MRC Epidemiology Unit

Reactions of industry and associated organisations to the announcement of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy: longitudinal thematic analysis of UK media articles, 2016-18.

Penney TL, Jones CP, Pell D, Cummins S, Adams J, Forde H, Mytton O, Rutter H, Smith R, and White M

BMC Public Health. Feb 2023

(DOI : 10.1186/s12889-023-15190-0)

Associations between trajectories of obesity prevalence in English primary school children and the UK soft drinks industry levy: An interrupted time series analysis of surveillance data.

Rogers NT, Cummins S, Forde H, Jones CP, Mytton O, Rutter H, Sharp SJ, Theis D, White M, and Adams J

PLoS Medicine. Jan 2023

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004160)

Making better use of natural experimental evaluation in population health.

Craig P, Campbell M, Bauman A, Deidda M, Dundas R, Fitzgerald N, Green J, Katikireddi SV, Lewsey J, Ogilvie D, de Vocht F, and White M

BMJ (Clinical research ed.). Oct 2022

(DOI : 10.1136/bmj-2022-070872)

Making integration foundational in population health intervention research: why we need 'Work Package Zero'.

Alvarado M, Penney TL, Astbury CC, Forde H, White M, and Adams J

Public Health. Aug 2022

(DOI : 10.1016/j.puhe.2022.06.028)

Half hearted and half baked: the government's new food strategy.

and White M

BMJ (Clinical research ed.). Jun 2022

(DOI : 10.1136/bmj.o1520)

Exploring the potential impact of the proposed UK TV and online food advertising regulations: a concept mapping study.

Forde H, Boyland EJ, Scarborough P, Smith R, White M, and Adams J

BMJ Open. Jun 2022

(DOI : 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060302)

Dietary quality of school meals and packed lunches: a national study of primary and secondary school children in the UK.

Haney E, Parnham JC, Chang K, Laverty AA, von Hinke S, Pearson-Stuttard J, White M, Millett C, and Vamos EP

Public Health Nutrition. May 2022

(DOI : 10.1017/S1368980022001355)

Adolescents' media usage and self-reported exposure to advertising across six countries: implications for less healthy food and beverage marketing.

Demers-Potvin É, White M, Potvin Kent M, Nieto C, White CM, Zheng X, Hammond D, and Vanderlee L

BMJ Open. May 2022

(DOI : 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058913)

Meat-reduced Dietary Practices and Efforts in Five Countries: Analysis of Cross-sectional Surveys in 2018 and 2019.

Vanderlee L, Gómez-Donoso C, Acton RB, Goodman S, Kirkpatrick SI, Penney T, Roberto CA, Sacks G, White M, and Hammond D

The Journal of nutrition. May 2022

(DOI : 10.1093/jn/nxac057)

Awareness of and Participation in School Food Programs Among Youth From Six Countries.

Hock K, Barquera S, Corvalán C, Goodman S, Sacks G, Vanderlee L, White CM, White M, and Hammond D

The Journal of nutrition. Mar 2022

(DOI : 10.1093/jn/nxac052)

Self-Reported Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Diet-Related Behaviors and Food Security in 5 Countries: Results from the International Food Policy Study 2020.

Acton RB, Vanderlee L, Cameron AJ, Goodman S, Jáuregui A, Sacks G, White CM, White M, and Hammond D

The Journal of nutrition. Mar 2022

(DOI : 10.1093/jn/nxac025)

The Conceptual Framework for the International Food Policy Study: Evaluating the population-level Impact of Food Policy.

Hammond D, Vanderlee L, White CM, Acton R, White M, Roberto C, Cameron A, Sacks G, Kirkpatrick S, Dubin J, Adams J, Jáuregui A, and Thrasher JF

The Journal of nutrition. Mar 2022

(DOI : 10.1093/jn/nxac042)

Should Public Health and Policy Communities Interact With the Food Industry? It Depends on Context Comment on "Towards Preventing and Managing Conflict of Interest in Nutrition Policy? An Analysis of Submissions to a Consultation on a Draft WHO Tool".

Cullerton K, Adams J, and White M

International journal of health policy and management. Mar 2022

(DOI : 10.34172/ijhpm.2020.176)

The Impact of the Universal Infant Free School Meal Policy on Dietary Quality in English and Scottish Primary School Children: Evaluation of a Natural Experiment.

Parnham JC, Chang K, Millett C, Laverty AA, von Hinke S, Pearson-Stuttard J, de Vocht F, White M, and Vamos EP

Nutrients. Jan 2022

(DOI : 10.3390/nu14081602)

Adolescents' perspectives on soft drinks after the introduction of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy: A focus group study using reflexive thematic analysis.

Jones CP, Armstrong-Moore R, Penney TL, Cummins S, Armitage S, Adams J, and White M

Appetite. Jan 2022

(DOI : 10.1016/j.appet.2022.106305)

Effects of covid-19 pandemic on life expectancy and premature mortality in 2020: time series analysis in 37 countries.

