Take part in a study examining how to give up sugar in your tea

Are you looking to make some healthy changes in the new year? Most people generally like sweet tastes but would like to consume less added sugar because of the bad effects it may have on general health, weight or their teeth.

A lot of interest has been directed at reducing the consumption of sugar from soft drinks, but sweetened coffees and teas are often underestimated in contributing to high levels of sugar intake. 

Little is known on how people can best decrease their liking of sweetness in drinks and for this reason, researchers are looking to investigate different strategies to stop taking sugar in your tea.

The study will be guided via email and a mobile phone app, by researchers at the Health Behaviour Centre (Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, UCL).

What's in it for me?

• All participants will be reimbursed for their time with £10 Amazon vouchers.
• You will receive guidance and tips on how to reduce your sugar intake in tea
• You will be given the opportunity to opt-in to further interview studies, rewarded with a further £10 Amazon voucher

Who?

• Students at UCL who regularly drink tea (sweetened with sugar)
• Have an Android phone or an iPhone.

What?

• The study will start in January 2017
• You will be asked to fill in two questionnaires; one at the start and one at the end of the study.
• You will need to download and install an app and use it for a period of a month.
• The app requires minimal user input (less than 3 minutes per day).

To register your interest, please complete this short form.

For any questions please contact the student researcher Andrea Smith.

This project has been approved by UCL ethics: Project reference 10005/001

Andrea Smith, UCL Epidemiology and Public Health