Gary Sacks

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Gary Sacks

Gary Sacks

@gary_sacks

Prof of Public Health Policy @Deakin | Co-Director @GLOBE_Deakin | Conducts research into ways to improve nutrition & population health

Melbourne, Australia Katılım Ekim 2008
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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.au
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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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Boyd Swinburn
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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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The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand
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). #Echobox=1715227911-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theconversation.com/not-all-ultra-…
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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/ @GLOBE_Deakin @IHT_Deakin
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Lana Vanderlee, PhD
Lana Vanderlee, PhD@LanaVanderlee·
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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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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