Islam N, Jdanov DA, Shkolnikov VM, Khunti K, Kawachi I, White M, Lewington S, and Lacey B

BMJ (Clinical research ed.). Nov 2021

(DOI : 10.1136/bmj-2021-066768)

A new framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions: update of Medical Research Council guidance.

Skivington K, Matthews L, Simpson SA, Craig P, Baird J, Blazeby JM, Boyd KA, Craig N, French DP, McIntosh E, Petticrew M, Rycroft-Malone J, White M, and Moore L

BMJ (Clinical research ed.). Oct 2021

(DOI : 10.1136/bmj.n2061)

Changes in household food and drink purchases following restrictions on the advertisement of high fat, salt, and sugar products across the Transport for London network: A controlled interrupted time series analysis.

Yau A, Berger N, Law C, Cornelsen L, Greener R, Adams J, Boyland EJ, Burgoine T, de Vocht F, Egan M, Er V, Lake AA, Lock K, Mytton O, Petticrew M, Thompson C, White M, and Cummins S

PLoS Medicine. Oct 2021

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003915)

Framework for the development and evaluation of complex interventions: gap analysis, workshop and consultation-informed update.

Skivington K, Matthews L, Simpson SA, Craig P, Baird J, Blazeby JM, Boyd KA, Craig N, French DP, McIntosh E, Petticrew M, Rycroft-Malone J, White M, and Moore L

Health technology assessment (Winchester, England). Sep 2021

(DOI : 10.3310/hta25570)

Public acceptability of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy: repeat cross-sectional analysis of the International Food Policy Study (2017-2019).

Adams J, Pell D, Penney TL, Hammond D, Vanderlee L, and White M

BMJ Open. Sep 2021

(DOI : 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051677)

Using group model building to frame the commercial determinants of dietary behaviour in adolescence - proposed methods for online system mapping workshops.

Chavez-Ugalde Y, Toumpakari Z, White M, de Vocht F, and Jago R

BMC Medical Research Methodology. Aug 2021

(DOI : 10.1186/s12874-022-01576-y)

Restricting the advertising of high fat, salt and sugar foods on the Transport for London estate: Process and implementation study.

Meiksin R, Er V, Thompson C, Adams J, Boyland E, Burgoine T, Cornelsen L, de Vocht F, Egan M, Lake AA, Lock K, Mytton O, White M, Yau A, and Cummins S

Social science & medicine (1982). Jul 2021

(DOI : 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114548)

Tax awareness and perceived cost of sugar-sweetened beverages in four countries between 2017 and 2019: findings from the international food policy study.

Acton RB, Vanderlee L, Adams J, Kirkpatrick SI, Pedraza LS, Sacks G, White CM, White M, and Hammond D

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. May 2021

(DOI : 10.1186/s12966-022-01277-1)

Media representations of opposition to the 'junk food advertising ban' on the Transport for London (TfL) network: A thematic content analysis of UK news and trade press.

Thompson C, Clary C, Er V, Adams J, Boyland E, Burgoine T, Cornelsen L, de Vocht F, Egan M, Lake AA, Lock K, Mytton O, Petticrew M, White M, Yau A, and Cummins S

SSM - Population Health. May 2021

(DOI : 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100828)

Excess deaths associated with covid-19 pandemic in 2020: age and sex disaggregated time series analysis in 29 high income countries.

Islam N, Shkolnikov VM, Acosta RJ, Klimkin I, Kawachi I, Irizarry RA, Alicandro G, Khunti K, Yates T, Jdanov DA, White M, Lewington S, and Lacey B

BMJ (Clinical research ed.). May 2021

(DOI : 10.1136/bmj.n1137)

Sociodemographic differences in self-reported exposure to high fat, salt and sugar food and drink advertising: a cross-sectional analysis of 2019 UK panel data.

Yau A, Adams J, Boyland EJ, Burgoine T, Cornelsen L, de Vocht F, Egan M, Er V, Lake AA, Lock K, Mytton O, Petticrew M, Thompson C, White M, and Cummins S

BMJ Open. Apr 2021

(DOI : 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048139)

Changes in soft drinks purchased by British households associated with the UK soft drinks industry levy: controlled interrupted time series analysis.

Pell D, Mytton O, Penney TL, Briggs A, Cummins S, Jones C, Rayner M, Rutter H, Scarborough P, Sharp SJ, Smith RD, White M, and Adams J

BMJ (Clinical research ed.). Mar 2021

(DOI : 10.1136/bmj.n254)

How should we evaluate sweetened beverage tax policies? A review of worldwide experience.

Ng SW, Colchero MA, and White M

BMC Public Health. Feb 2021

(DOI : 10.1186/s12889-021-11984-2)

Stakeholder experiences of using online spatial data visualisation tools for local public health decision support: A qualitative study.

Armstrong-Moore R, White M, and Burgoine T

Health & place. Jan 2021

(DOI : 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102648)

Will calorie labels for food and drink served outside the home improve public health?

