Helen Eyles

Ultra-processed foods – what’s the impact? In a new Lancet Series, experts warn a global rise in #UPFs presents a growing public health threat. Read the evidence & policy recommendations ⬇️ hubs.li/Q03TLKK30

More evidence to show we need structural changes to our food system: Sodium, potassium and iodine excretion and BP of NZ school children: a cross-sectional study and comparison with recommended guidelines nutrition.bmj.com/content/early/…

Local elections and public health: A critical connection phcc.org.nz/briefing/local…

Impact of food, beverage, and alcohol brand marketing on consumptive behaviors and health in children and adults: A systematic review and meta‐analysis - Boyland - 2025 - Obesity Reviews - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Evidence supports the need to protect adolescents from social media harms phcc.org.nz/briefing/evide…

Our new paper - Changes in the sodium content of New Zealand packaged breads: 2013 to 2023 | Journal of Nutritional Science | Cambridge Core - bit.ly/451R6su

Hot off the press! Our new Nature Reviews Endocrinology paper, led by the brilliant Filippa Juul, takes a holistic look at UPF and obesity—combining historical, epidemiological, mechanistic & policy perspectives, plus a deep dive into biological mechanisms rdcu.be/ev8Fz

The impact of food and nonalcoholic beverage sponsorship and marketing in the school environment on the food choices of school‐going children and adolescents: A scoping review, 2011–2023 - Farmer - 2025 - Obesity Reviews - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Exposure to and Impact of Unhealthy Food Marketing on Adolescents and Young Adults: A Narrative Review and Research Agenda - Ilieva - Obesity Reviews - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

Social media and youth wellbeing: The need for a multi-layered public health approach phcc.org.nz/briefing/socia…

Using a systems thinking approach to map the global rise of ultra‐processed foods in population diets - Wood - 2025 - Obesity Reviews - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

This #WorldObesityDay our new global study on food environment changes over 15 yrs shows chain stores spreading junk food diets across world and hiking obesity rates. Full story ➡️ bit.ly/41azwSq @TAPPCentre @GLOBE_Deakin @IHT_Deakin @deakinresearch @UNICEF_EAPRO

Slashing the Sodium in Fast-foods: A Targeted Approach (congrats to our student Shona Gomes on her blog and paper of the month!) cambridge.org/core/blog/2025…

Decades old nutrition data leave NZ in the dark – updated nutrition survey needed phcc.org.nz/briefing/decad…

Our new paper - Dietary Salt–Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of NZ adults sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Treaty Principles Bill threatens public health and equity: It needs your submission phcc.org.nz/briefing/treat…

A systems map of the global rise of ultra processed foods onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11…

How can we claim to be a healthy, nutritious, sustainable food producer for the world when we fall short at home? #Echobox=1731609512-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/12/the…