The Behaviour and Health Research Unit’s Annual Lecture was held on Thursday 24th April at Downing College, Cambridge. The event was supported by Cambridge Public Policy. The title of the talk given by Professor Mackenbach was “The persistence of health inequalities”.
What is the evidence for food taxes and subsidies changing diets?
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 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…
Choosing between an Apple and a Chocolate Bar…
The paper cited below was published on the 14th of October 2013. To read the paper in full, click on the link below: Forwood SE, Walker AD, Hollands GJ, Marteau TM: Choosing between an Apple and a Chocolate Bar: the…
UKSBM 2013 Abstract Award for BHRU’s Suzanna Forwood
The Behaviour and Health Research Unit’s submission “You can’t prime all of the people all of the time: the impact of hunger and education on priming a healthy eating goal” has been chosen as a prize winning abstract submission at…