Robinson E, Marty L, Jones A, White M, Smith R, and Adams J

BMJ (Clinical research ed.). Jan 2021

(DOI : 10.1136/bmj.n40)

Is Obesity Policy in England Fit for Purpose? Analysis of Government Strategies and Policies, 1992-2020.

Theis DRZ, and White M

The Milbank quarterly. Jan 2021

(DOI : 10.1111/1468-0009.12498)

Newspaper coverage of food insecurity in UK, 2016-2019: a multi-method analysis.

Yau A, Singh-Lalli H, Forde H, Keeble M, White M, and Adams J

BMC Public Health. Dec 2020

(DOI : 10.1186/s12889-021-11214-9)

Conceptualizing the commercial determinants of dietary behaviors associated with obesity: A systematic review using principles from critical interpretative synthesis.

Chavez-Ugalde Y, Jago R, Toumpakari Z, Egan M, Cummins S, White M, Hulls P, and de Vocht F

Obesity science & practice. Oct 2020

(DOI : 10.1002/osp4.507)

Understanding Marketing Responses to a Tax on Sugary Drinks: A Qualitative Interview Study in the United Kingdom, 2019.

Forde H, Penney TL, White M, Levy L, Greaves F, and Adams J

International journal of health policy and management. Sep 2020

(DOI : 10.34172/ijhpm.2022.5465)

Evaluation of public health interventions from a complex systems perspective: A research methods review.

McGill E, Er V, Penney T, Egan M, White M, Meier P, Whitehead M, Lock K, Anderson de Cuevas R, Smith R, Savona N, Rutter H, Marks D, de Vocht F, Cummins S, Popay J, and Petticrew M

Social science & medicine (1982). Aug 2020

(DOI : 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113697)

Physical distancing interventions and incidence of coronavirus disease 2019: natural experiment in 149 countries.

Islam N, Sharp SJ, Chowell G, Shabnam S, Kawachi I, Lacey B, Massaro JM, D'Agostino RB, and White M

BMJ (Clinical research ed.). Jul 2020

(DOI : 10.1136/bmj.m2743)

Socio-demographic characteristics, diet and health among food insecure UK adults: cross-sectional analysis of the International Food Policy Study.

Yau A, White M, Hammond D, White C, and Adams J

Public Health Nutrition. Apr 2020

(DOI : 10.1017/S1368980020000087)

Ultra-High-Throughput Clinical Proteomics Reveals Classifiers of COVID-19 Infection.

Messner CB, Demichev V, Wendisch D, Michalick L, White M, Freiwald A, Textoris-Taube K, Vernardis SI, Egger AS, Kreidl M, Ludwig D, Kilian C, Agostini F, Zelezniak A, Thibeault C, Pfeiffer M, Hippenstiel S, Hocke A, von Kalle C, Campbell A, Hayward C, Porteous DJ, Marioni RE, Langenberg C, Lilley KS, Kuebler WM, Mülleder M, Drosten C, Suttorp N, Witzenrath M, Kurth F, Sander LE, and Ralser M

Cell systems. Apr 2020

(DOI : 10.1016/j.cels.2020.05.012)

Hayes L, Adams J, McCallum I, Forrest L, Hidajat M, White M, and Sharp L

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Apr 2020

(DOI : 10.1136/jech-2020-214232)

What role should the commercial food system play in promoting health through better diet?

White M, Aguirre E, Finegood DT, Holmes C, Sacks G, and Smith R

BMJ (Clinical research ed.). Mar 2020

(DOI : 10.1136/bmj.m545)

Planning and Public Health professionals' experiences of using the planning system to regulate hot food takeaway outlets in England: A qualitative study.

Keeble M, Burgoine T, White M, Summerbell C, Cummins S, and Adams J

Health & place. Mar 2020

(DOI : 10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102305)

Acceptability of a cessation intervention for pregnant smokers: a qualitative study guided by Normalization Process Theory.

Jones SE, Hamilton S, Bell R, Araújo-Soares V, and White M

BMC Public Health. Jan 2020

(DOI : 10.1186/s12889-020-09608-2)

Perceptions of 'Home Cooking': A Qualitative Analysis from the United Kingdom and United States.

Mills SDH, Wolfson JA, Wrieden WL, Brown H, White M, and Adams J

Nutrients. Dec 2019

(DOI : 10.3390/nu12010198)

The Lancet Commission on diabetes: using data to transform diabetes care and patient lives.

Chan JCN, Lim LL, Wareham NJ, Shaw JE, Orchard TJ, Zhang P, Lau ESH, Eliasson B, Kong APS, Ezzati M, Aguilar-Salinas CA, McGill M, Levitt NS, Ning G, So WY, Adams J, Bracco P, Forouhi NG, Gregory GA, Guo J, Hua X, Klatman EL, Magliano DJ, Ng BP, Ogilvie D, Panter J, Pavkov M, Shao H, Unwin N, White M, Wou C, Ma RCW, Schmidt MI, Ramachandran A, Seino Y, Bennett PH, Oldenburg B, Gagliardino JJ, Luk AOY, Clarke PM, Ogle GD, Davies MJ, Holman RR, and Gregg EW

Lancet (London, England). Nov 2019

(DOI : 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32374-6)

The Relationship between Self-Reported Exposure to Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Promotions and Intake: Cross-Sectional Analysis of the 2017 International Food Policy Study.

