Health Behaviours
We develop interventions and policies that address obesity, diet and alcohol.
Our focus is on improving public health through improvements in diet, reductions in alcohol consumption, support for people to quit smoking, and help to lose weight. We do this by working with the public, health care practitioners and policymakers to co-design interventions which are delivered either direct to individuals (e.g. phone apps; dietary advice; prescriptions for weight management classes) or change the environment in which people make decisions (e.g. increasing availability of healthy, sustainable food). We also evaluate public health policy and model the long-term health implications of policies and interventions.
Health behaviours groups
The team consists of several research groups each focusing on different ways in which public health could be improved.
In addition to the research groups, our Trial Management Team assist our researchers in running large and complex clinical trials.
theme leads
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Susan Jebb
Professor of Diet and Population Health
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Peter Scarborough
Professor of Population Health
obesity
diet and cancer
diet and women's health
HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE DIETS
diet and mental health
CLINICAL COMMUNICATION
PATIENTS AND THE PUBLIC
study with us
policY
Latest publications
Antibiotic prescribing and use in United Kingdom general practices in socio-economically deprived areas: a critical interpretive synthesis
Journal article
Bell A. et al, (2026), Journal of Health Equity, 3
Bridging the gap: a mixed-methods real-world pilot of a digital intervention for adults with binge eating
Journal article
Osborne EL. et al, (2026), Journal of Eating Disorders, 14
What's new
Blog posts
Mayor of Mancunia: Developing an Interactive on Food and the Environment
12 March 2026 | 1 comment
Seasonal Fruit and Veg!
6 November 2025
Seasonal fruit and vegetables - Summer edition
4 July 2025
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