Praise Rudaviro Zimunya
@praise-r-zimunya.bsky.social
Nutrition|Health behaviour|Public Health|Food Systems & Food Environment|Sustainable Diets
Eating should be a joyful experience that brings pleasure.
January 28, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Eating should be a joyful experience that brings pleasure.
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The cost of nutrient-rich foods like veggies and fruits is soaring compared to staples like rice and grains. This imbalance makes it harder for many to maintain a healthy diet.
Let's talk solutions! Beans
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Let's talk solutions! Beans
https://f.mtr.cool/qvfafwgvdr
September 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The cost of nutrient-rich foods like veggies and fruits is soaring compared to staples like rice and grains. This imbalance makes it harder for many to maintain a healthy diet.
Let's talk solutions! Beans
https://f.mtr.cool/qvfafwgvdr
Let's talk solutions! Beans
https://f.mtr.cool/qvfafwgvdr
Diets aren’t shaped only by personal preferences — but by powerful actors and policies that determine what food is available, how it’s priced, and how it’s promoted and labelled.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Diets aren’t shaped only by personal preferences — but by powerful actors and policies that determine what food is available, how it’s priced, and how it’s promoted and labelled.
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📢 In case you missed it:
At #EASD2025, Richard Holt & Anne Peters presented the updated @easdnews.bsky.social & @amdiabetesassn.bsky.social consensus on adult #type1diabetes care.
Now open for consultation - review & share feedback via QR code or 👉 professional.diabetes.org/clinical-sup...
#T1D
At #EASD2025, Richard Holt & Anne Peters presented the updated @easdnews.bsky.social & @amdiabetesassn.bsky.social consensus on adult #type1diabetes care.
Now open for consultation - review & share feedback via QR code or 👉 professional.diabetes.org/clinical-sup...
#T1D
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
📢 In case you missed it:
At #EASD2025, Richard Holt & Anne Peters presented the updated @easdnews.bsky.social & @amdiabetesassn.bsky.social consensus on adult #type1diabetes care.
Now open for consultation - review & share feedback via QR code or 👉 professional.diabetes.org/clinical-sup...
#T1D
At #EASD2025, Richard Holt & Anne Peters presented the updated @easdnews.bsky.social & @amdiabetesassn.bsky.social consensus on adult #type1diabetes care.
Now open for consultation - review & share feedback via QR code or 👉 professional.diabetes.org/clinical-sup...
#T1D
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In our new special issue: Heterogeneity in the development of diabetes-related complications: narrative review of the roles of ancestry and geographical determinants link.springer.com/article/10.1.... See the full collection here diabetologia-journal.org/collections/...
Heterogeneity in the development of diabetes-related complications: narrative review of the roles of ancestry and geographical determinants - Diabetologia
The risk of developing diabetes-related complications is influenced by a combination of biological factors, clinical factors and social determinants of health that vary across countries and ethnic gro...
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September 18, 2025 at 6:28 AM
In our new special issue: Heterogeneity in the development of diabetes-related complications: narrative review of the roles of ancestry and geographical determinants link.springer.com/article/10.1.... See the full collection here diabetologia-journal.org/collections/...
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Based on preclinical studies and control of thermogenesis, dietary interventions implementing use of specific branched fatty acids or modulation of proteins involved in their metabolism might be a promising strategy to treat #obesity and related metabolic diseases www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Peroxisomal metabolism of branched fatty acids regulates energy homeostasis - Nature
A UCP1-independent mechanism of thermogenesis involving ATP-consuming metabolism of monomethyl branched-chain fatty acids in peroxisomes is described and a previously unrecognized role for peroxisomes in adipose tissue thermogenesis is identified.
www.nature.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Based on preclinical studies and control of thermogenesis, dietary interventions implementing use of specific branched fatty acids or modulation of proteins involved in their metabolism might be a promising strategy to treat #obesity and related metabolic diseases www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Study of 3,481 people in Great Britain finds that people bought out-of-home meals more often when there were more food outlets nearby, not based on how healthy the menus were.