Forde H, White M, Levy L, Greaves F, Hammond D, Vanderlee L, Sharp S, Adams J, and Adams EJ

Nutrients. Oct 2019

(DOI : 10.3390/nu11123047)

What arguments and from whom are most influential in shaping public health policy: thematic content analysis of responses to a public consultation on the regulation of television food advertising to children in the UK.

Razavi A, Adams EJ, and White M

BMJ Open. Sep 2019

(DOI : 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028221)

Anticipatory changes in British household purchases of soft drinks associated with the announcement of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy: A controlled interrupted time series analysis.

Pell D, Penney TL, Mytton O, Briggs A, Cummins S, Rayner M, Rutter H, Scarborough P, Sharp SJ, Smith RD, White M, and Adams J

PLoS Medicine. Sep 2019

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003269)

The impact of UK soft drinks industry levy on manufacturers' domestic turnover.

Law C, Cornelsen L, Adams J, Pell D, Rutter H, White M, and Smith R

Economics and Human Biology. Aug 2019

(DOI : 10.1016/j.ehb.2020.100866)

Using natural experimental studies to guide public health action: turning the evidence-based medicine paradigm on its head.

Ogilvie D, Adams J, Bauman A, Gregg EW, Panter J, Siegel KR, Wareham NJ, and White M

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Aug 2019

(DOI : 10.1136/jech-2019-213085)

An analysis of the stock market reaction to the announcements of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy.

Law C, Cornelsen L, Adams J, Penney T, Rutter H, White M, and Smith R

Economics and Human Biology. Aug 2019

(DOI : 10.1016/j.ehb.2019.100834)

Parents' and carers' awareness and perceptions of UK supermarket policies on less healthy food at checkouts: A qualitative study.

Ford A, Eadie D, Adams EJ, Adamson A, White M, and Stead M

Appetite. Aug 2019

(DOI : 10.1016/j.appet.2019.104541)

Impact of the announcement and implementation of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy on sugar content, price, product size and number of available soft drinks in the UK, 2015-19: A controlled interrupted time series analysis.

Scarborough P, Adhikari V, Harrington RA, Elhussein A, Briggs A, Rayner M, Adams J, Cummins S, Penney T, and White M

PLoS Medicine. Jul 2019

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003025)

The Recognition-Response Gap in Acute Stroke: Examining the Relationship between Stroke Recognition and Response in a General Population Survey.

Wilhelm LO, Gellert P, White M, Araújo-Soares V, Ford GA, Mackintosh JE, Rodgers H, Sniehotta FF, Thomson RG, and Dombrowski SU

Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. Jun 2019

(DOI : 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2019.104499)

Feasibility and acceptability of a Takeaway Masterclass aimed at encouraging healthier cooking practices and menu options in takeaway food outlets.

Hillier-Brown F, Lloyd S, Muhammad L, Summerbell C, Goffe L, Hildred N, Adams J, Penn L, Wrieden W, White M, Lake A, Moore H, Abraham C, Adamson A, and Araújo-Soares V

Public Health Nutrition. May 2019

(DOI : 10.1017/S1368980019000648)

In reply to letter to the editor from V. Kraak and M. Mialon et al.

Cullerton K, Adams J, Francis O, Forouhi N, and White M

Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. May 2019

(DOI : 10.1111/obr.12886)

What is the evidence that differences in 'control over destiny' lead to socioeconomic inequalities in health? A theory-led systematic review of high-quality longitudinal studies on pathways in the living environment.

Orton LC, Pennington A, Nayak S, Sowden A, Petticrew M, White M, and Whitehead M

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Apr 2019

(DOI : 10.1136/jech-2019-212565)

Increasing healthy life expectancy equitably in England by 5 years by 2035: could it be achieved?

Marteau TM, White M, Rutter H, Petticrew M, Mytton OT, McGowan JG, and Aldridge RW

Lancet (London, England). Apr 2019

(DOI : 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31510-7)

Correlates of English local government use of the planning system to regulate hot food takeaway outlets: a cross-sectional analysis.

Keeble M, Adams EJ, White M, Summerbell C, Cummins S, and Burgoine T

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. Apr 2019

(DOI : 10.1186/s12966-019-0884-4)

Global benchmarking of children's exposure to television advertising of unhealthy foods and beverages across 22 countries.

Kelly B, Vandevijvere S, Ng S, Adams J, Allemandi L, Bahena-Espina L, Barquera S, Boyland E, Calleja P, Carmona-Garcés IC, Castronuovo L, Cauchi D, Correa T, Corvalán C, Cosenza-Quintana EL, Fernández-Escobar C, González-Zapata LI, Halford J, Jaichuen N, Jensen ML, Karupaiah T, Kaur A, Kroker-Lobos MF, Mchiza Z, Miklavec K, Parker WA, Potvin Kent M, Pravst I, Ramírez-Zea M, Reiff S, Reyes M, Royo-Bordonada MÁ, Rueangsom P, Scarborough P, Tiscornia MV, Tolentino-Mayo L, Wate J, White M, Zamora-Corrales I, Zeng L, and Swinburn B

Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. Apr 2019

(DOI : 10.1111/obr.12840)

What principles should guide interactions between population health researchers and the food industry? Systematic scoping review of peer-reviewed and grey literature.

