Mark Lawrence

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11.01.2026 23:33 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Lancet Series on Ultra-processed Foods

How did ultra-processed foods come to dominate what much of the world eats–and what can we do about it?

🌍 Join the launch of The Lancet Series on UPFs & Human Health, 19 Nov (London + online)

Experts will unpack the science, policy & politics of UPFs
🔗 Register: www.fsp.usp.br/nupens/launc...

09.10.2025 12:14 — 👍 16    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 1

Great paper. I especially like the line, "ecological interactions are at the heart of the nutritional content of most species we consume."

15.08.2025 07:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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...

17.05.2025 16:19 — 👍 125    🔁 73    💬 12    📌 6

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...

04.03.2025 11:55 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

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

11.02.2025 03:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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!

14.01.2025 22:33 — 👍 20    🔁 5    💬 3    📌 1

Please could you add me as well

12.01.2025 21:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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...

10.01.2025 16:24 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0