MRC Epidemiology Unit

 

Changes in the number of new takeaway food outlets associated with adoption of management zones around schools: A natural experimental evaluation in England.

Rahilly J, Amies-Cull B, Chang M, Cummins S, Derbyshire D, Hassan S, Huang Y, Keeble M, Liu B, Medina-Lara A, Mytton O, Rogers N, Savory B, Schiff A, Sharp SJ, Smith R, Thompson C, White M, Adams J, Burgoine T

SSM - Population Health. Apr 2024

(DOI : 10.1016/j.ssmph.2024.101646)

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Point-of-choice kilocalorie labelling practices in large, out-of-home food businesses: a preobservational versus post observational study of labelling practices following implementation of The Calorie Labelling (Out of Home Sector) (England) Regulations 2021.

Polden M, Jones A, Essman M, Adams J, Bishop T, Burgoine T, Donohue A, Sharp S, White M, Smith R, Robinson E

BMJ Open. Apr 2024

(DOI : 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080405)

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Changes in the number and outcome of takeaway food outlet planning applications in response to adoption of management zones around schools in England: A time series analysis.

Rahilly J, Williams A, Chang M, Cummins S, Derbyshire D, Hassan S, Huang Y, Keeble M, Liu B, Medina-Lara A, Mytton O, Savory B, Schiff A, Sharp SJ, Smith R, Thompson C, White M, Adams J, Burgoine T

Health & place. Apr 2024

(DOI : 10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103237)

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Impact of the UK soft drinks industry levy on health and health inequalities in children and adolescents in England: An interrupted time series analysis and population health modelling study.

Cobiac LJ, Rogers NT, Adams J, Cummins S, Smith R, Mytton O, White M, Scarborough P

PLoS Medicine. Mar 2024

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004371)

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Parliamentary reaction to the announcement and implementation of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy: applied thematic analysis of 2016-2020 parliamentary debates.

Jones CP, Lawlor ER, Forde H, Theis DRZ, Cummins S, Adams J, Smith R, Rayner M, Rutter H, Penney TL, Alliot O, Armitage S, White M

Public Health Nutrition. Jan 2024

(DOI : 10.1017/S1368980024000247)

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Changes in soft drinks purchased by British households associated with the UK soft drinks industry levy: a controlled interrupted time series analysis.

Rogers NT, Pell D, Mytton OT, Penney TL, Briggs A, Cummins S, Jones C, Rayner M, Rutter H, Scarborough P, Sharp S, Smith R, White M, Adams J

BMJ Open. Dec 2023

(DOI : 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077059)

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The impact of the UK soft drink industry levy on the soft drink marketplace, 2017-2020: An interrupted time series analysis with comparator series.

Luick M, Bandy LK, Harrington R, Vijayan J, Adams J, Cummins S, Rayner M, Rogers N, Rutter H, Smith R, White M, Scarborough P

PLoS ONE. Oct 2023

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0301890)

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Industry views of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy: a thematic analysis of elite interviews with food and drink industry professionals, 2018-2020.

Jones CP, Forde H, Penney TL, van Tulleken D, Cummins S, Adams J, Law C, Rutter H, Smith R, White M

BMJ Open. Aug 2023

(DOI : 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072223)

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Kilocalorie labelling in the out-of-home sector: an observational study of business practices and consumer behaviour prior to implementation of the mandatory calorie labelling policy in England, 2022.

Polden M, Jones A, Adams J, Bishop T, Burgoine T, Essman M, Sharp SJ, Smith R, White M, Robinson E

BMC Public Health. Jun 2023

(DOI : 10.1186/s12889-023-16033-8)

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Reactions of industry and associated organisations to the announcement of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy: longitudinal thematic analysis of UK media articles, 2016-18.

Penney TL, Jones CP, Pell D, Cummins S, Adams J, Forde H, Mytton O, Rutter H, Smith R, White M

BMC Public Health. Feb 2023

(DOI : 10.1186/s12889-023-15190-0)

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Exploring the potential impact of the proposed UK TV and online food advertising regulations: a concept mapping study.

Forde H, Boyland EJ, Scarborough P, Smith R, White M, Adams J

BMJ Open. Jun 2022

(DOI : 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060302)

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Will calorie labels for food and drink served outside the home improve public health?

Robinson E, Marty L, Jones A, White M, Smith R, Adams J

BMJ (Clinical research ed.). Jan 2021

(DOI : 10.1136/bmj.n40)

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Evaluation of public health interventions from a complex systems perspective: A research methods review.

McGill E, Er V, Penney T, Egan M, White M, Meier P, Whitehead M, Lock K, Anderson de Cuevas R, Smith R, Savona N, Rutter H, Marks D, de Vocht F, Cummins S, Popay J, Petticrew M

Social science & medicine (1982). Aug 2020

(DOI : 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113697)

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What role should the commercial food system play in promoting health through better diet?

White M, Aguirre E, Finegood DT, Holmes C, Sacks G, Smith R

BMJ (Clinical research ed.). Mar 2020

(DOI : 10.1136/bmj.m545)

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The impact of UK soft drinks industry levy on manufacturers' domestic turnover.

Law C, Cornelsen L, Adams J, Pell D, Rutter H, White M, Smith R

Economics and Human Biology. Aug 2019

(DOI : 10.1016/j.ehb.2020.100866)

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An analysis of the stock market reaction to the announcements of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy.

Law C, Cornelsen L, Adams J, Penney T, Rutter H, White M, Smith R

Economics and Human Biology. Aug 2019

(DOI : 10.1016/j.ehb.2019.100834)

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Change in non-alcoholic beverage sales following a 10-pence levy on sugar-sweetened beverages within a national chain of restaurants in the UK: interrupted time series analysis of a natural experiment.

Cornelsen L, Mytton OT, Adams J, Gasparrini A, Iskander D, Knai C, Petticrew M, Scott C, Smith R, Thompson C, White M, Cummins S

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Sep 2017

(DOI : 10.1136/jech-2017-209947)

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