Cullerton K, Adams J, Forouhi N, Francis O, and White M

Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. Apr 2019

(DOI : 10.1111/obr.12851)

Support for, and perceived effectiveness of, the UK soft drinks industry levy among UK adults: cross-sectional analysis of the International Food Policy Study.

Pell D, Penney T, Hammond D, Vanderlee L, White M, and Adams J

BMJ Open. Apr 2019

(DOI : 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026698)

'It's not a diet, it's a lifestyle': a longitudinal, data-prompted interview study of weight loss maintenance.

Kwasnicka D, Dombrowski SU, White M, and Sniehotta FF

Psychology & health. Mar 2019

(DOI : 10.1080/08870446.2019.1579913)

Building consensus on interactions between population health researchers and the food industry: Two-stage, online, international Delphi study and stakeholder survey.

Cullerton K, Adams EJ, Francis O, Forouhi N, and White M

PLoS ONE. Mar 2019

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0221250)

Stakeholders' perceptions and experiences of the National Health Service diabetes prevention programme in England: qualitative study with service users, intervention providers and deliverers, commissioners and referrers.

Rodrigues AM, Haste A, Penn L, Bell R, Summerbell C, White M, Adamson AJ, and Sniehotta FF

BMC health services research. Mar 2019

(DOI : 10.1186/s12913-020-05160-2)

Feasibility of working with a wholesale supplier to co-design and test acceptability of an intervention to promote smaller portions: an uncontrolled before-and-after study in British Fish & Chip shops.

Goffe L, Hillier-Brown F, Hildred N, Worsnop M, Adams EJ, Araújo-Soares V, Penn L, Wrieden W, Summerbell CD, Lake AA, White M, and Adamson AJ

BMJ Open. Feb 2019

(DOI : 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023441)

Differences in diet quality and socioeconomic patterning of diet quality across ethnic groups: cross-sectional data from the HELIUS Dietary Patterns study.

Yau A, Adams EJ, White M, and Nicolaou M

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Jan 2019

(DOI : 10.1038/s41430-019-0463-4)

How does local government use the planning system to regulate hot food takeaway outlets? A census of current practice in England using document review.

Keeble M, Burgoine T, White M, Summerbell C, Cummins S, and Adams JM

Health & place. Oct 2018

(DOI : 10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.03.010)

Voluntary policies on checkout foods and healthfulness of foods displayed at, or near, supermarket checkout areas: a cross-sectional survey.

Lam CCV, Ejlerskov KT, White M, and Adams J

Public Health Nutrition. Oct 2018

(DOI : 10.1017/S1368980018002501)

Socio-economic and age variations in response to supermarket-led checkout food policies: a repeated measures analysis.

Ejlerskov K, Sharp SJ, Stead M, Adamson AJ, White M, and Adams J

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. Sep 2018

(DOI : 10.1186/s12966-018-0755-4)

Different scientific approaches are needed to generate stronger evidence for population health improvement.

White M, and Adams J

PLoS Medicine. Aug 2018

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002639)

Behavioural intervention for weight loss maintenance versus standard weight advice in adults with obesity: A randomised controlled trial in the UK (NULevel Trial).

Sniehotta FF, Evans EH, Sainsbury K, Adamson A, Batterham A, Becker F, Brown HE, Dombrowski SU, Jackson D, Howell D, Ladha K, McColl E, Olivier P, Rothman AJ, Steel A, Vale L, Vieira R, White M, Wright P, and Araújo-Soares V

PLoS Medicine. Aug 2018

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002793)

What helped and hindered implementation of an intervention package to reduce smoking in pregnancy: process evaluation guided by normalization process theory.

Jones S, Hamilton S, Bell R, Araújo-Soares V, Glinianaia SV, Milne EMG, White M, Willmore M, and Shucksmith J

BMC health services research. Aug 2018

(DOI : 10.1186/s12913-019-4122-1)

Supermarket policies on less-healthy food at checkouts: Natural experimental evaluation using interrupted time series analyses of purchases.

Ejlerskov KT, Sharp SJ, Stead M, Adamson AJ, White M, and Adams J

PLoS Medicine. Jun 2018

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002712)

Diet quality and depressive symptoms in adolescence: no cross-sectional or prospective associations following adjustment for covariates.

Winpenny EM, van Harmelen AL, White M, Van Sluijs EM, and Goodyer IM

Public Health Nutrition. May 2018

(DOI : 10.1017/S1368980018001179)

Sociodemographic characteristics and frequency of consuming home-cooked meals and meals from out-of-home sources: cross-sectional analysis of a population-based cohort study.

