Population Health Interventions Left the Unit 2025 Work and interests Mike worked with Dr Jean Adams on evaluating the mandatory calorie labelling law that was implemented in April 2022. Background […]| MRC Epidemiology Unit
Today the Guardian reports on how Unit PhD student Yuru Huang and colleagues have used artificial intelligence to predict the healthiness of cafe, takeaway and restaurant menus at outlets across […]| MRC Epidemiology Unit
The UK government’s Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL), introduced in April 2018 to help combat childhood obesity and related conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, has resulted in soft […]| MRC Epidemiology Unit
Introduction Eating from out-of-home food outlets (OHFO) is common and linked to poor dietary quality, weight gain and obesity. In response, England implemented mandatory calorie labelling regulations in April 2022. The aim of this evaluation study was to examine pre–post changes in the energy content of menu items from large OHFO in England after the labelling policy.Methods Energy content of menu items from large OHFO in England was obtained using MenuTracker, a longitudinal database of o...| BMJ Public Health
