Just finished "Food Intelligence"
For me, the density of post-its is always an indicator of valuable points in a book. This one has loads!
Thank you @kevinh-phd.bsky.social and @juliabelluz.bsky.social for such an informative read
#appetite #eating #foodenvironment #food #science
For me, the density of post-its is always an indicator of valuable points in a book. This one has loads!
Thank you @kevinh-phd.bsky.social and @juliabelluz.bsky.social for such an informative read
#appetite #eating #foodenvironment #food #science
May 19, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Just finished "Food Intelligence"
For me, the density of post-its is always an indicator of valuable points in a book. This one has loads!
Thank you @kevinh-phd.bsky.social and @juliabelluz.bsky.social for such an informative read
#appetite #eating #foodenvironment #food #science
For me, the density of post-its is always an indicator of valuable points in a book. This one has loads!
Thank you @kevinh-phd.bsky.social and @juliabelluz.bsky.social for such an informative read
#appetite #eating #foodenvironment #food #science
Changing the #foodenvironment can make alternative proteins easier to choose, but interventions that are perceived as restrictive can create resistance, and long-term #adoption depends on taste, texture, price, convenience & trust. Messages focusing on enjoyment… www.cscp.org/accelerating... +
Accelerating Alternative Protein Uptake: What European Behvioural Pilots Show Us
How can alternative proteins move from niche products to widely accepted food choices? The answer does not lie in a single solution. While product quality and availability remain essential, wider upta...
www.cscp.org
October 1, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Changing the #foodenvironment can make alternative proteins easier to choose, but interventions that are perceived as restrictive can create resistance, and long-term #adoption depends on taste, texture, price, convenience & trust. Messages focusing on enjoyment… www.cscp.org/accelerating... +
We reviewed 312 studies on the UK 🇬🇧 food environment. Most focus on availability—less on sustainability & affordability.
More multi-domain research is needed!
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.cd...
#FoodEnvironment #PublicHealth #SustainableDiets
More multi-domain research is needed!
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.cd...
#FoodEnvironment #PublicHealth #SustainableDiets
Redirecting
doi.org
October 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
We reviewed 312 studies on the UK 🇬🇧 food environment. Most focus on availability—less on sustainability & affordability.
More multi-domain research is needed!
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.cd...
#FoodEnvironment #PublicHealth #SustainableDiets
More multi-domain research is needed!
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.cd...
#FoodEnvironment #PublicHealth #SustainableDiets
#Plantbased nudges changes how food is presented—without removing #meat as an option. #Nudges change the #foodenvironment, not people. A new tool helps #catering providers calculate the #climate impact they can have by implementing simple nudges… morethanmeatstheeye.substack.com/p/plant-base... +
I Built a Calculator to Measure Your Nudge Impact
With the Better Food Foundation, I created a new tool to help advocates strategize better about plant-based nudges.
morethanmeatstheeye.substack.com
September 11, 2026 at 9:34 AM
#Plantbased nudges changes how food is presented—without removing #meat as an option. #Nudges change the #foodenvironment, not people. A new tool helps #catering providers calculate the #climate impact they can have by implementing simple nudges… morethanmeatstheeye.substack.com/p/plant-base... +
Not normally a fan of random maps and no this doesn't have a citation or reference so I don't know the original source, but is apparently Ultaprocessed Food as a share of household purchases by country.
#FoodStudies
#FoodEnvironment
#FoodInequality
#FoodStudies
#FoodEnvironment
#FoodInequality
December 5, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Not normally a fan of random maps and no this doesn't have a citation or reference so I don't know the original source, but is apparently Ultaprocessed Food as a share of household purchases by country.
#FoodStudies
#FoodEnvironment
#FoodInequality
#FoodStudies
#FoodEnvironment
#FoodInequality
#Liver cancer is set to double by 2050 - but 60% of cases are preventable.
The drivers:
- Chronic hepatitis
- Alcohol consumption
- Obesity and metabolic liver disease #MASLD
The solutions:
- #Vaccination & #Screening
- #Alcohol and #UPF regulation
- Better #FoodEnvironment
shorturl.at/nVHXs
The drivers:
- Chronic hepatitis
- Alcohol consumption
- Obesity and metabolic liver disease #MASLD
The solutions:
- #Vaccination & #Screening
- #Alcohol and #UPF regulation
- Better #FoodEnvironment
shorturl.at/nVHXs
July 30, 2025 at 8:06 AM
#Liver cancer is set to double by 2050 - but 60% of cases are preventable.
