Alex Ruani, Doctoral Researcher

Doctoral Researcher in Diet-Health Misinformation @UCL and Chief Science Educator @HealthScAcademy

[Dr. David L. Katz @DrDavidKatz]

Mitigating Misinformation in Health and Nutrition: Assessing Risk, Harm, and Scalable Solutions - Alex Ruani, 2026 https://t.co/zMmJJ3sdkY

[Digital Speech Lab @digitalspeechX]

New publication! 📣

Digital Speech Lab's Doctoral Research Affiliate Alex Ruani has produced a widely discussed new study introducing a tool to assess the harm of nutrition misinformation - not just whether it’s true or false.

Read the study here: https://t.co/Z4MqgBUIKr

[Foods MDPI @Foods_MDPI]

#mdpifoods🔥🔥#Editor’s #Choice Article
📚#Sustainability Views and Intentions to Reduce #Beef #Consumption: An International Web-Based Survey
by Maria A. Ruani et al.

🔗https://t.co/E68iuL5bxl

[Alex Ruani, Doctoral Researcher @Alex_Ruani]

@elonmusk @elonmusk "I've never seen someone with an old right arm and a young left arm ever in my life" - Well, scientists have, example:

[Alex Ruani, Doctoral Researcher @Alex_Ruani]

@elonmusk @elonmusk "I've never seen someone with an old right arm and a young left arm ever in my life" - Well, scientists have, example:

[Alex Ruani, Doctoral Researcher @Alex_Ruani]

Join me at @TrueHealthINIT's 2nd Annual Global Health Misinformation Symposium 2025 on December 9 and 10. Together with leading voices in this field, we will explore how harmful distortions originate, evolve, and spread 🔗Register now for free: https://t.co/Mn36zS4trs

[Alex Ruani, Doctoral Researcher @Alex_Ruani]

“ChatGPT is not your doctor, dietitian, or therapist”. Why we urgently need safety evaluation standards for generative AI in health, but who will take the lead? By Alex Ruani – The official blog of @BMJLeader https://t.co/BZGIXhgtBo

[Alex Ruani, Doctoral Researcher @Alex_Ruani]

Pleasure to have contributed with this @BMJLeader piece. I talk about my algorithmic fix for model misinformation and harms developed during my tenure at @ucl

[BMJ Leader @BMJLeader]

“ChatGPT is not your doctor, dietitian, or therapist”. Why we urgently need safety evaluation standards for generative AI in health, but who will take the lead? https://t.co/uZZHS4gFrn

[BMJ Leader @BMJLeader]

“ChatGPT is not your doctor, dietitian, or therapist”. Why we urgently need safety evaluation standards for generative AI in health, but who will take the lead? https://t.co/uZZHS4gFrn

[Alex Ruani, Doctoral Researcher @Alex_Ruani]

@BMJLeader Pleasure to have contributed with this piece @BMJLeader

[Alex Ruani, Doctoral Researcher @Alex_Ruani]

@BMJLeader Grateful to the editors at @BMJLeader for this!

[BMJ Leader @BMJLeader]

"The growing tolerance for misinformation as a necessary weed of digital life signals a dangerous ethical drift. When misinformation is likened to an inevitable part of the landscape, its risks are normalised. But in public health, normalising harm is not an option"

Read this powerful blog by Alex Ruani, Chief Science Educator, UCL Doctoral Researcher @Alex_Ruani

https://t.co/GaSuD6htsR

[Alex Ruani, Doctoral Researcher @Alex_Ruani]

When misinformation is framed as necessary, harm follows. Digital misinformation and the erosion of medical ethics. By Alex Ruani - https://t.co/sJ8XunbaUl via @Shareaholic

[Alex Ruani, Doctoral Researcher @Alex_Ruani]

I haven't used Twitter (ahem, 'X') for years... to find it's still the same (if not more) toxic place to vent and disrespect others. Freedom of speech is NOT freedom from consequence. Where's the kindness? #FirstDoNoHarm

[Alex Ruani, Doctoral Researcher @Alex_Ruani]

@vimalkarani @UniRdg_IFNH @yvonnemcmeel Thanks for having me, @vimalkarani! It was a pleasure to engage with such an insightful group at @UniRdg_IFNH 🙏

[Vimal Karani S @vimalkarani]

Thanks, Alex, for delivering an amazing talk on 'Food and Nutrition Trends in 2024' at the IFNH seminar series 👏👏 @Alex_Ruani

[Alex Ruani, Doctoral Researcher @Alex_Ruani]

Our new @UCL @Nutrients_MDPI study is making the rounds!🔬🍎 Which information sources influence dietary change decisions? I want to thank those of you (n=3419) who took part and @HealthScAcademy for facilitating this important research🙌 https://t.co/ZHxD6Y4R7b @AnastasiaZKalea

[Anastasia Kalea @AnastasiaZKalea]

Very excited to announce the launch of a new study on #fermented foods on a European scale. We invite you to participate and share w/ friends, family & colleagues!
CLICK here https://t.co/yXQFe8KGwF or SCAN the QR code below #nutrition #diet #foodfrequency https://t.co/Vshu3IndsJ

[UCL News @uclnews]

“Not every food we avoid because we think it is bad for us is actually harmful to our health”: Dr @Alex_Ruani @IOE_London in @thetimes challenges the misconceptions around foods which can be labelled unhealthy such as red meat, butter and potatoes

https://t.co/yto4viudLe

[Alex Ruani, Doctoral Researcher @Alex_Ruani]

Our new study is in #mdpinutrients! First-of-its-kind research looking at #nutrition #misinformation susceptibility based on high vs low quality sources used for #dietary #behavior #change (n=3707) Full text https://t.co/t4U90boHDi via @Nutrients_MDPI @uclnews @HealthScAcademy