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Andrea Smith

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Senior Research Associate @mrc_epid. Interested in health, behavioural epi & the prevention of childhood obesity. Also @GeminiResearch & CPDA @JesusCollegeCam

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UCL News

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Family affluence shields children from the risks of obesity and unhealthy eating habits, even when they're surrounded by unhealthy food options, according to a study co-led by Dr @andreadsmith.bsky.social and Prof Clare Llewellyn @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...

Affluence protects children from obesity even in areas with lots of unhealthy food outlets

Family affluence shields children from the risks of obesity and unhealthy eating habits, even when they're surrounded by unhealthy food options, according to a study co-led by researchers at UCL.

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October 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM

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ISBNPA

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New #IJBNPA publication examines the impact of family deprivation and neighborhood #Food environments on family #EatingHabits and #ChildhoodObesity!
Check this out👇
https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12966-025-01788-7

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July 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM

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Dr. Florence Sheen

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📣NEW PAPER📣 We used WHO data to investigate UK women’s exposure to commercial milk formula (CMF) marketing + beliefs about breast/bottle feeding.

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📃: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

March 26, 2025 at 9:43 AM

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Rana Conway

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In case you missed it – we also looking at Health Care Professionals views of formula marketing. Spoiler alert – they want tighter marketing regulations.
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Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on commercial milk formula marketing in the UK: a qualitative study

Objectives To understand (1) healthcare professionals’ (HCPs) perceptions and experiences of commercial milk formula (CMF) marketing to consumers and HCPs and (2) HCPs’ perspectives on regulation of C...

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March 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM

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Rana Conway

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Our new paper is out – investigating women’s exposure to commercial milk formula marketing and their beliefs about breast and bottle feeding.
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Cross‐Sectional Associations Between Exposure to Commercial Milk Formula Marketing, Beliefs About Its Use, and Socioeconomic Position Among Pregnant Women and Mothers in the UK

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March 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM