Blog by Madi Fairey and Max Bayne, both final year medical students at the University of Cambridge Madi and Max set out to perform a systematic review synthesising the literature on the effect of provision of personalised cancer risk information to individuals at population level risk on accuracy of risk perception and psychological responses; the […]
Archives for September 2019
Snack tax may be more effective than a sugary drink tax to tackle obesity, according to a new modelling study
Taxing high sugar snacks such as biscuits, cakes, and sweets might be more effective at reducing obesity levels than increasing the price of sugar sweetened drinks, suggests a study from Professor Theresa Marteau and colleagues, published in The BMJ. The effect seen in this study was double that seen for a similar price increase on […]