Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition recently celebrated its 20-year anniversary as a World Health Organization (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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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/promotional-te… Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition The George Institute for Global Health

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 Institute for Health Transformation Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition INFORMAS

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.)

What can online food delivery companies do to promote good nutrition? In a new commentary piece, Lana Vanderlee, PhD and I propose 24 actions they could take: bit.ly/3RStbGg INFORMAS Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition Institute for Health Transformation

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/38602098/ Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition Institute for Health Transformation

Australian supermarkets failing in their efforts to support good nutrition - new scorecards launched today! Full report here: insideourfoodcompanies.com.au/_files/ugd/2e3… Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition Institute for Health Transformation RE-FRESH: Next Generation INFORMAS

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-obesity-ca… #INFORMASCanada

Not all ultra-processed foods are bad for your health, whatever you might have heard theconversation.com/not-all-ultra-… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand with @KBackholer Sally Mackay Kathryn Bradbury Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition Deakin IPAN

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 University, University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau). theconversation.com/not-all-ultra-…

Read our piece in The Conversation Canada the need for food companies to do more to create healthier food environments theconversation.com/how-big-food-c… with Alexa Alexa Gaucher-Holm Dana Olstad and Monique Monique Potvin Kent from #INFORMASCanada.

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.au/_files/ugd/2e3… Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition Institute for Health Transformation INFORMAS

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

Thanks #wphncongress2024 from the team at GLOBE

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-banning-j… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition Institute for Health Transformation

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/job/5617…

How do Australian quick service restaurants stack up on nutrition? Our latest scorecards launched today. Full report here: insideourfoodcompanies.com.au/_files/ugd/2e3… Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition Institute for Health Transformation INFORMAS

Can competition regulation be used as a tool to promote public health? Our latest paper led by @BenjaminM_Wood begins exploring this idea

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 Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition Institute for Health Transformation academic.oup.com/heapro/article…