Publications by authors named "M D Ventsel'"
Background: Interventions that alter aspects of the physical environments in which unhealthy behaviours occur have the potential to change behaviour at scale, i.e., across populations, and thereby decrease the risk of several diseases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: To estimate the impact on selection and actual purchasing of (a) health warning labels (text-only and image-and-text) on alcoholic drinks and (b) calorie labels on alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
Design: Parallel-groups randomised controlled trial.
Setting: Drinks were selected in a simulated online supermarket, before being purchased in an actual online supermarket.
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- The study explored whether introducing a 2/3 pint serving size of beer and cider could help reduce overall alcohol consumption in licensed premises in England.
- Conducted across 22 locations, it used an ABA design to compare sales volumes during non-intervention and intervention periods, focusing on how the new serving size affected daily sales.
- Results showed no significant change in the volume of beer and cider sold after adding the smaller serving size, highlighting the need for further research, particularly on the impact of removing larger serving sizes.
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- A recent study aimed to evaluate the impact of physical activity calorie equivalent (PACE) labels on the amount of calories purchased in worksite cafeterias, following a previous meta-analysis that suggested these labels might help people consume less.
- The study was a randomized controlled trial conducted over 12 weeks across 10 cafeterias in England, involving around 19,000 workers and analyzing over 250,000 transactions.
- Results showed no significant decrease in calories purchased, with minor changes in energy from intervention items and no notable effects on total energy purchased or revenue.
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- The study aims to investigate whether using smaller bottles and glasses for wine at home can reduce overall alcohol consumption, potentially lowering the risk for various diseases.
- Conducted as a randomized controlled trial in UK households, 260 households were analyzed based on the size of bottles (37.5 vs. 75 cl) and glasses (290 vs. 370 ml) used over two 14-day periods.
- Results indicated a minor reduction in wine consumption when using smaller bottles, but a more significant decrease was observed with smaller glasses, where households consumed about 6.5% less wine.