Dr Kim Anastasiou
@kimanastasiou.bsky.social
Healthy, sustainable & equitable food systems researcher & dietitian 🍎🌳
Focused on: food policy, ultra-processed foods and sustainable food systems
Research Fellow @ Adelaide Uni
Lecturer @ Uni SA
Board member @ Healthy Food Systems Australia
Focused on: food policy, ultra-processed foods and sustainable food systems
Research Fellow @ Adelaide Uni
Lecturer @ Uni SA
Board member @ Healthy Food Systems Australia
Similarly, switching to recycled PET bottles would improve plastic use but the benefits for other indicators were modest.
We then combined all of the policy scenarios and found that this led to the largest benefits.
We then combined all of the policy scenarios and found that this led to the largest benefits.
March 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Similarly, switching to recycled PET bottles would improve plastic use but the benefits for other indicators were modest.
We then combined all of the policy scenarios and found that this led to the largest benefits.
We then combined all of the policy scenarios and found that this led to the largest benefits.
We first find that the environmental impacts of water-based UPF beverages much higher than their comparators – still or sparkling bottled waters (of course, they have more than just water as their ingredients and use thicker packaging if carbonated).
March 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
We first find that the environmental impacts of water-based UPF beverages much higher than their comparators – still or sparkling bottled waters (of course, they have more than just water as their ingredients and use thicker packaging if carbonated).
📣Excited to have my final PhD study published!
This work aimed to quantify the environmental impacts of ultra-processed beverages and analyse their impacts under different policy-based scenarios.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
This work aimed to quantify the environmental impacts of ultra-processed beverages and analyse their impacts under different policy-based scenarios.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
March 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
📣Excited to have my final PhD study published!
This work aimed to quantify the environmental impacts of ultra-processed beverages and analyse their impacts under different policy-based scenarios.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
This work aimed to quantify the environmental impacts of ultra-processed beverages and analyse their impacts under different policy-based scenarios.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Another fun workshop yesterday for UniSA's Future Food's course... this time talk about a pet-passion of mine - eating invasive species!
I was delighted to hear that many of the students had already tried feral goats, deer, pigs and rabbits and would be willing to eat them again.
I was delighted to hear that many of the students had already tried feral goats, deer, pigs and rabbits and would be willing to eat them again.
March 20, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Another fun workshop yesterday for UniSA's Future Food's course... this time talk about a pet-passion of mine - eating invasive species!
I was delighted to hear that many of the students had already tried feral goats, deer, pigs and rabbits and would be willing to eat them again.
I was delighted to hear that many of the students had already tried feral goats, deer, pigs and rabbits and would be willing to eat them again.
A very happy St Paddy's to all ☘️
My St Pat's looks a little different (and a lot less exhausting!) these days, but I always love the opportunity to reflect on the beautiful community and wonderful opportunities that dance has brought into my life, and the lives of so many. ☘️💃☘️
My St Pat's looks a little different (and a lot less exhausting!) these days, but I always love the opportunity to reflect on the beautiful community and wonderful opportunities that dance has brought into my life, and the lives of so many. ☘️💃☘️
March 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
A very happy St Paddy's to all ☘️
My St Pat's looks a little different (and a lot less exhausting!) these days, but I always love the opportunity to reflect on the beautiful community and wonderful opportunities that dance has brought into my life, and the lives of so many. ☘️💃☘️
My St Pat's looks a little different (and a lot less exhausting!) these days, but I always love the opportunity to reflect on the beautiful community and wonderful opportunities that dance has brought into my life, and the lives of so many. ☘️💃☘️
First workshop for the Future Foods topic at UniSA is done and dusted!
Absolutely loving my new role as lecturer and course coordinator 🎉
Today we covered the fundamentals of sustainable food systems, played with the GGDOT climate food flashcards and drew our concerns about food in a systems map
Absolutely loving my new role as lecturer and course coordinator 🎉
Today we covered the fundamentals of sustainable food systems, played with the GGDOT climate food flashcards and drew our concerns about food in a systems map
March 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
First workshop for the Future Foods topic at UniSA is done and dusted!
