Susan Boudreaux created the Carolyn B. and Susan L. Boudreaux Scholarship in honor of her mother, who earned a B.S. in business administration. The scholarship will be awarded to undergraduate upperclassmen majoring in French...
The worldwide prevalence of obesity and overweight has risen
substantially over the past three decades with no country yet
achieving a reduction.1
International and national ambitions to
“end childhood obesity”2
and “reduce...
In-store product placement is perceived to be a factor underpinning impulsive food purchasing but empirical evidence is limited. In this study we present the first in-depth estimate of the effect of end-of-aisle display on...
BACKGROUND: Reducing the portion sizes of foods available in restaurants and cafeterias is one promising approach to reducing energy intake, but there is little evidence of its impact from randomised studies in field settings....
Prospective studies on relationships between hedonic hunger and BMI (Body Mass Index) during weight management are lacking. This study examined if hedonic hunger reduced during a behavioural weight management...
BACKGROUND: Experimental studies show that a reduction in dietary energy density (ED) is associated with reduced energy intake and body weight. However, few observational studies have investigated the role of ED on long-term...
OBJECTIVES: Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is now advocated, and implemented, in many countries as a measure to reduce the purchase and consumption of sugar to tackle obesity. To date, there has been little...
BACKGROUND: Calorie labelling may help to reduce energy consumption, but few well-controlled experimental studies have been conducted in real world settings. In a previous randomised controlled pilot trial we did not observe an...
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To estimate the effect of energy labelling for food (including non‐alcoholic drinks) and alcoholic drinks on healthier selection (with or...
BACKGROUND: Unhealthy diet and low levels of physical activity are common behavioural factors in the aetiology of many non-communicable diseases. Recent years have witnessed an upsurge of policy and research interest in the use...
BACKGROUND: Nutritional labelling is advocated as a means to promote healthier food purchasing and consumption, including lower energy intake. Internationally, many different nutritional labelling schemes have been introduced....