Marc Suhrcke

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the impact of social capital on self-reported health for eight countries from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and found that the individual degree of trust is positively and significantly correlated with health, this being true with least squares estimators as well as when relying on instrumental variable estimators with (and without) community fixed effects.

TL;DR: The mixed‐studies synthesis revealed the importance of specific activity settings and intramural sport opportunities for all students and the influence of the wider school climate and shed light on complexities of the associations observed in the quantitative literature.

TL;DR: A systematic literature review of studies examining changes in infectious disease burden subsequent to periods of crisis found evidence of worse infectious disease outcomes during recession, often resulting from higher rates of infectious contact under poorer living circumstances, worsened access to therapy, or poorer retention in treatment.

TL;DR: Since 2002, more healthy foods and beverages have been consistently more expensive than less healthy ones, with a growing gap between them, which is likely to make healthier diets less affordable over time.

TL;DR: For adults with overweight or obesity, referral to this open-group behavioural weight-loss programme for at least 12 weeks is more effective than brief advice and self-help materials and, although it costs more, modelling suggests that the 52-week programme is cost-effective in the longer term.