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Daily infusions of albumin provide no significant health benefit to patients hospitalised with advanced liver disease, over and above standard care , finds a large-scale multicentre trial led by UCL researchers.
Albumin is a protein made in the liver that prevents fluid leaking from the bloodstream to other body tissues and carries various substances throughout the body, such as hormones or enzymes. In people with liver disease, low albumin levels are associated with an increased risk of death among hospitalised patients who have cirrhosis, and laboratory studies have shown albumin to have an anti-inflammatory effect. Therefore, albumin infusions are considered the best fluid for patients with cirrhosis and are an integral part of clinical care.
Research published in the British Medical Journal last year found that 1.6 million Singaporeans – 26% of the population – had taken part in the government-backed scheme. In return for undertaking certain numbers of steps participants earned “health points” which they could exchange for rewards worth up to US$10.
Downing Street has recently been exploring the use of financial incentives to encourage people to lead healthier, more active lives and privately sought the views of leading health charities, such as the British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research UK. About two-thirds of adult Britons are overweight or obese.
Boris Johnson, who has become determined to undertake meaningful action against Britain’s obesity crisis after his stint in hospital last year with Covid, endorsed the latest government action on bulging waistlines. He has slimmed down from a reported 108kg (17st) at the time he went into St Thomas’ hospital and is eating more healthily and taking regular
Boris Johnson announces £70m fund to tackle obesity crisis
The Prime Minister has announced councils in England will receive an extra £70m to help overweight and obese people to slim down, including plans to offer financial rewards for those who manage to lose weight.
Around 700,000 people across the country will benefit from weight loss courses from providers such as Weight Watchers or Slimming World to help them shed unwanted pounds.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has also asked Sir Keith Mills, creator of the Nectar reward scheme, to look into whether financial incentives would motivate people to eat healthier and exercise more.