A study carried out at 19 workplace cafeterias has shown that reducing portion sizes and replacing higher calorie food and drinks with lower calorie options led to workers buying food and drink with fewer calories. Our study suggests that making relatively simple changes to menus in workplace and other cafeterias could make an important contribution […]
Existing evidence suggests face coverings do not lead to false sense of security
Existing limited evidence suggests that wearing face coverings to protect against COVID-19 does not lead to a false sense of security and is unlikely to increase the risk of infection through wearers foregoing other behaviours such as good hand hygiene, say researchers from the University of Cambridge and King’s College London. The concept of risk […]
The Lancet–Chatham House Commission on Improving Population Health post COVID-19
The Lancet-Chatham House Commission on Improving Population Health post COVID-19 will launch this autumn to map the shared roots of the biggest risks to population and planetary health, and to build a framework for action. The Commission, described in an article published today in The Lancet, will be led by Professor Dame Theresa Marteau (University […]
Communicating evidence of policy effectiveness can increase public support, a new study from the University of Cambridge has found
Smoking and excessive consumption of alcohol and unhealthy snacks are leading causes of years of life lost globally. Promising interventions include nudging – changes to the physical environment that make healthier behaviours more likely – and taxation. Public acceptability of policies is increasingly recognised as playing a pivotal role in determining the extent to which […]
Could re-designing supermarkets, bars and restaurants “nudge” us towards healthy habits?
Behavioural and cognitive scientists at the Universities of Cambridge and Bristol are launching a new four year programme of research on 17th January 2018. The research is funded by a prestigious Wellcome Collaborative Award in Science to investigate ways to ‘nudge’ people towards healthier behaviour – including improving diets, reducing alcohol consumption, and stopping smoking […]