Diet and healthy weight

Current research projects

• Improved labelling of ready-made infant and toddler foods to empower healthier parental choices
• Population surveys of adults about diet and healthy weight
• Evaluation of LiveLighter healthy weight and lifestyle mass media campaigns

Long-term monitoring

• National Secondary Students’ Diet and Activity (NaSSDA) survey

Completed projects

• Finding the keys to successful campaigns promoting healthy weight and lifestyle
• Effects of food marketing with movie character toys on young children's meal preferences
• Parents’ reactions to unhealthy food sponsorship vs pro-health sponsorship of children’s sport
• Using point-of-sale nutrition information to encourage reduced consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages: experimental study
• The IMPACT study: investigating the behavioural impact of innovative population-based tobacco control and obesity prevention policies
• Harnessing the power of elite sport sponsorship to promote healthy eating by young adults
• Impact of food product health warnings on dietary decision making
• Experimental studies of menu labelling at fast food restaurant chains