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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
L. E. Carters-White, C. Patterson, A. Nimegeer, S. Hilton, S. Chambers
Summary: The study found two competing frames within newspaper coverage: public health and industry. The public health frame rejects HFSS product corporations sponsoring sports, calling for restrictions or bans, while the industry frame portrays sport sponsorship as corporate social responsibility, positioning the industry as good moral actors and part of the solution to obesity in children and adults.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Christina Zorbas, Florentine Martino, Tara Heneghan, Jane Potter, Melanie Chisholm, Adrian J. Cameron, Gary Sacks, Jaithri Ananthapavan, Kathryn Backholer
Summary: This study investigated the engagement and attitudes of Victorian parents and club officials towards the sponsorship of junior sports by unhealthy food and beverage companies. The results showed that most parents were concerned about their children's exposure to such sponsorship, while club officials believed that higher-level regulations and support are needed for transitioning towards healthier sponsorship models.
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
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Political Science
Lucy Barnes
Summary: There are systematic differences in tax progressivity preferences across groups within the public who think differently about the economy. Positive-sum thinking is associated with less progressive preferences, while descriptions focusing on conflict between the rich and poor predict support for greater progressivity.
JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN PUBLIC POLICY
(2022)
Article
Substance Abuse
Helen Dixon, Maree Scully, Jeff Niederdeppe, Emily Brennan, Kerry O'Brien, Brian Vandenberg, Simone Pettigrew, Melanie Wakefield
Summary: This study aimed to test whether exposing spectators to counter-advertisements exposing alcohol harms alone, or exposing alcohol harms and alcohol sponsorship, before watching an alcohol-sponsored sporting event promotes less favorable attitudes and intentions towards alcohol brands and alcohol in general. The findings showed that participants exposed to counter-advertisements exposing alcohol sponsorship and harms had higher awareness of sponsor brands, less favorable attitudes towards sponsor brands and drinking beer, lower purchase intentions for sponsor brands, and perceived less image-based similarity and fit between the sporting event and sponsor brands. Both counter-advertisements also promoted lower perceptions of the appropriateness of consuming alcohol while watching sport, higher awareness of alcohol harms, and higher intentions to reduce alcohol consumption.
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Environmental Sciences
Cristina Cavero Esponera, Sara Fernandez Sanchez-Escalonilla, Miguel Angel Royo-Bordonada
Summary: This study examined the support for nine food policies among the Spanish population and analyzed the socio-demographic factors associated with this support. The results showed that all proposed measures received over 60% support. Policies targeting labeling received the highest support at 96.6%, while policies aimed at banning free refills at restaurants received the lowest support at 63%. Support for policies was higher among women, older adults, and those with left-wing political affiliations.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Melanie Nichols, Steven Allender, Boyd Swinburn, Liliana Orellana
Summary: This study found that mean BMIz and prevalence of high BMIz decreased in children aged 1-3.5 years in Victoria between 2003 and 2017. Differences between metropolitan and regional areas were key sources of inequality in early childhood BMIz trends, along with area-level socioeconomic status.
LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Substance Abuse
Cecilie Goltermann Toxvaerd, Charlotta Pisinger, Maja Bulow Lykke, Cathrine Juel Lau
Summary: This study examines the temporal changes in public support for a future smoking ban and increasing tobacco taxes in Denmark. The findings show an increasing support for both measures from 2013 to 2017, with about half of the population supporting a future smoking ban by 2017. The increase in support is observed across different demographic groups, including daily smokers and never smokers.