Absolutely loving my new role as lecturer and course coordinator 🎉
Today we covered the fundamentals of sustainable food systems, played with the GGDOT climate food flashcards and drew our concerns about food in a systems map
Absolutely loving my new role as lecturer and course coordinator 🎉
Today we covered the fundamentals of sustainable food systems, played with the GGDOT climate food flashcards and drew our concerns about food in a systems map
The authors also provide a model of how to integrate degrowth thinking into food systems transformation
January 16, 2025 at 4:23 AM
The authors also provide a model of how to integrate degrowth thinking into food systems transformation
This figure outlines the alignment between the two concepts, highlighting that many of the proposed solutions for food systems are aligned with the degrowth concept, aside from the technocentric solutions
January 16, 2025 at 4:23 AM
This figure outlines the alignment between the two concepts, highlighting that many of the proposed solutions for food systems are aligned with the degrowth concept, aside from the technocentric solutions
I won't give away too many of the findings, as they are preliminary and the full analysis is yet to be completed, but it's safe to say that Australian food policies are falling short of what we need them to be doing...
December 12, 2024 at 3:34 AM
I won't give away too many of the findings, as they are preliminary and the full analysis is yet to be completed, but it's safe to say that Australian food policies are falling short of what we need them to be doing...
We've been busy analysing over 150 federal and state food policies across Australia to determine how health, health equity and sustainability are framed and addressed. The presentation at #AFRN focused specifically on the 45 federal policies included in our analysis
December 12, 2024 at 3:34 AM
We've been busy analysing over 150 federal and state food policies across Australia to determine how health, health equity and sustainability are framed and addressed. The presentation at #AFRN focused specifically on the 45 federal policies included in our analysis
It's a week late, but better late than never, right?
Last week I had the pleasure of presenting some of our team's recent work analysing sustainability messages in Australian food policies at the #AFRN conference
(photo courtesy of Amy Carrad)
Last week I had the pleasure of presenting some of our team's recent work analysing sustainability messages in Australian food policies at the #AFRN conference
(photo courtesy of Amy Carrad)
December 12, 2024 at 3:34 AM
It's a week late, but better late than never, right?
Last week I had the pleasure of presenting some of our team's recent work analysing sustainability messages in Australian food policies at the #AFRN conference
(photo courtesy of Amy Carrad)
Last week I had the pleasure of presenting some of our team's recent work analysing sustainability messages in Australian food policies at the #AFRN conference
(photo courtesy of Amy Carrad)
Adverts often framed junk food as a form of "self care" or enabling family time.
December 6, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Adverts often framed junk food as a form of "self care" or enabling family time.
Christine Parker presented on online junk food marketing, noting that "Harmful marketing is the lifeblood of the internet"
...although very few online platforms have done anything about junk food advertising
...although very few online platforms have done anything about junk food advertising
December 6, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Christine Parker presented on online junk food marketing, noting that "Harmful marketing is the lifeblood of the internet"
...although very few online platforms have done anything about junk food advertising
...although very few online platforms have done anything about junk food advertising
- Cherry-picking evidence including self-citing and citing other industry studies
- Undermining existing evidence and disregarding the wider body of literature due to standard methods (e.g. stating that all observational evidence is rubbish so we can't know anything about meat)
- Undermining existing evidence and disregarding the wider body of literature due to standard methods (e.g. stating that all observational evidence is rubbish so we can't know anything about meat)
December 6, 2024 at 4:41 AM
- Cherry-picking evidence including self-citing and citing other industry studies
- Undermining existing evidence and disregarding the wider body of literature due to standard methods (e.g. stating that all observational evidence is rubbish so we can't know anything about meat)
- Undermining existing evidence and disregarding the wider body of literature due to standard methods (e.g. stating that all observational evidence is rubbish so we can't know anything about meat)
Unsurprisingly, studies funded by the meat industry are substantially more likely to find positive outcomes
December 6, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Unsurprisingly, studies funded by the meat industry are substantially more likely to find positive outcomes
Navid Teimouri presented on the impact of industry involvement in meat research
December 6, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Navid Teimouri presented on the impact of industry involvement in meat research
