Yanaina Chavez-Ugalde
@yanainachu
Systems thinker • Commercial determinants of diet and obesity • Ultra-processed food consumption in youth • Researcher @CityUniLondon @FoodPolicyCity
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07-08-2010 04:27:57
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Really looking forward do doing all the fun stuff aka 👉 food system mapping workshop The Health Improvement Commission for Gsy and Ald!
Brilliant article on UPFs. Current evidence, the lobbying by food corporations and the manufacturing of doubt. + featuring Jean Adams “There’s scientific agreement on the science. It’s how to interpret that to make a policy that people aren’t sure of.” on.ft.com/450TH5y
In a commentary for The Conversation, Yanaina Chavez-Ugalde, Esther van Sluijs & Zoi Toumpakari discuss their new findings on ultra-processed food consumption in UK adolescents, and the implications for food policy. #UltraProcessedFood #upf Cambridge University University of Bristol theconversation.com/uk-teenagers-g…
See how ineffective the evaluation of the safety of substances added to food in the USA is. Thousands never independently assessed. Likely similar in most countries. Yet another reason for consumers to avoid UPFs and for health authorities to regulate them.ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.210…