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Nudging consumers towards better health
The remit of Cambridge’s Behaviour and Health Research Unit (BHRU), launched just over a year ago in April 2011 and funded by the Department of Health’s Policy Research Programme, is to develop and...
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Anglo-US public health research partnership forged
A collaboration to transform public health has been forged between the University of Cambridge and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) Gillings School of Global Public Health. The...
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Experts believe plain packaging of tobacco products would cut smoking
Experts believe that plain packaging of tobacco products would cut smoking, a new study has found. Tobacco control experts from around the world estimate that two years after the introduction of...
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YouGov President to discuss equality
Peter Kellner, President of YouGov, will give the annual Behaviour and Health Research Unit lecture this Thursday, 25 April 2013.“Equality remains a long-term goal for progressive politics, but it...
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New study reveals that the ban on alcohol multi-buy promotions in Scotland...
Banning multi-buy promotions for alcohol, implemented in Scotland in October 2011 as part of the Alcohol Act 2010, failed to reduce the amount of alcohol purchased, according to a new study. The...
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Underage youth exposed to alcohol advertising through social media
Researchers from RAND Europe and the University of Cambridge investigated the marketing campaigns of five alcohol companies – Fosters, Magners, Carling, Stella Artois and Tia Maria – to assess their...
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End-of-aisle displays encourage consumption of alcohol and fizzy drinks
New research has found that displays at the end of supermarket aisles significantly increase purchases of the displayed alcohol – by 46% for spirits, 34% for wine and 23% for beer. The study also...
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Supermarket promotions boost sales of less healthy foods more than healthier...
Price promotions are commonly used in stores to boost sales through price reductions and stimulate impulsive purchases by increasing items’ prominence through tags and positioning. However, there is...
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Shopping vouchers could help one in five pregnant women quit smoking
While the prevalence of smoking in pregnancy has declined, it remains high amongst more socially deprived groups. In England, one in eight (12%) of women smoke throughout pregnancy, ranging from one in...
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Larger-sized portions, packages and tableware lead to higher consumption of...
The research, carried out by the University of Cambridge and published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, suggests that eliminating larger-sized portions from the diet completely could...
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No evidence that genetic tests change people’s behaviour
Researchers at the Behaviour and Health Research Unit analysed a number of studies that looked at whether testing an individual’s DNA for genetic variants that increased their risk of developing...
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Overweight individuals more likely to make unhealthier choices when faced...
The researchers found that when making hypothetical food choices, lean and overweight people showed highly comparable patterns both in terms of their choices and the accompanying brain activity. The...
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Larger wine glasses may lead people to drink more
Alcohol consumption is one of the leading risk factors for disease and has been linked to conditions such as type 2 diabetes, cancer and liver disease. The factors that influence consumption are not...
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Opinion: When it comes to sugary drinks, people prefer a nudge than a tax
If sugary drinks were sold in smaller bottles, stores stocked fewer of them, and positioned them less prominently, we would drink fewer of them. But would we find these changes acceptable? The results...
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Impacting the national debate on obesity
Professor Theresa Marteau and her team conducted a Cochrane systematic review producing conclusive evidence that people consume more food and drink when offered larger-sized portions, packages or...
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Young people exposed to vaping ads less likely to think occasional smoking is...
Estimates suggest that among children who try smoking, between one third and one half are likely to become regular smokers within two to three years. However, young people are now more likely to...
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Mistletoe and (a large) wine: seven-fold increase in wine glass size over 300...
Both the types of alcoholic drink and the amount consumed in England has fluctuated over the last 300 years, largely in response to economic, legislative and social factors. Until the second part of...
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New evidence suggests nutritional labelling on menus may reduce our calorie...
Eating too many calories contributes to people becoming overweight and increases the risks of heart disease, diabetes and many cancers, which are among the leading causes of poor health and premature...
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Labelling alcoholic drinks as lower in strength could encourage people to...
Alcohol is the fifth leading cause of disease and premature death both in the UK and globally. Reducing consumption of alcohol is a public health priority in many countries. In the UK, as part of a...
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No evidence that genetic tests change people’s behaviour
Researchers at the Behaviour and Health Research Unit analysed a number of studies that looked at whether testing an individual’s DNA for genetic variants that increased their risk of developing...
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