The drivers:
- Chronic hepatitis
- Alcohol consumption
- Obesity and metabolic liver disease #MASLD
The solutions:
- #Vaccination & #Screening
- #Alcohol and #UPF regulation
- Better #FoodEnvironment
shorturl.at/nVHXs
The drivers:
- Chronic hepatitis
- Alcohol consumption
- Obesity and metabolic liver disease #MASLD
The solutions:
- #Vaccination & #Screening
- #Alcohol and #UPF regulation
- Better #FoodEnvironment
shorturl.at/nVHXs
Here's our report on food manufacturers', supermarkets', and fast food chains commitments to increase the health and sustainability in Ireland. Spoiler: They're quite limited. #commercialdeterminantsofhealth #foodsystems #foodenvironment zenodo.org/records/1451...
Report: FEAST - Food companies' commitments on population nutrition, health, and sustainability in Ireland
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease are responsible for the premature death of up to 17 million people (57%) worldwide. In 2019, 90% of preventable deaths in I...
zenodo.org
December 21, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Here's our report on food manufacturers', supermarkets', and fast food chains commitments to increase the health and sustainability in Ireland. Spoiler: They're quite limited. #commercialdeterminantsofhealth #foodsystems #foodenvironment zenodo.org/records/1451...
"Motivation alone isn’t sufficient to modify diets. Consumers also need to have the capability and opportunity to adopt new behaviours. Hence the need for a raft of diverse measures targeting the whole #FoodEnvironment that complement each other."
#PutChangeOnTheMenu
#FoodStudies
#PutChangeOnTheMenu
#FoodStudies
Plant-based diets improve health and environment, says top EU scientific advisor
Human health is inextricably linked to food and the environment. The world, including Europe, faces emergencies on all three fronts. The current food system is damaging people’s health by contributi...
ec.europa.eu
October 2, 2023 at 8:26 AM
"Motivation alone isn’t sufficient to modify diets. Consumers also need to have the capability and opportunity to adopt new behaviours. Hence the need for a raft of diverse measures targeting the whole #FoodEnvironment that complement each other."
#PutChangeOnTheMenu
#FoodStudies
#PutChangeOnTheMenu
#FoodStudies
… targeting individual consumer & producer behaviour alone has limited impact. Food environments—shaped by manufacturers, retailers & restaurants—often dominate. R&D, regulation, education & public assistance could help.
#Diets #Health #Consumers #Behavior #FoodSystems #FoodEnvironment
#Diets #Health #Consumers #Behavior #FoodSystems #FoodEnvironment
April 12, 2026 at 6:46 PM
… targeting individual consumer & producer behaviour alone has limited impact. Food environments—shaped by manufacturers, retailers & restaurants—often dominate. R&D, regulation, education & public assistance could help.
#Diets #Health #Consumers #Behavior #FoodSystems #FoodEnvironment
#Diets #Health #Consumers #Behavior #FoodSystems #FoodEnvironment
While voluntary measures by retailers can improve the food environment, mandatory structural changes are most effective for improving disparities in the access to healthy food.
#Review #Supermarkets #FoodEnvironment #Consumers #Health #Nutrition #Obesity
#Review #Supermarkets #FoodEnvironment #Consumers #Health #Nutrition #Obesity
March 5, 2026 at 1:06 PM
While voluntary measures by retailers can improve the food environment, mandatory structural changes are most effective for improving disparities in the access to healthy food.
#Review #Supermarkets #FoodEnvironment #Consumers #Health #Nutrition #Obesity
#Review #Supermarkets #FoodEnvironment #Consumers #Health #Nutrition #Obesity
A thoughtful commentary and an upcoming book by @juliabelluz.bsky.social and @kevinh-phd.bsky.social, have us thinking about distinctions between food and the #FoodEnvironment, as well as the problem with calling it all "toxic."
conscienhealth.org/2025/09/pois...
conscienhealth.org/2025/09/pois...
