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…
Do the most effective interventions have the most public support?
We carried out the first systematic review of the literature on public attitudes to government interventions to reduce tobacco and alcohol use, increase physical activity and/or improve diet. The review included 200 studies. We found that people regarded interventions that…
Do experts believe that plain packaging would reduce smoking rates?
Australia became the first country to introduce standardised packaging of tobacco products in December 2012. As there was no way of examining the effectiveness of standardised packaging directly at that point, we asked experts from around the world to estimate…