@jeanmadams.bsky.social and colleagues recommend limiting outlet numbers may help improve diets.
@jeanmadams.bsky.social and colleagues recommend limiting outlet numbers may help improve diets.
Neighbourhood out-of-home food environment, menu healthiness, and their associations with meal purchasing and diet quality: a multiverse analysis - Nutrition Journal
Background Governments worldwide have implemented various interventions to improve the healthiness of food offered by out-of-home outlets. However, there is limited evidence on whether healthier…
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September 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Study of 3,481 people in Great Britain finds that people bought out-of-home meals more often when there were more food outlets nearby, not based on how healthy the menus were.
@jeanmadams.bsky.social and colleagues recommend limiting outlet numbers may help improve diets.
@jeanmadams.bsky.social and colleagues recommend limiting outlet numbers may help improve diets.
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The UK Congress on Obesity, hosted by @ukaso.bsky.social, focused on "Understanding Obesity: From Research to Clinical and Public Health Practice." Researchers from @mrcepid.bsky.social attended to enhance our knowledge of obesity.
September 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The UK Congress on Obesity, hosted by @ukaso.bsky.social, focused on "Understanding Obesity: From Research to Clinical and Public Health Practice." Researchers from @mrcepid.bsky.social attended to enhance our knowledge of obesity.
Although it may seem that our attitudes and practices are decided independently, our thoughts and actions are often socially motivated. #behavioralscience #socialscience #SBC
September 15, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Although it may seem that our attitudes and practices are decided independently, our thoughts and actions are often socially motivated. #behavioralscience #socialscience #SBC
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In this BMJ paper, @martinwhite33.bsky.social and colleagues present a new MRC and NIHR framework that provides an integrated guide for using a natural experimental approach to evaluating population health and health system interventions.
Read the paper at buff.ly/cEXl6km
Read the paper at buff.ly/cEXl6km
August 13, 2025 at 11:28 AM
In this BMJ paper, @martinwhite33.bsky.social and colleagues present a new MRC and NIHR framework that provides an integrated guide for using a natural experimental approach to evaluating population health and health system interventions.
Read the paper at buff.ly/cEXl6km
Read the paper at buff.ly/cEXl6km
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📢 New article alert!
Want to encourage more sustainable diets? Then don’t talk about sustainability. That’s the surprising takeaway from my research.
Read the full article for free here: theimpactmagazine.org/magaz… (page 22-23)
Want to encourage more sustainable diets? Then don’t talk about sustainability. That’s the surprising takeaway from my research.
Read the full article for free here: theimpactmagazine.org/magaz… (page 22-23)
July 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
📢 New article alert!
Want to encourage more sustainable diets? Then don’t talk about sustainability. That’s the surprising takeaway from my research.
Read the full article for free here: theimpactmagazine.org/magaz… (page 22-23)
Want to encourage more sustainable diets? Then don’t talk about sustainability. That’s the surprising takeaway from my research.
Read the full article for free here: theimpactmagazine.org/magaz… (page 22-23)
Great network!
Our early career researchers have set up a network to support those working in #research related to healthy, sustainable, and equitable diets and food systems. Is that you? You can find out more on our website: www.phc.ox.ac.uk/research/res...
cc @betheveleigh.bsky.social @petescarbs.bsky.social
cc @betheveleigh.bsky.social @petescarbs.bsky.social
Early Career Network
www.phc.ox.ac.uk
August 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Great network!
This has been quite successful in some countries
Lower value added #taxes (VAT) for products with #NutriScore "A" could boost their consumption. A lower #VAT for certain foods is common, e.g. in #Germany a rate of 7% applies to staple foods. Alas, these include more unhealthy products like #sausages or #cheese, while… (1/2) doi.org/10.1002/fft2...
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July 29, 2025 at 8:44 AM
This has been quite successful in some countries
Being concious about adding plant based ingredients in meals go a long way! Adding spinach to your breakfast eggs and veg to your fried rice are small ways to improve overal intake.
