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Richard Withers
@richardwithers.bsky.social
Project Manager, Sydney Horizon Fellowships
University of Sydney
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Hot off the press!🔥Our new @naturefood.bsky.social paper asks how have governments regulated ultra-processed foods?

We find a strong skew towards voluntary & information-based (i.e. weak) measures. There is huge potential to expand scope & strength of regulation 👇🧵

www.nature.com/articles/s43...
January 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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I had the great pleasure to chat with Sarah Ayoub about Music, Imagination, and their potential benefits for children transitioning from day care to 'big school' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... @australia.theguardian.com @sydneyuni.bsky.social #mentalimagery #musicscience
Worried about your child’s transition from daycare to ‘big school’? Music can make it easier | Sarah Ayoub
Music may help to connect children to one another and their new place – if it is well chosen
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Can You Spot Ultraprocessed Foods? Play the NYT Supermarket Game. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Can You Spot Ultraprocessed Foods? Play Our Supermarket Game.
Take a virtual shopping trip to learn more about what’s on grocery store shelves.
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Great to see investigative reporting on this issue 👏 Draws on our work on the baby food industry’s harmful marketing practices and baseless product claims. Reveals how government trade supports and interventions in the WTO help fuel expansion by these companies into Asia and elsewhere www.smh.com.au
December 13, 2024 at 11:52 PM
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I made a starter pack! Women in digital health 👩‍💻
go.bsky.app/SdZRQ3A
November 23, 2024 at 12:38 AM