September 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
A thoughtful commentary and an upcoming book by @juliabelluz.bsky.social and @kevinh-phd.bsky.social, have us thinking about distinctions between food and the #FoodEnvironment, as well as the problem with calling it all "toxic."
conscienhealth.org/2025/09/pois...
conscienhealth.org/2025/09/pois...
🚨 New publication!
We mapped Scotland’s food environment & found big differences by deprivation.
🍽️ 60% of outlets are out-of-home
📍 Glasgow has highest density
📊 Least deprived areas=more restaurants, fewer takeaways
doi.org/10.1016/j.pm...
#FoodEnvironment #PublicHealth #Scotland #Inequalities
We mapped Scotland’s food environment & found big differences by deprivation.
🍽️ 60% of outlets are out-of-home
📍 Glasgow has highest density
📊 Least deprived areas=more restaurants, fewer takeaways
doi.org/10.1016/j.pm...
#FoodEnvironment #PublicHealth #Scotland #Inequalities
Redirecting
doi.org
September 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
🚨 New publication!
We mapped Scotland’s food environment & found big differences by deprivation.
🍽️ 60% of outlets are out-of-home
📍 Glasgow has highest density
📊 Least deprived areas=more restaurants, fewer takeaways
doi.org/10.1016/j.pm...
#FoodEnvironment #PublicHealth #Scotland #Inequalities
We mapped Scotland’s food environment & found big differences by deprivation.
🍽️ 60% of outlets are out-of-home
📍 Glasgow has highest density
📊 Least deprived areas=more restaurants, fewer takeaways
doi.org/10.1016/j.pm...
#FoodEnvironment #PublicHealth #Scotland #Inequalities
Hot off the press 🔥
One of @sisijia.bsky.social final PhD papers published in BMC Medicine that explores how the online #foodenvironment can be regulated using evidence from the offline world bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
One of @sisijia.bsky.social final PhD papers published in BMC Medicine that explores how the online #foodenvironment can be regulated using evidence from the offline world bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
November 18, 2024 at 11:31 PM
Hot off the press 🔥
One of @sisijia.bsky.social final PhD papers published in BMC Medicine that explores how the online #foodenvironment can be regulated using evidence from the offline world bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
One of @sisijia.bsky.social final PhD papers published in BMC Medicine that explores how the online #foodenvironment can be regulated using evidence from the offline world bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Which of “The Big Three” do you think has the biggest impact on your eating habits? Let's discuss!
#NutritionScience #ObesityPrevention #BehavioralHealth #FoodEnvironment #HealthPromotion #SSIB #SSIB2015
#NutritionScience #ObesityPrevention #BehavioralHealth #FoodEnvironment #HealthPromotion #SSIB #SSIB2015
September 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Which of “The Big Three” do you think has the biggest impact on your eating habits? Let's discuss!
#NutritionScience #ObesityPrevention #BehavioralHealth #FoodEnvironment #HealthPromotion #SSIB #SSIB2015
#NutritionScience #ObesityPrevention #BehavioralHealth #FoodEnvironment #HealthPromotion #SSIB #SSIB2015
New #EmpiricalPaper published! “Food environment and food insecurity in Northeastern Brazil: assessment using 800m and 1600m buffers” by Vanessa Sá Leal et al.
doi.org/10.1080/2374...
#UrbanHealth #Cities4Health #HealthyCities #FoodEnvironment #BuiltEnvironment
doi.org/10.1080/2374...
#UrbanHealth #Cities4Health #HealthyCities #FoodEnvironment #BuiltEnvironment
February 21, 2025 at 6:46 AM
New #EmpiricalPaper published! “Food environment and food insecurity in Northeastern Brazil: assessment using 800m and 1600m buffers” by Vanessa Sá Leal et al.
doi.org/10.1080/2374...
#UrbanHealth #Cities4Health #HealthyCities #FoodEnvironment #BuiltEnvironment
doi.org/10.1080/2374...
#UrbanHealth #Cities4Health #HealthyCities #FoodEnvironment #BuiltEnvironment
Governments that implement mandatory sustainability reporting could help align businesses' incentives with the necessary conditions—means, motive, and opportunity—that make it easier for consumers to make better choices.
