E-cigarettes may help smokers quit, but they also increase the quantity of smoking-related images in the public domain which may ‘re-normalise’ smoking. We carried out a study on shops across London and found evidence of widespread marketing and availability of…
Do we know if physical environment interventions to reduce alcohol consumption work?
We carried out a systematic scoping review of studies investigating the effects of physical environment interventions on behaviours including alcohol consumption. Such interventions include changing the size of glasses in which alcohol is served or reducing the number of outlets…
Do interventions to change our environment reduce tobacco consumption?
We carried out a systematic scoping review of studies investigating the effects of physical environment interventions on behaviours, including smoking. Such interventions include changing the packaging of cigarettes or reducing the number of outlets selling tobacco. Our review highlights that:…
Do deprived households have less healthy shopping baskets?
We looked at the purchases of 25,000 British households in 2010 to get a detailed picture of socioeconomic differences in the purchases of food and drink and found: that more deprived households purchased a larger proportion of energy from less…
Are children being exposed to alcohol advertising?
UK rules state that alcohol cannot be advertised in places where more than 25% of the audience is under 18 years of age. However, social media sites such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are heavily used by children and young…