Mills S, Adams J, Wrieden W, White M, and Brown H

Public Health Nutrition. Apr 2018

(DOI : 10.1017/S1368980018000812)

Does domiciliary welfare rights advice improve health-related quality of life in independent-living, socio-economically disadvantaged people aged ≥60 years? Randomised controlled trial, economic and process evaluations in the North East of England.

Howel D, Moffatt S, Haighton C, Bryant A, Becker F, Steer M, Lawson S, Aspray T, Milne EMG, Vale L, McColl E, and White M

PLoS ONE. Apr 2018

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0209560)

Hayes L, Forrest L, Adams J, Hidajat M, Ben-Shlomo Y, White M, and Sharp L

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Apr 2018

(DOI : 10.1136/jech-2018-210842)

Using evidence-based guidelines to inform service provision: a structured mapping exercise within the National Health Service Diabetes Prevention Programme in England.

Haste A, Penn L, Rodrigues AM, Marques MM, Budig K, Bell R, Summerbell C, White M, Adamson AJ, and Sniehotta FF

BMC research notes. Mar 2018

(DOI : 10.1186/s13104-018-3546-8)

Changes in diet through adolescence and early adulthood: longitudinal trajectories and association with key life transitions.

Winpenny EM, van Sluijs EMF, White M, Klepp KI, Wold B, and Lien N

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. Mar 2018

(DOI : 10.1186/s12966-018-0719-8)

NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme in England: formative evaluation of the programme in early phase implementation.

Penn L, Rodrigues A, Haste A, Marques MM, Budig K, Sainsbury K, Bell R, Araújo-Soares V, White M, Summerbell C, Goyder E, Brennan A, Adamson AJ, and Sniehotta FF

BMJ Open. Feb 2018

(DOI : 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019467)

The nature of UK supermarkets' policies on checkout food and associations with healthfulness and type of food displayed: cross-sectional study.

Ejlerskov KT, Stead M, Adamson A, White M, and Adams J

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. Jan 2018

(DOI : 10.1186/s12966-018-0684-2)

What are older smokers' attitudes to quitting and how are they managed in primary care? An analysis of the cross-sectional English Smoking Toolkit Study.

Jordan H, Hidajat M, Payne N, Adams J, White M, and Ben-Shlomo Y

BMJ Open. Nov 2017

(DOI : 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018150)

Change in non-alcoholic beverage sales following a 10-pence levy on sugar-sweetened beverages within a national chain of restaurants in the UK: interrupted time series analysis of a natural experiment.

Cornelsen L, Mytton OT, Adams J, Gasparrini A, Iskander D, Knai C, Petticrew M, Scott C, Smith R, Thompson C, White M, and Cummins S

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Sep 2017

(DOI : 10.1136/jech-2017-209947)

Changes in physical activity during the retirement transition: a series of novel n-of-1 natural experiments.

McDonald S, Vieira R, Godfrey A, O'Brien N, White M, and Sniehotta FF

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. Jun 2017

(DOI : 10.1186/s12966-017-0623-7)

The need for a complex systems model of evidence for public health

Bibby J, Cummins S, Finegood DT, Glonti K, Greaves F, Harper L, Hawe P, Moore L, Petticrew M, Rehfuess E, Rutter H, Savona N, Shiell A, Thomas J, Shibata DK, and White M

Public Health. Jun 2017

(DOI : 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31267-9)

Change in physical activity from adolescence to early adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal cohort studies.

Corder K, Winpenny E, Love R, Brown HE, White M, and Sluijs EV

British Journal of Sports Medicine. Jun 2017

(DOI : 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097330)

Frequency of eating home cooked meals and potential benefits for diet and health: cross-sectional analysis of a population-based cohort study.

Mills S, Brown H, Wrieden W, White M, and Adams J

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. May 2017

(DOI : 10.1186/s12966-017-0567-y)

Do cardiometabolic, behavioural and socioeconomic factors explain the 'healthy migrant effect' in the UK? Linked mortality follow-up of South Asians compared with white Europeans in the Newcastle Heart Project.

Hayes L, White M, McNally RJQ, Unwin N, Tran A, and Bhopal R

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Apr 2017

(DOI : 10.1136/jech-2017-209348)

The state of the art and future opportunities for using longitudinal n-of-1 methods in health behaviour research: a systematic literature overview.

McDonald S, Quinn F, Vieira R, O'Brien N, White M, Johnston DW, and Sniehotta FF

Health psychology review. Apr 2017

(DOI : 10.1080/17437199.2017.1316672)

How do public health professionals view and engage with research? A qualitative interview study and stakeholder workshop engaging public health professionals and researchers.

Van der Graaf P, Forrest LF, Adams J, Shucksmith J, and White M

BMC Public Health. Apr 2017

(DOI : 10.1186/s12889-017-4896-1)

Changes in consumption of added sugars from age 13 to 30 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.

Winpenny EM, Penney TL, Corder KL, White M, and van Sluijs EMF

Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. Mar 2017

(DOI : 10.1111/obr.12588)

N-of-1 study of weight loss maintenance assessing predictors of physical activity, adherence to weight loss plan and weight change.

