Increasing numbers of people are vegan, vegetarian, or reducing meat consumption. There
has also been growth in campaigns such as Meat Free Monday (MFM) that encourage and …

Background: Temporary alcohol abstinence conveys physiological benefits. Less well-
known are its effects on well-being and general self-efficacy (GSE), and how use of support …

The global 'lockdowns' and social distancing measures triggered by the COVID-19
pandemic have brought about unprecedented social changes, including the sudden …

Background Alcohol marketing influences drinking practices, and this helps shape how
gender identities are constructed. This paper presents research exploring how women who …

Participation in temporary abstinence challenges (TAC) continues to increase with
campaigns established in several countries. Temporarily abstaining from alcohol as part of …

With roots as a public health campaign in the United Kingdom,“Dry January” is a temporary
alcohol abstinence initiative encouraging participants to abstain from alcohol use during the …

Abstract Background The Tournée Minérale campaign [TMC] is a mass media prevention
campaign challenging Belgian adults to refrain from alcohol during one month. A process …

Rationale A small number of earlier studies have suggested an effect of temporary
abstinence campaigns on alcohol consumption. However, all were based on self-reported …

Abstract Aims Dry January is a national multimedia campaign in the UK that encourages
people to abstain from drinking alcohol during the month of January. The population-level …

A historical Christmas card connecting two pioneers of modern chronobiology (Colin
Pittendrigh and Jürgen Aschoff) brings together key evolutionary facets of the field at …