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Lynne Maddocks shares her experience of piloting a series of seminars for our Patient and Public Involvement contributors, to help them be ready to shape the design, delivery and dissemination of our research.
COVID-19 vaccine protects people of all body weights from hospitalisation and death, a study of 9 million adults in England finds
COVID-19 Health behaviours QResearch
1 July 2022
Two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are effective against severe disease for people who are underweight, overweight, or who have obesity, finds new research published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, led by researchers at the University of Oxford.
Congratulations to Dr. Charlotte Albury on winning the 2022 SAPC Principal Investigator of the Year Prize
Awards & appointments Health behaviours
28 June 2022
Removal of prominent displays in-store reduces hike in Easter chocolate sales
Health behaviours
24 March 2022
Banning prominent in-store displays of Easter eggs and seasonal confectionery could help reduce calories in shopping baskets, according to an independent evaluation by researchers at the University of Oxford. The team worked with a large UK food retailer who removed end-of-aisle and store entrance freestanding promotional displays of seasonal chocolate in a sample of stores, for seven weeks before Easter 2019. They found a significant attenuation of the usual seasonal increase in confectionery sales in these intervention stores compared to control stores.
NDPCHS Professors Susan Jebb and Paul Aveyard lead new project to help people into remission from type 2 diabetes
Health behaviours
17 March 2022
Researchers from Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences are to lead a new £2.2 million project aimed at giving more people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes the chance of going into remission.
Expanding meat-free offering can reduce meat purchases: an observational study
Health behaviours
31 January 2022
Boosting the number of plant-based options can be an effective way of encouraging people to choose them and reducing meat purchase and consumption. New research finds that increasing the ratio of meat-free to meat-based meals in canteens could be a simple intervention to promote more sustainable food purchases, and is published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.
Professor Susan Jebb appointed as Chair of the Food Standards Agency
Awards & appointments Health behaviours
14 June 2021
Foods associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death in middle-age identified
Cardiovascular & metabolic Health behaviours
22 April 2021
Two common dietary patterns identified in British adults, which include high intakes of chocolate and confectionary, may be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death in middle-age, according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Medicine by Oxford University researchers.
Five simple steps to effective opportunistic weight loss conversations in family practice
Health behaviours Policy & health systems
26 March 2021
Five simple communication changes could enable doctors to have more equitable and effective conversations about weight loss, finds new research from the University of Oxford and Loughborough University. With obesity as one of the few modifiable risk factors for developing severe COVID, the findings are especially important during the current pandemic.
Stopping smoking is linked to improved mental health, finds Cochrane review
Health behaviours Students
18 March 2021
Updated Cochrane Review shows electronic cigarettes can help people quit smoking but more evidence is needed on long-term harms
Health behaviours Research methods & EBM
14 October 2020
Newly updated Cochrane evidence published today in the Cochrane Library finds that electronic cigarettes containing nicotine could increase the number of people who stop smoking compared to nicotine replacement therapy – such as chewing gum and patches – and compared to no treatment, or electronic cigarettes without nicotine. More information is needed on harms.
Effective options for quitting smoking during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
COVID-19 Health behaviours
1 April 2020
Amount of sugar sold in soft drinks drops by 29% in the UK
Health behaviours Policy & health systems
13 January 2020
Snack tax may be more effective than a sugary drink tax to tackle obesity
Health behaviours
5 September 2019
Effect was double that seen for similar price increase on sugar sweetened drinks
Doctors should offer structured weight loss programmes as treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Health behaviours
1 July 2019
Doctors should offer structured weight loss programmes to patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease finds new research led by the University of Oxford.
Meet your 'Meat Persona'
Health behaviours Public engagement & involvement
20 June 2019
University of Oxford researchers will be at Oxford’s Westgate Shopping Centre from Monday 24th to Sunday 30th June and they want you to Meat Your Persona.
Online shopping interventions may help customers buy healthier foods
Health behaviours
13 June 2019
Altering the default order in which foods are shown on the screen, or offering substitutes lower in saturated fat could help customers make healthier choices when shopping for food online, new research finds.
Leeds becomes first UK city to reduce obesity in children living in the most deprived areas
Health behaviours Research methods & EBM
7 May 2019
Nicotine replacement therapy more successful in combination form
Health behaviours
18 April 2019
New Cochrane Review investigates the effectiveness of different forms of nicotine replacement therapy in helping people give up smoking
Low calorie meal replacements are a cost-effective routine treatment for obesity in the NHS
Health behaviours
25 February 2019
Replacing all regular meals with a low calorie diet of soups, shakes and bars, together with behavioural support, is cost-effective as a routine treatment for obesity