Increasing familiarity with plant-based meals—not focusing on ingredients or individual dishes—may be a promising strategy to boost #plantbased meal consumption. Reducing food #neophobia may also be important, esp. in countries where dietary norms are less diverse: doi.org/10.1016/j.ap... #diets
Redirecting
doi.org
July 29, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Being concious about adding plant based ingredients in meals go a long way! Adding spinach to your breakfast eggs and veg to your fried rice are small ways to improve overal intake.
Reposted by Praise Rudaviro Zimunya
Increasing familiarity with plant-based meals—not focusing on ingredients or individual dishes—may be a promising strategy to boost #plantbased meal consumption. Reducing food #neophobia may also be important, esp. in countries where dietary norms are less diverse: doi.org/10.1016/j.ap... #diets
Redirecting
doi.org
July 29, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Increasing familiarity with plant-based meals—not focusing on ingredients or individual dishes—may be a promising strategy to boost #plantbased meal consumption. Reducing food #neophobia may also be important, esp. in countries where dietary norms are less diverse: doi.org/10.1016/j.ap... #diets
Looking forward World Breastfeeding Week 2025 which is an annual celebration which is held every year from 1 to 7 August.
July 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Looking forward World Breastfeeding Week 2025 which is an annual celebration which is held every year from 1 to 7 August.
We love Mopane worms here in Zimbabwe!
We tasted mopane worms for the first time. They are a delicacy in Zimbabwe. They are really quite delicious.
July 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
We love Mopane worms here in Zimbabwe!
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We tasted mopane worms for the first time. They are a delicacy in Zimbabwe. They are really quite delicious.
April 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
We tasted mopane worms for the first time. They are a delicacy in Zimbabwe. They are really quite delicious.
If you are in Harare, Zimbabwe...
June 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
If you are in Harare, Zimbabwe...
Food and cooking are the closest we may get to magic!
June 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Food and cooking are the closest we may get to magic!
'We might think we have autonomy over our food choices, but we are all heavily influenced by our environment – physical, economic and social' - @petescarbs.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 8:24 AM
'We might think we have autonomy over our food choices, but we are all heavily influenced by our environment – physical, economic and social' - @petescarbs.bsky.social
When food meets culture…
A lot of the culturally significant foods come from a place of struggle.
In Zimbabwe, the ‘gango’ meal ( the word translating to wok/ roasting pan) is a mix of offal, organ meats and leafy vegetables!
A lot of the culturally significant foods come from a place of struggle.
In Zimbabwe, the ‘gango’ meal ( the word translating to wok/ roasting pan) is a mix of offal, organ meats and leafy vegetables!
June 12, 2025 at 8:19 AM
When food meets culture…
A lot of the culturally significant foods come from a place of struggle.
In Zimbabwe, the ‘gango’ meal ( the word translating to wok/ roasting pan) is a mix of offal, organ meats and leafy vegetables!
A lot of the culturally significant foods come from a place of struggle.
In Zimbabwe, the ‘gango’ meal ( the word translating to wok/ roasting pan) is a mix of offal, organ meats and leafy vegetables!
This would make such a lovely gift! A Dutch Oven - unmatched quality, superior performance, and durability
June 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This would make such a lovely gift! A Dutch Oven - unmatched quality, superior performance, and durability
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In a large cohort study (89k adults, 9 yrs follow-up), greater adherence to the EAT-Lancet #diet was linked to smaller risk of #diabetes, supporting previous findings and confirming this (largely #plantbased) diet as a healthy & #sustainable diet: doi.org/10.1093/ije/... #diets #health #France
Adherence to the EAT-Lancet reference diet and risk of type 2 diabetes: results from the NutriNet-Santé cohort study
AbstractBackground. In 2019, the EAT-Lancet Commission proposed a planetary, healthy, and reference diet, designed to reduce the global health–environmenta
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May 10, 2025 at 9:08 AM
In a large cohort study (89k adults, 9 yrs follow-up), greater adherence to the EAT-Lancet #diet was linked to smaller risk of #diabetes, supporting previous findings and confirming this (largely #plantbased) diet as a healthy & #sustainable diet: doi.org/10.1093/ije/... #diets #health #France