwise
similar people are more likely to cycle to work if they live close to
a cycle path. Using this property, it was possible to mimic a
randomised controlled trial and compare the mental health of those who >>>> cycled to work to those using other modes of transport but who were
otherwise comparable."
https://road.cc/content/news/new-study-finds-cycle-commuting-can-improve-mental-health-306203
The "Theory of Evolution" is still just a theory. :-/
And the price of oysters is still too high.
On Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 2:30:12 AM UTC, Peter Keller wrote:hours. However, Environment Agency data shows the sewage monitor worked only 15% of the time, meaning that figure could be much higher. In Sussex, Southern Water dumped sewage into Chichester Harbour for 4,996 hours in just one overflow.
And the price of oysters is still too high.
English shellfish could be contaminated with sewage as untreated human waste was dumped 29,000 times by water companies last year in the water where they are cultivated.
The new statistics found sewage was dumped into waters containing shellfish for 207,013 hours in one year. The worst offenders were South West, Southern Water and Anglian Water. There are fears that this could be happening again this year.
Some of England’s best-known fishing areas have been marred by sewage, raising fears the shellfish could be contaminated. The longest sewage dump event into shellfish water last year took place at Morecambe Bay by United Utilities, lasting 5,000
The Liberal Democrats have called for a sewage tax on water companies, pointing out that firms that pump sewage into lakes and rivers made more than £2.8bn in profits, with large amounts going out in dividends for shareholders and bonuses forexecutives.
They say that the tax on their profits would produce a fund worth hundreds of millions to prevent sewage polluting rivers.
Tim Farron, the Liberal Democrat environment spokesperson, said: “England’s treasured shellfish, our prawn, crayfish, lobsters and crabs, are the forgotten victims of this environmental scandal.
On 17/01/2024 06:29 pm, Simon Mason wrote:
On Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 2:30:12 AM UTC, Peter Keller wrote:
And the price of oysters is still too high.
English shellfish could be contaminated with sewage as untreated human
waste was dumped 29,000 times by water companies last year in the
water where they are cultivated.
The new statistics found sewage was dumped into waters containing
shellfish for 207,013 hours in one year. The worst offenders were
South West, Southern Water and Anglian Water. There are fears that
this could be happening again this year.
Some of England’s best-known fishing areas have been marred by sewage,
raising fears the shellfish could be contaminated. The longest sewage
dump event into shellfish water last year took place at Morecambe Bay
by United Utilities, lasting 5,000 hours. However, Environment Agency
data shows the sewage monitor worked only 15% of the time, meaning
that figure could be much higher. In Sussex, Southern Water dumped
sewage into Chichester Harbour for 4,996 hours in just one overflow.
The Liberal Democrats have called for a sewage tax on water companies,
pointing out that firms that pump sewage into lakes and rivers made
more than £2.8bn in profits, with large amounts going out in dividends
for shareholders and bonuses for executives.
Do the LibDims not know that what they have described for crestacean and mollusc seafood applies the world over?
Do they (and you) "think" that no sewage is discharged into the Mediterranean? Or into any of the inshore waters around Africa and South America?
They say that the tax on their profits would produce a fund worth
hundreds of millions to prevent sewage polluting rivers.
Tim Farron, the Liberal Democrat environment spokesperson, said:
“England’s treasured shellfish, our prawn, crayfish, lobsters and
crabs, are the forgotten victims of this environmental scandal.
None of them are likely to survive, if that's what you meant.
On 17/01/2024 06:29 pm, Simon Mason wrote:
The Liberal Democrats have called for a sewage tax on water companies,
pointing out that firms that pump sewage into lakes and rivers made more
than £2.8bn in profits, with large amounts going out in dividends for
shareholders and bonuses for executives.
Do the LibDims not know that what they have described for crestacean and mollusc seafood applies the world over?
Do they (and you) "think" that no sewage is discharged into the Mediterranean? Or into any of the inshore waters around Africa and South America?
On 18/01/24 13:01, JNugent wrote:
On 17/01/2024 06:29 pm, Simon Mason wrote:
On Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 2:30:12 AM UTC, Peter Keller wrote:
And the price of oysters is still too high.
English shellfish could be contaminated with sewage as untreated
human waste was dumped 29,000 times by water companies last year in
the water where they are cultivated.
