Prof of Public Health Policy @Deakin | Co-Director @GLOBE_Deakin | Conducts research into ways to improve nutrition & population health
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15 Jun 2021
Australia's Food Environment Dashboard now live!
The #AusFoodDashboard brings together the best-available data to provide an overall picture of the healthiness of Australia’s food environments. And it's just about 'red flags' all around. Check it out:
foodenvironmentdashboard.com…
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7 Oct 2024
How do large asset managers affect population health? In our latest paper, led by @BenjaminM_Wood, we set out some potential new areas of public health regulation @GLOBE_Deakin @IHT_Deakin academic.oup.com/heapro/arti…
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3 Oct 2024
Can competition regulation be used as a tool to promote public health? Our latest paper led by @BenjaminM_Wood begins exploring this idea
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11 Sep 2024
How do Australian quick service restaurants stack up on nutrition? Our latest scorecards launched today. Full report here: insideourfoodcompanies.com.a… @GLOBE_Deakin @IHT_Deakin @_INFORMAS
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Gary Sacks retweeted
We're hiring! New research position (Level B or C) focused on addressing the corporate determinants of health, including the role of institutional investors. This role is working directly with @gary_sacks. Application deadline: 5 Sept careers.deakin.edu.au/cw/en/…
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5 Jul 2024
Another week; another report calling for the Australian government to take action to improve population diets. Is the latest set of recommendations going to lead to action? theconversation.com/from-ban… via @ConversationEDU @GLOBE_Deakin @IHT_Deakin
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12 Jun 2024
Great to see so many @_INFORMAS researchers at #wphnaconference - this just the ones we could rustle up at morning tea time. Amazing number of presentations using INFORMAS protocols and lots of discussion about our next big steps
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4 Jun 2024
Our new report out today shows that food manufacturers in Australia have made limited progress on nutrition in the last 5 years. The government's reliance on voluntary food company action is clealy not working insideourfoodcompanies.com.a… @GLOBE_Deakin @IHT_Deakin @_INFORMAS
ALT Food company scorecards show limited progress on nutrition
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13 May 2024
Read our piece in @ConversationCA the need for food companies to do more to create healthier food environments theconversation.com/how-big-… with Alexa @gaucher_holm @DanaOlstad and Monique @PotvinKent from #INFORMASCanada.
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The mass-produced wholegrain bread you buy from the supermarket isn’t harmful to your health, even though it’s an ‘ultra-processed’ food.
Your overall diet matters more, write @gary_sacks colleagues (@Deakin, @AucklandUni).
theconversation.com/not-all-…
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8 May 2024
Not all ultra-processed foods are bad for your health, whatever you might have heard theconversation.com/not-all-… via @ConversationEDU with @KBackholer Sally Mackay Kathryn Bradbury @GLOBE_Deakin @DeakinIPAN
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2 May 2024
Still lots of room for improvement among the biggest Canadian food and beverage manufacturers to support healthier diets!
Our new report released today includes company scorecards and industry-wide recommendations. informascanada.com/bia-obesi… #INFORMASCanada
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28 Apr 2024
Australian supermarkets failing in their efforts to support good nutrition - new scorecards launched today! Full report here: insideourfoodcompanies.com.a… @GLOBE_Deakin @IHT_Deakin @h_food_retail @_INFORMAS
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14 Apr 2024
Do Health Star Ratings lead to people buying healthier food? Our new paper, led by Satheesh Seenivasan, looked at food sales in Aus over 5 yrs. Short answer: yes! But it would work better if all products were mandated to have it: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3860… @GLOBE_Deakin @IHT_Deakin
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14 Dec 2023
Big day! I saw my first front-of-pack symbol for foods high in sodium, sugars and saturated fat that will be mandatory in Canada as of January, 2026. Dare I say I am feeling a bit emotional? (This also has a warning that the food is supplemented as per new regs as well.)
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20 Dec 2023
What can online food delivery companies do to promote good nutrition? In a new commentary piece, @LanaVanderlee and I propose 24 actions they could take: bit.ly/3RStbGg @_INFORMAS @GLOBE_Deakin @IHT_Deakin
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21 Nov 2023
How healthy are campus food environments in Australia? Our new report out today shows that most universities have a long way to go to create healthy, equitable and environmentally sustainable campuses for their students and staff
@IHT_Deakin @GLOBE_Deakin @_INFORMAS
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14 Nov 2023
The chocolate unicorns and smiling teddy biscuits shaping diets of Aussie kids: our new study found >95% of products in Australia with on-pack promotions targeting kids would have to remove them under current rules in Mexico
theconversation.com/promotio… @GLOBE_Deakin @georgeinstitute
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Want to improve human and planetary health? Discover a unique PhD scholarship opportunity at Deakin University’s world-leading @IHT_Deakin
Find out more: deakin.au/45S6ExF
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4 Aug 2023
@GLOBE_Deakin recently celebrated its 20-year anniversary as a @WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention. Reconnecting with our local and international partners and friends was a highlight. Read how the night went: deakin.au/44KNN7z
@deakinresearch @DeakinHealth
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