Excellent to see this ⁦RNZ⁩ series exposing the harms of unregulated lobbying- it creates deadly inaction on junk food and alcohol policies: Lobbying firms earning hundreds of thousands from contracts with government agencies | RNZ News rnz.co.nz/news/lobbying/…

New Zealand's Ka Ora, Ka Ako | Healthy School Lunch Programme is the largest investment in child nutrition in generations, but only reaches 1/4 of schools. Many kids still go hungry. Sign the petition to scale up the initiative to 50%! healthcoalition.org.nz/ka-ora-ka-ako/

"Another X quitter also made another important point. A more widely available programme should be combined with devolving the delivery of meals to local communities" Ngā mihi Rob Campbell for highlighting the practical benefits of healthy school lunches. newsroom.co.nz/pro/rob-campbe…

Biggest challenge of living crisis is the cost of healthy food - strong support for doubling the free, healthy school lunch program Ka Ora, Ka Ako: Healthy lunch plan falls short waateanews.com/2023/04/11/hea…

It's funny how evidence-based, expert-agreed policy priorities for prevention create such a wide spectrum of support/non-support depending on political ideologies. Findings from Health Coalition Aotearoa survey of political parties. Public Health Communication Centre tinyurl.com/zc7v94md

I visited Arakura Primary School in Wainuiomata today to have lunch with the kaiako, tamariki and local community. They want everyone to know how important Ka Ora Ka Ako (healthy school lunches) is for communities like theirs

This is sure to be a truly excellent conference 👇

Our summary of evidence on the benefits of free healthy school lunches. We need to look long term and avoid a narrow definition of cost benefit. phcc.org.nz/briefing/evide…

Disappointing to see nutritious fresh lunches to be replaced with pre-packaged, processed products with no regard for learners' nutrition.

How will the new government model for lunches which involves bulk purchasing and supplying from a central location be able to provide fresh sandwiches and fruit around the country? Packaged food is more likely waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/350271…

At #ICO2024 hearing about the world leading Brazilian National School Feeding Programme. Serving all students in 100% of public schools at all levels, healthy, fresh whole foods & prioritising local farmers. INVESTING 4 billion BRA /year in healthy kids and food system!

High school students in Brazil eating 5 healthy school meals/week in the National School Food Programme had 11% lower prevalence overweight and 24% lower prevalence of obesity. #ICO2024

The challenge of making dietary changes - it is hard because we are trapped within the food system we have allowed to over-exploit human vulnerabilities

Big direct costs of obesity in Brazil - mainly from CVD from Leandro Rezende

Career highlight! 💫 Moderating #ICO2024 panel: addressing rights & inequities in obesity & food systems. 🙏 (1/2)

(2/2) 5 brilliant speakers sharing data, legal analysis & (lived) experience on the intersections of race, gender, socioeconomic disparity, and colonial legacies. 🤩 Ericka Cuzziol, Taciana de Sousa, Nzama Mbalati, Isabel Barbosa, Pierre Cooke Thank you!!! #ICO2024

Marilia Sobral Albiero on proposed fiscal reform in Brazil: Removing market-distorting subsidies behind #UPF, increasing excise tax on harmful foods, removing taxes + subsidising core healthy & sustainable foods is PROGRESSIVE, contrary to what industry claims #ICO2024 Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences UoA

The new NZ school lunch programme model "puts principals in the outrageous position of having to choose between using operational funds to provide an education, or using the same funds to feed students so they can learn." thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350380…

Great piece by my colleague and friend Victoria Egli. Time to follow the UK's example and start banning junk food ads (and sponsorship too!) thespinoff.co.nz/kai/11-10-2024…

Existing restrictions on junk food marketing generally ignore brand-only ads and placements (e.g. sponsorship). Why? It's hard to define which brands are healthy/unhealthy. Our latest paper presents a rigorous method to define brands in regulatory design! journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…