We conducted a systematic scoping review of the evidence for the effects of interventions that change prices or income in ways that promote healthier diets or physical activity. The studies we found: Focused on price promotions, taxes, supply-side subsidies and…
Do food labels alter food preference?
Descriptive words to describe an apple such as ‘healthy and succulent’, or ‘succulent and healthy’ increase the likelihood of being selected as a dessert instead of chocolate. The results show that labelling increased the rate of selecting the fruit by…
Behaviour and Health Research Unit Annual Lecture – 2013
BHRU Annual Lecture took place on 25th April 2013 in Howard Lecture Theatre, Downing College, Cambridge To view Peter Kellner’s powerpoint presentation please click here. Speaker: Peter Kellner, President YouGov Title: Redefining equality “I shall argue that equality remains a long-term goal…
“Unfudging nudging” chosen for Best Abstract Award at UKSBM 2012
The Behaviour and Health Research Unit’s submission “Unfudging nudging: a large-scale scoping review of choice architecture interventions to change population health behaviour” was chosen for a Best Abstract Submission award at the 2012 UK Society for Behavioural Medicine conference in…
Changing Human Behaviour to Prevent Disease: The Importance of Targeting Automatic Processes
Please see the publication at Science Magazine: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/337/6101/1492 There is also a video of Professor Marteau talking on the subject under the heading ‘Adjusting the Autopilot’, also within the Science Magazine website: http://video.sciencemag.org/SciOriginals/automatic/