Leonie Elizabeth
@leonieelizabeth.bsky.social
Master of Human Nutrition | B.Pharmacy
Healthy Sustainable Food | Commercial Determinants of Health | Food Regulation | Ultra-processed Food | Food Sensitivities
FoodUnpacked.com
Healthy Sustainable Food | Commercial Determinants of Health | Food Regulation | Ultra-processed Food | Food Sensitivities
FoodUnpacked.com
Reposted by Leonie Elizabeth
Great thread about the new @uk.theconversation.com article @sheencr.bsky.social and I wrote about how Kennedy is systematically undermining vaccines in a coordinated and scarily effective way in the US.
full article here:
theconversation.com/how-rfk-jr-i...
full article here:
theconversation.com/how-rfk-jr-i...
Despite the fact that vaccines have saved millions of lives and RFK Jr made promises that he was not anti-vaccine when he was confirmed as HHS and pledged to maintain vaccines and science integrity he is systematically going back on that promise #ImmunoSky 🧪🧵
How RFK Jr is systematically undermining vaccines around the world
Vaccines saved 154 million lives. But as fear of disease fades, so does protection – raising the chilling prospect of a return to the pre-vaccine era.
theconversation.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Great thread about the new @uk.theconversation.com article @sheencr.bsky.social and I wrote about how Kennedy is systematically undermining vaccines in a coordinated and scarily effective way in the US.
full article here:
theconversation.com/how-rfk-jr-i...
full article here:
theconversation.com/how-rfk-jr-i...
Reposted by Leonie Elizabeth
Some nutrition training for physician is great. But there are real issues this runs into:
abcnews.go.com/Politics/rfk...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/rfk...
RFK Jr. to tell medical schools to teach nutrition or lose federal funding
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to tell medical schools they must offer nutrition courses to students or risk losing federal funding from the DHS.
abcnews.go.com
June 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Some nutrition training for physician is great. But there are real issues this runs into:
abcnews.go.com/Politics/rfk...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/rfk...
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans—is the evidence bar too low or too high? - The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ajcn.nutrition.org/article/S000...
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans—is the evidence bar too low or too high?
Every 5 y, the federal government updates the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs),
aiming to provide advice on what to eat and drink to meet nutrient needs, promote
health, and prevent disease. A ...
ajcn.nutrition.org
January 23, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans—is the evidence bar too low or too high? - The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ajcn.nutrition.org/article/S000...
Reposted by Leonie Elizabeth
The ‘Southampton Six’ colours should be avoided in young children’s diets because of links to hyperactivity. www.itv.com/news/central... #NutSky #EarlyYears #Nutrition
www.itv.com
December 4, 2024 at 10:07 PM
The ‘Southampton Six’ colours should be avoided in young children’s diets because of links to hyperactivity. www.itv.com/news/central... #NutSky #EarlyYears #Nutrition
Reposted by Leonie Elizabeth
www.nurseryworld.co.uk/content/feat... (not keen on title but article good) #EarlyYears #Nutrition #UPF #NutSky @daynabrackley.bsky.social @barbscrowther.bsky.social @katfoodjenner.bsky.social
Health & Wellbeing: Just how bad are ultra-processed foods and how should they be avoided? - Nursery World
Annette Rawstrone discusses ultra-processed foods and how settings can make changes to provide healthier meals for children
www.nurseryworld.co.uk
December 4, 2024 at 11:34 PM
www.nurseryworld.co.uk/content/feat... (not keen on title but article good) #EarlyYears #Nutrition #UPF #NutSky @daynabrackley.bsky.social @barbscrowther.bsky.social @katfoodjenner.bsky.social
Reposted by Leonie Elizabeth
Who's responsible for chemical additives in food?
Thx @anahadoconnor
"In many cases, it’s not the FDA that decides if chemical additives are safe to use in food. Instead, it’s the companies that make and sell the products that contain them."
washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
Thx @anahadoconnor
"In many cases, it’s not the FDA that decides if chemical additives are safe to use in food. Instead, it’s the companies that make and sell the products that contain them."
washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
How potentially harmful additives have infiltrated America’s food
A legal loophole allows companies to add new additives into your food without approval from the Food and Drug Administration. The consequences can be dire.
washingtonpost.com
November 23, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Who's responsible for chemical additives in food?
Thx @anahadoconnor
"In many cases, it’s not the FDA that decides if chemical additives are safe to use in food. Instead, it’s the companies that make and sell the products that contain them."
washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
Thx @anahadoconnor
"In many cases, it’s not the FDA that decides if chemical additives are safe to use in food. Instead, it’s the companies that make and sell the products that contain them."
washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
Reposted by Leonie Elizabeth
Ultra-processed foods are increasingly recognized by consumers as contributing to poor health. What should the food industry do? Make healthier foods? Nah, according to this article the answer is more advertising! 🤦♂️
November 27, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Ultra-processed foods are increasingly recognized by consumers as contributing to poor health. What should the food industry do? Make healthier foods? Nah, according to this article the answer is more advertising! 🤦♂️
I will be writing from here on 20 January. Watch this space.
November 14, 2024 at 3:55 AM
I will be writing from here on 20 January. Watch this space.