Healthy eating 'can cut crime'

Pure · **Healthy eating 'can cut crime' -** 01-30-2006

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Healthy eating 'can cut crime'

Encouraging healthier eating could be the government's secret weapon in the fight against crime, according to experts.

A study by researchers at the University of Oxford has found that adding vitamins and other vital nutrients to young people's diets can cut crime.

They found that improving the diets of young offenders at a maximum security institution in Buckinghamshire cut offences by 25%.

The improvement was huge

Bernard Gesch
The study - one of the first to show a scientific link between healthy eating and crime - has now been extended to see if the findings can be applied to the population in general.

Bernard Gesch and colleagues at the University of Oxford enrolled 230 young offenders from HM Young Offenders Institution Aylesbury in their study.

Half of the young men received pills containing vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids. The other half received placebo or dummy pills.

The researchers recorded the number and type of offences each of the prisoners committed in the nine months before they received the pills and in the nine months during the trial.

They found that the group which received the supplements committed 25% fewer offences than those who had been given the placebo.

The greatest reduction was for serious offences, including violence which fell by 40%.

There was no such reduction for those on the dummy pills.

'Huge difference'

The authors described the finding as "remarkable".

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Rabi'ya · **Re: Healthy eating 'can cut crime' -** 01-30-2006

some pretty amazing stats there.

jazakAllah kheir for postng

Rabi'ya:rose:

Sanobar · **Re: Healthy eating 'can cut crime' -** 01-30-2006

salam!
jazkaAlllah for posting that......
ma'salamah

Usmansaab · **Re: Healthy eating 'can cut crime' -** 01-30-2006

salaams

good stats

afriend · **Re: Healthy eating 'can cut crime' -** 01-30-2006

nice 1, now to spread the word........

**Muezzin** · **Re: Healthy eating 'can cut crime' -** 01-30-2006

Cool, now we can fight criminals and fatties at the same time.

Samee · **Re: Healthy eating 'can cut crime' -** 01-30-2006

Haha, Interesting.

Halima · **Re: Healthy eating 'can cut crime' -** 02-02-2006

Assalaam Alaykum.

Thread moved. Please post in the appropriate section

Barak'Allahu Feekum.

**Muezzin** · **Re: Healthy eating 'can cut crime' -** 02-02-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Halima

Assalaam Alaykum.

Thread moved. Please post in the appropriate section

Barak'Allahu Feekum.

To be fair, this thread was created before there even was a Health section.

Halima · **Re: Healthy eating 'can cut crime' -** 02-02-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Muezzin

To be fair, this thread was created before there even was a Health section.

To be fair, I was just saying this as a reminder.

Jazakhallah Khair for your concern though.

**Muezzin** · **Re: Healthy eating 'can cut crime' -** 02-02-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Halima

To be fair, I was just saying this as a reminder.

Jazakhallah Khair for your concern though.

TO BE FAIR, I was only being lighthearted and still am

On-topic, this is indeed very interesting.

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Pure LI Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 167 Reputation: 279 Rep Power: 19 Join Date: Nov 2005 Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Healthy eating 'can cut crime' - 01-30-2006 BBC NEWS Healthy eating 'can cut crime' Encouraging healthier eating could be the government's secret weapon in the fight against crime, according to experts. A study by researchers at the University of Oxford has found that adding vitamins and other vital nutrients to young people's diets can cut crime. They found that improving the diets of young offenders at a maximum security institution in Buckinghamshire cut offences by 25%. The improvement was huge Bernard Gesch The study - one of the first to show a scientific link between healthy eating and crime - has now been extended to see if the findings can be applied to the population in general. Bernard Gesch and colleagues at the University of Oxford enrolled 230 young offenders from HM Young Offenders Institution Aylesbury in their study. Half of the young men received pills containing vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids. The other half received placebo or dummy pills. The researchers recorded the number and type of offences each of the prisoners committed in the nine months before they received the pills and in the nine months during the trial. They found that the group which received the supplements committed 25% fewer offences than those who had been given the placebo. The greatest reduction was for serious offences, including violence which fell by 40%. There was no such reduction for those on the dummy pills. 'Huge difference' The authors described the finding as "remarkable". please click on title above to read the rest of this article

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Rabi'ya Ex - Mod Status: Offline Posts: 2,452 Reputation: 4918 Rep Power: 29 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cardiff, Wales Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Healthy eating 'can cut crime' - 01-30-2006 some pretty amazing stats there. jazakAllah kheir for postng Rabi'ya:rose: __________________ Rabi'ya

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Sanobar ....:) Status: Offline Posts: 2,339 Reputation: 5852 Rep Power: 30 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: !nD!a- hyderabad Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Healthy eating 'can cut crime' - 01-30-2006 salam! jazkaAlllah for posting that...... ma'salamah __________________ Please Don't Forget the Plight of Muslims in your Dua's "And Seek (Allah's) help with Sabr (patience) and Salat (prayers): it is indeed hard, except to those who are humble" (Qur'an Al-Baqara 2:45)

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Muezzin GET TO DA CHOPPA Status: Offline Posts: 9,059 Reputation: 26497 Rep Power: 64 Join Date: Jun 2005 Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Healthy eating 'can cut crime' - 01-30-2006 Cool, now we can fight criminals and fatties at the same time. __________________ Pay a visit to the masters of might, magic and Monday mornings Fedora-sporting userpage 'Credit crunch sounds like a breakfast cereal'

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Samee Wal Qu'raanil Hakeem Status: Offline Posts: 395 Reputation: 548 Rep Power: 23 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New York Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Healthy eating 'can cut crime' - 01-30-2006 Haha, Interesting. __________________ "It will be said to the pious believers in Islamic Monotheism: 'Oh you, the one in complete rest and satisfaction! Come back to your Lord well rested and well pleased! Enter you among my honored servants! And enter you my paradise! Al-Fajr, 27-30

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Halima Modesty Status: Offline Posts: 2,536 Reputation: 3274 Rep Power: 29 Join Date: Mar 2005 Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Healthy eating 'can cut crime' - 02-02-2006 Assalaam Alaykum. Thread moved. Please post in the *appropriate* section Barak'Allahu Feekum. __________________ Do your charity in the name of Da'wah and help us out Insha'Allah Khair. http://www.islamicboard.com/news-ann...tml#post418706