Mark Lawrence

UK government dropped health push after lobbying by ultra-processed food firms Exclusive: Guardian investigation reveals guidance for retailers in England changed after campaign by global food firms

I spent the half-year working on this investigation. Extraordinary influence of UPF lobby behind the scenes.

'UK government dropped health push after lobbying by ultra-processed food firms' 👇

www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...

Regulatory responses to ultra-processed foods are skewed towards behaviour change and not food system transformation - Nature Food Policies on ultra-processed foods (UPFs) can help drive food system transformation, but the extent to which the current policy and regulatory landscape contributes to this transformation remains uncle...

Obviously, you should also read the article by Northcott et al, on which this is a commentary...

www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Hello Lauren
Great idea. Please can you add me to the list.

Just joined BlueSky and couldn't be happier to share this as my first post! Thanks @belindareeve.bsky.social 🎉

Thrilled to have this paper out!

Please could you add me as well

Independent study by @lshtm.bsky.social, published in @thelancet.bsky.social, estimated > 64,000 traumatic injury deaths in Gaza from 7 October 2023 to 30 June 2024.

3% of population of Gaza has died due to violence, 59% of whom were women, children, and elderly.

www.thelancet.com/action/showP...