Kwasnicka D, Dombrowski SU, White M, and Sniehotta FF

Psychology & health. Mar 2017

(DOI : 10.1080/08870446.2017.1293057)

Relationship between mean daily energy intake and frequency of consumption of out-of-home meals in the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey.

Goffe L, Rushton S, White M, Adamson A, and Adams J

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. Mar 2017

(DOI : 10.1186/s12966-017-0589-5)

The challenges of interventions to promote healthier food in independent takeaways in England: qualitative study of intervention deliverers' views.

Goffe L, Penn L, Adams J, Araújo-Soares V, Summerbell CD, Abraham C, White M, Adamson A, and Lake AA

BMC Public Health. Jan 2017

(DOI : 10.1186/s12889-018-5096-3)

Home food preparation practices, experiences and perceptions: A qualitative interview study with photo-elicitation.

Mills S, White M, Wrieden W, Brown H, Stead M, and Adams J

PLoS ONE. Jan 2017

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0182842)

The need for a complex systems model of evidence for public health.

Rutter H, Savona N, Glonti K, Bibby J, Cummins S, Finegood DT, Greaves F, Harper L, Hawe P, Moore L, Petticrew M, Rehfuess E, Shiell A, Thomas J, and White M

Lancet (London, England). Jan 2017

(DOI : 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31267-9)

Identifying inequitable healthcare in older people: systematic review of current research practice.

Salway SM, Payne N, Rimmer M, Buckner S, Jordan H, Adams J, Walters K, Sowden SL, Forrest L, Sharp L, Hidajat M, White M, and Ben-Shlomo Y

International Journal for Equity in Health. Jan 2017

(DOI : 10.1186/s12939-017-0605-z)

Change in diet in the period from adolescence to early adulthood: a systematic scoping review of longitudinal studies.

Winpenny EM, Penney TL, Corder KL, White M, and van Sluijs EMF

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. Nov 2016

(DOI : 10.1186/s12966-017-0518-7)

Changes in diet from age 10 to 14 years and prospective associations with school lunch choice.

Winpenny EM, Corder KL, Jones A, Ambrosini GL, White M, and van Sluijs EMF

Appetite. Nov 2016

(DOI : 10.1016/j.appet.2017.05.012)

Supporting the transition from weight loss to maintenance: development and optimisation of a face-to-face behavioural intervention component.

Sainsbury K, Cleland CL, Evans EH, Adamson A, Batterham A, Dombrowski SU, Gellert P, Hill M, Kwasnicka D, Scott D, Sniehotta FF, White M, and Araújo-Soares V

Health psychology and behavioral medicine. Oct 2016

(DOI : 10.1080/21642850.2016.1269233)

Evaluation of a complex healthcare intervention to increase smoking cessation in pregnant women: interrupted time series analysis with economic evaluation.

Bell R, Glinianaia SV, Waal ZV, Close A, Moloney E, Jones S, Araújo-Soares V, Hamilton S, Milne EM, Shucksmith J, Vale L, Willmore M, White M, and Rushton S

Tobacco control. Oct 2016

(DOI : 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053476)

A description of interventions promoting healthier ready-to-eat meals (to eat in, to take away, or to be delivered) sold by specific food outlets in England: a systematic mapping and evidence synthesis.

Hillier-Brown FC, Summerbell CD, Moore HJ, Wrieden WL, Adams J, Abraham C, Adamson A, Araújo-Soares V, White M, and Lake AA

BMC Public Health. Jul 2016

(DOI : 10.1186/s12889-016-3980-2)

The health impacts of women's low control in their living environment: A theory-based systematic review of observational studies in societies with profound gender discrimination.

Pennington A, Orton L, Nayak S, Ring A, Petticrew M, Sowden A, White M, and Whitehead M

Health & place. Jul 2016

(DOI : 10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.02.001)

Comparison of sodium content of meals served by independent takeaways using standard versus reduced holed salt shakers: cross-sectional study.

Goffe L, Hillier-Brown F, Doherty A, Wrieden W, Lake AA, Araújo-Soares V, Summerbell C, White M, Adamson AJ, and Adams J

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. Jul 2016

(DOI : 10.1186/s12966-016-0429-z)

Health and social determinants and outcomes of home cooking: A systematic review of observational studies.

Mills S, White M, Brown H, Wrieden W, Kwasnicka D, Halligan J, Robalino S, and Adams J

Appetite. Jun 2016

(DOI : 10.1016/j.appet.2016.12.022)

The impact of interventions to promote healthier ready-to-eat meals (to eat in, to take away or to be delivered) sold by specific food outlets open to the general public: a systematic review.

Hillier-Brown FC, Summerbell CD, Moore HJ, Routen A, Lake AA, Adams J, White M, Araújo-Soares V, Abraham C, Adamson AJ, and Brown TJ

Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. Jun 2016

(DOI : 10.1111/obr.12479)

Multiple Risk Behavior Interventions: Meta-analyses of RCTs.