Article
Substance Abuse
Emily Brennan, Elizaveta Ilchenko, Michelle Scollo, Sarah J. Durkin, Melanie A. Wakefield
Summary: This study examined public support for phasing out the retail sales of smoked tobacco products in Australia. The findings indicate that there is significant support for this goal and for specific measures such as licensing tobacco retailers and restricting sales to certain locations.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
A. E. Tedstone, H. Bell, M. Brayley, R. Wall
Summary: For the past 20 years, the UK Government has acknowledged the influence of food advertising on people's food choices and diets, especially among children. In order to combat childhood obesity, the UK Government has implemented regulations to restrict the advertising of less healthy foods on TV and online, with new legislative controls expected to be introduced in January 2024.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NUTRITION SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Substance Abuse
K. C. Sukriti, Filippos T. Filippidis, Anthony A. Laverty
Summary: This study examined the change in public support for standardized packaging regulations over time in countries with different levels of legislation. The results showed that public support increased in countries that implemented and legislated for standardized packaging, especially among non-smokers. The findings provide reassurance for policymakers and advocates of standardized packaging measures.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Eleonora Feletto, Ankur Kohar, David Mizrahi, Paul Grogan, Julia Steinberg, Clare Hughes, Wendy L. Watson, Karen Canfell, Xue Qin Yu
Summary: This study examined the incidence trends of obesity-related cancers in Australia over the past 35 years and found that the incidence of obesity-related cancers is increasing across all age groups, while the incidence of non-obesity-related cancers remains stable. This trend is broadly similar across sex and age groups.
LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-WESTERN PACIFIC
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Florentine Martino, Alexandra Chung, Jane Potter, Tara Heneghan, Melanie Chisholm, Devorah Riesenberg, Adyya Gupta, Kathryn Backholer
Summary: This study systematically audited the extent of unhealthy sponsorship in junior community sporting clubs and found that a significant proportion of clubs accepted alcohol and unhealthy food sponsors. Differences were observed in the acceptance of unhealthy sponsorship across sport types, geographical areas, and socio-economic status, highlighting the need for public health intervention to protect children from exposure to unhealthy marketing.
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Substance Abuse
Kurt M. Ribisl, Shelley Diane Golden, Jidong Huang, Michelle Scollo
Summary: The prices that smokers pay for tobacco influence their smoking behavior. Cigarette excise taxes are effective in increasing cigarette prices, but other factors such as discounts and lower-priced brands undermine their impact. Raising excise taxes frequently and substantially, combined with minimum price laws and bans on coupons and discounts, can effectively reduce the persistence of lower-priced tobacco products and income-based smoking disparities.
Article
Substance Abuse
Michelle Scollo, J. Robert Branston
Summary: Optimizing tobacco taxation is crucial for health and economic policies worldwide. The WHO's Technical Manual on Tobacco Tax Policy released in April 2021 provides essential guidance on effective policy design and administrative strategies to combat industry tactics. Implementing and increasing tobacco taxes is key for tobacco control, with measures like strict packaging controls and regular tax increases being recommended.
Article
Political Science
Benjamin J. Newman, Paul Teten
Summary: Research shows that lower income citizens tend to show greater support for progressive tax policies implemented at the local level.
POLITICAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY
(2021)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Emma Sainsbury, Nathalie V. Kizirian, Stephanie R. Partridge, Timothy Gill, Stephen Colagiuri, Alice A. Gibson
DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2018)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sinead Boylan, Emma Sainsbury, Anne-Marie Thow, Christopher Degeling, Luke Craven, Darryl Stellmach, Timothy P. Gill, Ying Zhang
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2019)
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Emma Sainsbury, Roger Magnusson, Anne-Marie Thow, Stephen Colagiuri
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Emma Sainsbury, Yumeng Shi, Jeff Flack, Stephen Colagiuri
DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2020)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Smita Shah, Kym Rizzo Liu, Catriona Lockett, Emma Sainsbury
Summary: The objectives of this study were to measure the acceptability of the SYV programme, determine the skills gained by peer leaders from their participation, and determine whether peer leaders were able to design and implement actions to promote healthy eating and physical activity. Results showed that peer leaders had a positive involvement with the SYV programme and gained skills in teamwork, communication, leadership, and confidence. Peer leaders successfully planned and implemented actions, creating healthy school environments and building leadership, teamwork, communication skills, and confidence in adolescents.
HEALTH EDUCATION JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Alice A. Gibson, Emma Cox, Joanne Gale, Maria E. Craig, Shalinie King, Clara K. Chow, Stephen Colagiuri, Natasha Nassar
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between self-reported oral health and micro and macrovascular diabetes complications. The results showed that individuals with poor oral health, including a low number of teeth and fair or poor self-rated teeth and gums, had an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, lower limb complications, kidney complications, and eye complications among people with diabetes.
DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Emma Sainsbury, Stephen Colagiuri, Roger Magnusson