Lauren Bandy

Latest paper from @BMCMedicine with @Pete_Scarbs, @harringr and @MikeRayner at @Oxford_NDPH shows 34% reduction in mean sugar content of soft drinks in UK since 2015, equating to 4.6g reduction in sugar sold per cap per day bit.ly/3a1Xjaq

@jeanmadams Think this is one of the big apps, but sure there are others: homecookeduk.com

I think there is a thing whereby people run small businesses cooking meals at home and selling to their neighbours. Not food sharing. But selling home cooked food for profit. Does this phenomenon have a name? Are there apps that facilitate it?

Keeping it professional with @OxfordSparks this morning. Shout out to master craftsman @diegojehu for this sound booth blanket fort! #workingfromhome

@Pete_Scarbs So cute. FYI @katfoodjenner

Link to the paper which I failed spectacularly to include anywhere: journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/a…

Hopefully this paper will add some insight to the debate around voluntary vs mandatory/fiscal policies. It generally shows that voluntary policy is not as effective at triggering reformulation compared to a tax. But -7.5% reduction in sugars sold not to be sniffed at /end

How has the #sugar content of foods in the UK changed over the last few years and how does this compare with the voluntary sugar reduction targets set by @PHE_uk? Short answer: It’s not changed as much as it could/should and targets have been missed. Long answer: A thread.

@dollytheis @Harvard @martinwhite33 @Catrin_P_Jones @jeanmadams @HarvardChanSPH @actiononsugar Always cool to see one of your own figures being used! 👀

One year after implementation of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy ('soda tax'), we found no change in total volume of soft drinks purchased by British households, but 10% reduction in the amount of sugar in those purchases. This is part of evolving story bmj.com/content/372/bm…

@ShuWenNg @PouryaValizade1 @AJAE_AAEA @HealthyFA @CSPI @ChangeLabWorks @UConnRuddCenter Great paper @ShuWenNg, congrats! 🍎@Pete_Scarbs one for the reading list

It's out! doi.org/10.1111/ajae.1… 🍎🥦🥕🫐Fruit & veg subsidy directed to low-income along with 1cent SSB tax by any who buy SSBs is redistributive financially and leads to better diet outcomes for all @PouryaValizade1 @AJAE_AAEA @HealthyFA @CSPI @ChangeLabWorks @UConnRuddCenter

@Lewis1Tom Your happy place sounds very similar to mine Tom!