Meader N, King K, Wright K, Graham HM, Petticrew M, Power C, White M, and Sowden AJ

American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Jun 2016

(DOI : 10.1016/j.amepre.2017.01.032)

Socio-economic inequalities in stage at diagnosis, and in time intervals on the lung cancer pathway from first symptom to treatment: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Forrest LF, Sowden S, Rubin G, White M, and Adams J

Thorax. Jun 2016

(DOI : 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209013)

Forrest LF, Adams J, Ben-Shlomo Y, Buckner S, Payne N, Rimmer M, Salway S, Sowden S, Walters K, and White M

Age and ageing. Jun 2016

(DOI : 10.1093/ageing/afw235)

Searching and synthesising 'grey literature' and 'grey information' in public health: critical reflections on three case studies.

Adams J, Hillier-Brown FC, Moore HJ, Lake AA, Araújo-Soares V, White M, and Summerbell C

Systematic Reviews. May 2016

(DOI : 10.1186/s13643-016-0337-y)

Why Are Some Population Interventions for Diet and Obesity More Equitable and Effective Than Others? The Role of Individual Agency.

Adams J, Mytton O, White M, and Monsivais P

PLoS Medicine. Apr 2016

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001990)

Group-based microfinance for collective empowerment: a systematic review of health impacts.

Orton L, Pennington A, Nayak S, Sowden A, White M, and Whitehead M

Bulletin of the World Health Organization. Dec 2015

(DOI : 10.2471/BLT.15.168252)

Reducing the Salt Added to Takeaway Food: Within-Subjects Comparison of Salt Delivered by Five and 17 Holed Salt Shakers in Controlled Conditions.

Goffe L, Wrieden W, Penn L, Hillier-Brown F, Lake AA, Araújo-Soares V, Summerbell C, White M, Adamson AJ, and Adams J

PLoS ONE. Sep 2015

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0163093)

Characterisation of UK diets according to degree of food processing and associations with socio-demographics and obesity: cross-sectional analysis of UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey (2008-12).

Adams J, and White M

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. Aug 2015

(DOI : 10.1186/s12966-015-0317-y)

Food at checkouts in non-food stores: a cross-sectional study of a large indoor shopping mall.

Wright J, Kamp E, White M, Adams J, and Sowden S

Public Health Nutrition. Feb 2015

(DOI : 10.1017/S1368980015000178)

Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of cooking skills in UK adults: cross-sectional analysis of data from the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey.

Adams J, Goffe L, Adamson AJ, Halligan J, O'Brien N, Purves R, Stead M, Stocken D, and White M

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. Feb 2015

(DOI : 10.1186/s12966-015-0261-x)

Frequency and socio-demographic correlates of eating meals out and take-away meals at home: cross-sectional analysis of the UK national diet and nutrition survey, waves 1-4 (2008-12).

Adams J, Goffe L, Brown T, Lake AA, Summerbell C, White M, Wrieden W, and Adamson AJ

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. Oct 2014

(DOI : 10.1186/s12966-015-0210-8)

Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of time spent cooking by adults in the 2005 UK Time Use Survey. Cross-sectional analysis.

Adams J, and White M

Appetite. Sep 2014

(DOI : 10.1016/j.appet.2015.05.022)

How can planning add value to obesity prevention programmes? A qualitative study of planning and planners in the Healthy Towns programme in England.

May Goodwin D, Mapp F, Sautkina E, Jones A, Ogilvie D, White M, Petticrew M, and Cummins S

Health & place. Mar 2014

(DOI : 10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.08.012)

Lost in translation? Theory, policy and practice in systems-based environmental approaches to obesity prevention in the Healthy Towns programme in England.

Sautkina E, Goodwin D, Jones A, Ogilvie D, Petticrew M, White M, and Cummins S

Health & place. Dec 2013

(DOI : 10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.05.006)

Using spatial equity analysis in the process evaluation of environmental interventions to tackle obesity: the healthy towns programme in England.

Dalton AM, Jones A, Ogilvie D, Petticrew M, White M, and Cummins S

International Journal for Equity in Health. Oct 2012

(DOI : 10.1186/1475-9276-12-43)

The role and status of evidence and innovation in the healthy towns programme in England: a qualitative stakeholder interview study.

Goodwin DM, Cummins S, Sautkina E, Ogilvie D, Petticrew M, Jones A, Wheeler K, and White M

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Sep 2012

(DOI : 10.1136/jech-2012-201481)

Assessing the evaluability of complex public health interventions: five questions for researchers, funders, and policymakers.

Ogilvie D, Cummins S, Petticrew M, White M, Jones A, and Wheeler K

The Milbank quarterly. Jun 2011

(DOI : 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2011.00626.x)

Objective measures of the environment and physical activity--results of the environment and physical activity study in English adults.

Foster C, Hillsdon M, Jones A, Grundy C, Wilkinson P, White M, Sheehan B, Wareham N, and Thorogood M

Journal of physical activity & health. Dec 2009

(DOI : 10.1123/jpah.6.s1.s70)

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