1. Legacies- including many legacies which are no longer fit for purpose and stifle innovation.
2. The space is shaped by private sector interests and
3. bound by global economic policy agenda's
2. The space is shaped by private sector interests and
3. bound by global economic policy agenda's
December 6, 2024 at 4:41 AM
1. Legacies- including many legacies which are no longer fit for purpose and stifle innovation.
2. The space is shaped by private sector interests and
3. bound by global economic policy agenda's
2. The space is shaped by private sector interests and
3. bound by global economic policy agenda's
Anne Marie Thow opened day 3 with a discussion of global policy environments, outlining three key paradigms and related metrics which are shaping and preventing positive change within the policy space + resulting in policy incoherence
December 6, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Anne Marie Thow opened day 3 with a discussion of global policy environments, outlining three key paradigms and related metrics which are shaping and preventing positive change within the policy space + resulting in policy incoherence
The afternoon plenary discussed the impact of cumulative disasters in the northern rivers region (drought, fire, flood, pandemic, more floods)
December 5, 2024 at 8:21 AM
The afternoon plenary discussed the impact of cumulative disasters in the northern rivers region (drought, fire, flood, pandemic, more floods)
Jeff Neilson explains that the dominant mode of sustainability governance in Vietnamese ag has historically been codes of conduct and in-house sustainability standards... but is now shifting to top-down requirements to meet sustainability strategies of leading corporations
December 5, 2024 at 8:21 AM
Jeff Neilson explains that the dominant mode of sustainability governance in Vietnamese ag has historically been codes of conduct and in-house sustainability standards... but is now shifting to top-down requirements to meet sustainability strategies of leading corporations
Stefan Ouma opening day 2 of #AFRN discussing race in land grabbing.
Key points:
Race in the food system can be analysed through understanding the following structural roots:
1. Viewing man and nature as separate
Key points:
Race in the food system can be analysed through understanding the following structural roots:
1. Viewing man and nature as separate
December 4, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Stefan Ouma opening day 2 of #AFRN discussing race in land grabbing.
Key points:
Race in the food system can be analysed through understanding the following structural roots:
1. Viewing man and nature as separate
Key points:
Race in the food system can be analysed through understanding the following structural roots:
1. Viewing man and nature as separate
Hope Johnson rounding off the day with another great presentation, this time on how supermarket contracts with farmers lead to substantial food waste
December 4, 2024 at 6:45 AM
Hope Johnson rounding off the day with another great presentation, this time on how supermarket contracts with farmers lead to substantial food waste
She also discussed the key barriers to regen farming. These include:
1. Knowledge and mindset
2. Lack of consistent definition and stigma to convert farming methods or be labelled as regen
3. High initial costs and short-termism
4. Social agency and regulation
1. Knowledge and mindset
2. Lack of consistent definition and stigma to convert farming methods or be labelled as regen
3. High initial costs and short-termism
4. Social agency and regulation
December 4, 2024 at 2:12 AM
She also discussed the key barriers to regen farming. These include:
1. Knowledge and mindset
2. Lack of consistent definition and stigma to convert farming methods or be labelled as regen
3. High initial costs and short-termism
4. Social agency and regulation
1. Knowledge and mindset
2. Lack of consistent definition and stigma to convert farming methods or be labelled as regen
3. High initial costs and short-termism
4. Social agency and regulation
Hanabeth Luke @ #AFRN shared the definition of regen ag that has been developed by farmers. Unlike other definitions it has an emphasis on human health, which farmers saw as key
December 4, 2024 at 2:01 AM
Hanabeth Luke @ #AFRN shared the definition of regen ag that has been developed by farmers. Unlike other definitions it has an emphasis on human health, which farmers saw as key