#FoodSystem #FoodEnvironment #Sustainability #Reporting #Incentives #Consumers
#FoodSystem #FoodEnvironment #Sustainability #Reporting #Incentives #Consumers
February 24, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Governments that implement mandatory sustainability reporting could help align businesses' incentives with the necessary conditions—means, motive, and opportunity—that make it easier for consumers to make better choices.
#FoodSystem #FoodEnvironment #Sustainability #Reporting #Incentives #Consumers
#FoodSystem #FoodEnvironment #Sustainability #Reporting #Incentives #Consumers
In the last two decades, three-quarters of Pacific island countries have introduced taxes on sugary drinks. NZ is falling behind say public health experts
#publichealth #foodenvironment
www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/foo...
#publichealth #foodenvironment
www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/foo...
Food and beverage taxes for a healthier diet: The Pacific experience
New Zealand is falling further behind our Pacific neighbours and more than a hundred other countries that are using excise taxes on unhealthy food and surgary drinks to protect the health of their pop...
www.phcc.org.nz
January 30, 2024 at 11:58 PM
In the last two decades, three-quarters of Pacific island countries have introduced taxes on sugary drinks. NZ is falling behind say public health experts
#publichealth #foodenvironment
www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/foo...
#publichealth #foodenvironment
www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/foo...
📣 Project funding news!
👏 Our colleagues Martin O'Flaherty & I Gusti Ngurah Edi Putra are part of a research team investigating how UK’s 'food environment' shapes our eating habits
🔗 Press release: news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/05/14/u...
#PublicHealth #FoodEnvironment #HealthEquity #PreventiveHealth
👏 Our colleagues Martin O'Flaherty & I Gusti Ngurah Edi Putra are part of a research team investigating how UK’s 'food environment' shapes our eating habits
🔗 Press release: news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/05/14/u...
#PublicHealth #FoodEnvironment #HealthEquity #PreventiveHealth
@liverpooluni.bsky.social receives almost £4m to tackle diet-related disease and obesity
@livunipsyc.bsky.social
@livuni-iph.bsky.social
👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/05/14/u...
@livunipsyc.bsky.social
@livuni-iph.bsky.social
👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/05/14/u...
University of Liverpool receives almost £4m to tackle diet-related disease and obesity - University of Liverpool News
University of Liverpool receives almost £4m to tackle diet-related disease and obesity
news.liverpool.ac.uk
May 26, 2026 at 10:56 AM
📣 Project funding news!
👏 Our colleagues Martin O'Flaherty & I Gusti Ngurah Edi Putra are part of a research team investigating how UK’s 'food environment' shapes our eating habits
🔗 Press release: news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/05/14/u...
#PublicHealth #FoodEnvironment #HealthEquity #PreventiveHealth
👏 Our colleagues Martin O'Flaherty & I Gusti Ngurah Edi Putra are part of a research team investigating how UK’s 'food environment' shapes our eating habits
🔗 Press release: news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/05/14/u...
#PublicHealth #FoodEnvironment #HealthEquity #PreventiveHealth
👏 A big thank you to Christopher Turner of the NRI (University of Greenwich) who came to @liser.lu to speak at the RSS Seminar Series.
🗣️ Dr. Turner presented " #FoodEnvironment research – an interdisciplinary journey".
🔗 Learn more about the presentation: www.liser.lu/events/RSSUD...
🗣️ Dr. Turner presented " #FoodEnvironment research – an interdisciplinary journey".
🔗 Learn more about the presentation: www.liser.lu/events/RSSUD...
December 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
👏 A big thank you to Christopher Turner of the NRI (University of Greenwich) who came to @liser.lu to speak at the RSS Seminar Series.
🗣️ Dr. Turner presented " #FoodEnvironment research – an interdisciplinary journey".
🔗 Learn more about the presentation: www.liser.lu/events/RSSUD...
🗣️ Dr. Turner presented " #FoodEnvironment research – an interdisciplinary journey".
🔗 Learn more about the presentation: www.liser.lu/events/RSSUD...
The problem isn't individual willpower. It's the food environment.
Ultraprocessed foods overwhelm our internal signals, driving overconsumption & chronic disease. Solutions must be systemic, not supplements.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/o...
#FoodEnvironment #ChronicDisease #PublicHealth #Nutrition
Ultraprocessed foods overwhelm our internal signals, driving overconsumption & chronic disease. Solutions must be systemic, not supplements.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/o...
