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Search. Does communicating evidence of policy effectiveness influence public support for the policy? Increasing the prices of products that harm health is an effective intervention for changing behaviour to improve health, but public support for

Search. Do image-based warning labels reduce selection of sugary drinks by parents for their children? Our new study published in Preventive Medicine Reports on 23. rd. October 2018 indicates that placing image-based warning labels on SSBs reduced

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Search. Would taxing sweet snacks bring greater health benefits than taxing sugar-sweetened drinks? . In April 2018, the UK Government introduced a levy on sugary drink producers. Our study looks at whether increasing the price of sweet snacks would

Effect of increasing the price of sugar-sweetened beverages on alcoholic beverage purchases: an economic analysis of sales data.

Search. Why don’t poor men eat fruit? . We looked at whether there were differences by Socioeconomic Status (SES) in how much people liked fruit. We were interested in whether this might explain socioeconomic differences in self-reported fruit

Search. Why don’t people like government increasing prices on unhealthy items? . Price interventions can be one of the most effective ways of changing behaviour – particularly for reducing consumption of tobacco and alcohol – but public

Price is a critical element of the environment shaping behaviour, but our results suggest the evidence for using economic instruments to promote dietary and physical activity is less compelling and more ... Economic Instruments for Population Diet and

Search. What causes people to underestimate calories in food? Healthier fruits and vegetables frequently feature on packaging for foods high in fat and sugar. These pairings can lead to calorie underestimates (Chernev (2011) The Dieter’s paradox).