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Prof Devi Sridhar
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Professor & Chair of Global Public Health, Edinburgh Uni. Certified Level 3 Personal Trainer. Views own.

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Devi Lalita Sridhar FRSE is an American public health researcher, who is both professor and chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Her research considers the effectiveness of public health interventions and how to improve developmental assistance for health. Sridhar directs the University of Edinburgh's Global Health Governance Programme which she established in 2014. .. more

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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · Mar 4
Excited to share my new book with you. Out now for pre-order: www.penguin.co.uk/books/458539...

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4d
Increase taxes for working people, or make the super-rich pay their fair share? The answer seems obvious – but not to Labour | Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah
Increase taxes for working people, or make the super-rich pay their fair share? The answer seems obvious – but not to Labour | Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah
Rachel Reeves has unnecessarily blocked her options of what to include in her budget, says Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah of the New Economics Foundation
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 5d
X effect: How Elon Musk is boosting the British right
X effect: How Elon Musk is boosting the British right
Sky's Tom Cheshire explains how Elon Musk's X is boosting the British right.
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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · 5d
28 Jan 2026. How do we enjoy longer and healthier lives? Join us live in London and online, as we share expert advice on how to age better, inside and out. www.theguardian.com/guardian-liv...
Fit Forever: Wellness for midlife and beyond
How do we enjoy longer and healthier lives? Join us live in London and online, as we share expert advice on how to age better, inside and out.
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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · 6d
Congrats to my brilliant student Kelsey Gonzalez on this new research paper👏https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0033350625004329
Structural barriers to prenatal care for migrant women at the United States–Mexico border: a qualitative study
Recent United States (US) immigration policies have left thousands of asylum seekers stranded in Mexican border cities with limited access to healthca…
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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · 7d
Most things in life don't seem to work out. But every once in a while, the stars align. www.penguin.co.uk/books/458539...

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Stuart Gillespie @stuartgillespie.bsky.social · 11d
This excellent book brilliantly captures the breadth of the health challenge – with chapters on diet, exercise, mental health, transport, water, clean air, gun control, smoking, health care systems – while deep-diving into the detail of both problems and solutions.

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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · 11d
hey kind people- if you read my book & enjoyed it, I'd be grateful if you could recommend to a friend or colleague or even post a review online- it's a real passion project and just want people to read it and engage with the ideas

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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · 16d
More signed copies at @waterstones.bsky.social in Edinburgh- also exciting book events ahead which I'll post about soon.

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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · 20d
The data shows Brexit was a massive mistake and badly hurt the economy. We're all paying for it. It was Nigel Farage who sold the lies that it would make life better. How can anyone still listen to him about anything?

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 20d
Remember this, whenever someone says "alternative proteins - yuck!"
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Beef, pork, chicken: the world loves cheap meat. If people knew what really goes in it, that love affair would be over | Devi Sridhar
Antibiotic use in farming is now rampant. How meat is produced in China may mean the drugs you need here won’t work, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburg...
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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · 21d
My new column on what's going into cheap meat & the health cost www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Can we keep antibiotics working? Yes, but the world needs to follow the EU and the UK | Devi Sridhar
Unless more countries drastically cut back on antibiotic use in food production, these vital drugs will lose their efficacy for humans, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the Uni...
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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · 24d
Happy Sat☀️- Guardian newsletter out today on my past week. Excerpt below- subscribe to Matters of Opinion

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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · 24d
From @nature.com pick of best science books www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · 25d
Full book details here: www.penguin.co.uk/books/458539...
How Not to Die (Too Soon)
Have you ever questioned why, despite the avalanche of self-help books and optimization hacks, we remain embroiled in multiple global health crises? Populations worldwide are gaining life-shortening e...
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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · 25d
ICYMI- article on my book: Exercise like the Dutch, eat like the Japanese and treat cancer like the Finns – why other nations hold the secret to a better quality life www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...

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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · 26d
Hey- the Guardian has started a new Sat newsletter- I'm doing this Sat and sharing some random thoughts 🎃🥧🤖📚. Sign up here: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Matters of Opinion | The Guardian
<p>A new weekly newsletter from Guardian Opinion</p>
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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · Oct 9
New podcast with the Guardian www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
What are ultra-processed foods doing to our bodies? – podcast
Numbers of younger people getting bowel and colon cancers are rising. Devi Sridhar explains why their diets could be to blame
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Oct 1
Colon cancer is on the rise among young people – and research points to one major culprit | Devi Sridhar
Colon cancer is on the rise among young people – and research points to one major culprit | Devi Sridhar
If smoking was the cancer villain of the 20th century, eating ultra-processed food may be its 21st-century counterpart, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh
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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · Oct 1
My latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Colon cancer is on the rise among young people – and research points to one major culprit | Devi Sridhar
If smoking was the cancer villain of the 20th century, eating ultra-processed food may be its 21st-century counterpart, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinb...
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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · Sep 30
People feel their lives are harder than their parents- Farage offers a compelling narrative of why (immigrants) and how he will fix it (stop immigration). I think it's a completely wrong explanation, but it's simple and appealing- and feeds into our worse impulses.

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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · Sep 30
People thinking that Reform's suggestions of getting rid of legal immigrants will fix the NHS have no idea how much it will hurt healthcare. Immigrants & children of immigrants keep the NHS functioning. Same with social care.

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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · Sep 29
The paperback version is out in 2026🍎

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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · Sep 29
Hey India people: I'll be on NDTV on 2nd October (Thurs) for the annual telethon on a clean & healthy India talking about my new book and lessons on health & long lives. **Amitabh Bachchan** also joining as the campaign brand ambassador.

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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · Sep 24
This Trump quote😆: "I don't say it in a braggadocious way- but it’s true—I’ve been right about everything"

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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · Sep 24
UN General Assembly this week in NYC -> was speaking yesterday at a side event at the same time as Donald Trump on his favourite topics -> food, climate and health systems.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Sep 10
Why have energy drinks been banned for under-16s in England? The real question is why it wasn’t done sooner | Devi Sridhar
Why have energy drinks been banned for under-16s in England? The real question is why it wasn’t done sooner | Devi Sridhar
Expecting parents to police kids’ intake of a psychoactive drug is unrealistic and unfair given the power of social media, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh
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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · Sep 10
My latest Guardian column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why have energy drinks been banned for under-16s in England? The real question is why it wasn’t done sooner | Devi Sridhar
Expecting parents to police kids’ intake of a psychoactive drug is unrealistic and unfair given the power of social media, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Ed...
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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · Sep 8
Freshers week again: my column on random things I've learned from 20+ years at the uni www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Turn up in person, get used to rejection and eat more than cornflakes: my advice to university freshers | Devi Sridhar
The odds are stacked against this generation of UK students, but here are a few things that might help, says Prof Devi Sridhar, the chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh
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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · Sep 7
This is without any evidence or data to support it. Cancer existed before COVID vaccines. The rise in early onset cancers- going on for decades- is not linked to COVID vaccines. Follow scientists & medical researchers. Not ppl selling snake oil. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Doctor uses Reform conference speech to link king’s cancer to Covid vaccine
Aseem Malhotra claimed ‘eminent oncologist’ said jab was ‘significant factor in the cancer of members of royal family’
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