#FoodEnvironment #ChronicDisease #PublicHealth #Nutrition
September 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The problem isn't individual willpower. It's the food environment.
Ultraprocessed foods overwhelm our internal signals, driving overconsumption & chronic disease. Solutions must be systemic, not supplements.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/o...
#FoodEnvironment #ChronicDisease #PublicHealth #Nutrition
Ultraprocessed foods overwhelm our internal signals, driving overconsumption & chronic disease. Solutions must be systemic, not supplements.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/o...
#FoodEnvironment #ChronicDisease #PublicHealth #Nutrition
Our @beuc.bsky.social report w Eurogroup for Animals
+ EPHA sets out how the #foodenvironment massively influences our food choices + what policymakers need to do to ensure that healthier +more sustainable ones become the default
#PutChangeOnTheMenu
tinyurl.com/4e6k6epy
+ EPHA sets out how the #foodenvironment massively influences our food choices + what policymakers need to do to ensure that healthier +more sustainable ones become the default
#PutChangeOnTheMenu
tinyurl.com/4e6k6epy
November 18, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Our @beuc.bsky.social report w Eurogroup for Animals
+ EPHA sets out how the #foodenvironment massively influences our food choices + what policymakers need to do to ensure that healthier +more sustainable ones become the default
#PutChangeOnTheMenu
tinyurl.com/4e6k6epy
+ EPHA sets out how the #foodenvironment massively influences our food choices + what policymakers need to do to ensure that healthier +more sustainable ones become the default
#PutChangeOnTheMenu
tinyurl.com/4e6k6epy
(2/x) Eating nutritious #diets is almost impossible for most, as people are constantly surrounded by cheap, calorie-dense, salty, fatty, sugary and cleverly advertised foods & drinks. Our current #FoodEnvironment (the availability, quality, cost & #marketing of foods) … doi.org/10.1038/s430...
April 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
(2/x) Eating nutritious #diets is almost impossible for most, as people are constantly surrounded by cheap, calorie-dense, salty, fatty, sugary and cleverly advertised foods & drinks. Our current #FoodEnvironment (the availability, quality, cost & #marketing of foods) … doi.org/10.1038/s430...
(3/x) Our #FoodEnvironment promotes eating behaviours that are unhealthy & worsen #health inequities. Ideally the cause of a health problem should drive interventions that address that cause. But in the case of overconsumption & poor #diets, we traditionally failed to do so… doi.org/10.1038/s430...
April 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
(3/x) Our #FoodEnvironment promotes eating behaviours that are unhealthy & worsen #health inequities. Ideally the cause of a health problem should drive interventions that address that cause. But in the case of overconsumption & poor #diets, we traditionally failed to do so… doi.org/10.1038/s430...
“All #FoodEnvironment indicators suggest inequalities across countries: the availability of fruits and vegetables is generally a challenge in low- and middle-income countries, while HICs generally have widespread availability of ultra-processed foods.“
The state of food systems worldwide in the countdown to 2030 - Nature Food
Holistic indicator frameworks are needed to track food systems transformation. This Analysis shows the application of a framework recently developed by the Food Systems Countdown Initiative to all UN ...
www.nature.com
December 19, 2023 at 8:44 PM
“All #FoodEnvironment indicators suggest inequalities across countries: the availability of fruits and vegetables is generally a challenge in low- and middle-income countries, while HICs generally have widespread availability of ultra-processed foods.“
Are big retail chains driving global obesity? Study confirms alarming link 🍔🌍⚠️ www.news-medical.net/news/2025030... #GlobalHealth #Obesity #FoodSystems #RetailChains #Nutrition #UltraProcessedFoods #PublicHealth #HealthyEating #FoodEnvironment
Are big retail chains driving global obesity? Study confirms alarming link
Global rise of large food chains linked to obesity epidemic; unhealthy food sales spike dramatically over last decade.
www.news-medical.net
March 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Are big retail chains driving global obesity? Study confirms alarming link 🍔🌍⚠️ www.news-medical.net/news/2025030... #GlobalHealth #Obesity #FoodSystems #RetailChains #Nutrition #UltraProcessedFoods #PublicHealth #HealthyEating #FoodEnvironment