The new statistics found sewage was dumped into waters containing
shellfish for 207,013 hours in one year. The worst offenders were
South West, Southern Water and Anglian Water. There are fears that
this could be happening again this year.
Some of England’s best-known fishing areas have been marred by
sewage, raising fears the shellfish could be contaminated. The
longest sewage dump event into shellfish water last year took place
at Morecambe Bay by United Utilities, lasting 5,000 hours. However,
Environment Agency data shows the sewage monitor worked only 15% of
the time, meaning that figure could be much higher. In Sussex,
Southern Water dumped sewage into Chichester Harbour for 4,996 hours
in just one overflow.
The Liberal Democrats have called for a sewage tax on water
companies, pointing out that firms that pump sewage into lakes and
rivers made more than £2.8bn in profits, with large amounts going out
in dividends for shareholders and bonuses for executives.
Do the LibDims not know that what they have described for crestacean
and mollusc seafood applies the world over?
Do they (and you) "think" that no sewage is discharged into the
Mediterranean? Or into any of the inshore waters around Africa and
South America?
They say that the tax on their profits would produce a fund worth
hundreds of millions to prevent sewage polluting rivers.
Tim Farron, the Liberal Democrat environment spokesperson, said:
“England’s treasured shellfish, our prawn, crayfish, lobsters and
crabs, are the forgotten victims of this environmental scandal.
None of them are likely to survive, if that's what you meant.
This thread was something about biking and mental health.
Then it changed to the (un)connected subject of shellfish.
Sorry about that, guv.
JNugent <[email protected]> wrote:
On 17/01/2024 06:29 pm, Simon Mason wrote:
The Liberal Democrats have called for a sewage tax on water companies,
pointing out that firms that pump sewage into lakes and rivers made more >>> than £2.8bn in profits, with large amounts going out in dividends for
shareholders and bonuses for executives.
Do the LibDims not know that what they have described for crestacean and
mollusc seafood applies the world over?
Do they (and you) "think" that no sewage is discharged into the
Mediterranean? Or into any of the inshore waters around Africa and South America?
A blow to Mason’s Little Englander worldview; one wonders what the LimpDems are doing about it, other than cynically using it as an election ploy:
“More than 80% of the world’s sewage is discharged untreated into the environment. In some places, the percentage is even higher (e.g., 85% in
the Caribbean) or the ocean actually is the toilet (known as ocean defecation)”
[is village green defaecation more acceptable, if done by cyclists?]
<https://octogroup.org/news/more-80-worlds-sewage-discharged-environment-untreated/>
On Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 7:45:54 AM UTC, Peter Keller wrote:reputation.
This thread was something about biking and mental health.
Then it changed to the (un)connected subject of shellfish.
Sorry about that, guv.
You mentioned the price of oysters. Due to Brexit "freedoms".
"Sewage spills threaten to ‘wipe out’ Whitstable’s oyster farmers"
On a sunny day over the Easter weekend, Whitstable’s seafood stalls had tourists queueing down the harbour front for their prized oysters.
With the shellfish selling at up to £4 each — £1.50 for smaller ones — the oyster sellers are still doing a roaring trade locally. But the future of the seafood industry is in the balance because of a series of sewage spills marring its
The Whitstable Oyster Fishery Company (WOFC) was devastated last summer following revelations of Southern Water sewage leaks along the coast. At a public meeting in February, fishermen condemned the water company for “destroying” the Kent town’sreputation for seafood.
After the first spill event at the end of June, the next three months we had close to zero sales as each time we tried to open, there was another spill event and associated cases of norovirus.”Whitstable with sewage and they don’t want to eat something that has been caught in the sea here.
He said the company employs 12 people on its farm directly and many more depending on the supply of oysters.
Green asked: “How is Southern Water going to compensate both the industry and the people that will lose their jobs if their use of combined sewer overflows continues on a regular basis due to a lack of infrastructure investment?”
Ed Acteson, a founder member of SOS Whitstable, a campaign group, told The Times: “The impact of sewage pollution and the reputation damage caused to fishing in Whitstable is potentially terminal for the industry down here. People are associating
“Local fishermen are either selling up their boats or moving to different coastal areas away from pollution. Our heritage, which goes back centuries, is being wiped out by Southern Water.”
Graham West, who heads West Whelks in the town’s harbour, told Kent Online that 150 years of heritage had “gone out of the window in one hit”. He blamed Southern Water dumping wastewater into the sea for his struggle to sell shellfish.
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