Sarah Muir

Research Fellow @MRC_LEU @unisouthampton 🥗#foodpolicy #obesitypolicy 🍪#hfss #publichealth #healthpsychology

[Sarah Muir @DrSarahMuir]

@AsianTrader Exactly why we are so pleased to be working with your team in the New Year to support healthy, sustainable and viable change in the c-store sector. 😊

[Sarah Muir @DrSarahMuir]

@PublicPolicyUoS @LordRedesdale thank you for the insightful masterclass last week. 🔑🫵 Academics should share headline info about research within 12 seconds/words to best engage policymakers. Will use advice for our upcoming #obesity policy roundtable.

[Preeti Dhuria @PreetiDhuria]

1/3 Pleased to share our new paper published in @IJHPM. We explored consumers’ views towards the food placement and promotion legislation. @DrSarahMuir, @DrWendy13, @EmmaJRoe, @ChristinaAVogel Findings🧵
doi 10.34172/IJHPM.2023.7597

[Sarah Muir @DrSarahMuir]

So pleased to present our pre-implementation evaluation of HFSS legislation at #SSM2023 last week. Convenience store #Retailers and #localgov need more support in order to reduce #inequality. #policy evaluation necessary to monitor unintended consequences.

[MRCLEC @MRC_LEU]

Sarah Muir is presenting a qualitative evaluation of Government Legislation to reduce promotion of high fat, sugar, and salt in retail at the #SSM2023 @SocSocMed

[Scott Lloyd @Scottylloyd1979]

It's not a central, official HFSS calculator as @DrSarahMuir and colleagues suggested might be needed, but @vickijenneson and team have created one (and it's fab).

See https://t.co/rckXAL4PJ5

#ssm2023

[Sarah Muir @DrSarahMuir]

Better late than never with updating Twitter! Presented our pre-implementation findings related to HFSS #obesity #policy at #SSM2023 last week.

[Jean Adams @jeanmadams]

Listening to @DrSarahMuir present this great study at #SSM2023. Important findings re implementation of HFSS placement restrictions in food shops
https://t.co/Enqod2MqXH

[Sarah Muir @DrSarahMuir]

@IsabelO20183051 I agree labelling doesn't work and people can still buy confec or snack in aisles . The leg is aimed at reducing impulse sales of unhealthy foods at prominent places so people arent bombarded with it. Placing healthier foods in prominent areas has been shown to improve health

[Sarah Muir @DrSarahMuir]

Evidence that more support is needed to ensure #obesity #policy is appropriately implemented and enforced. #retail regulations are the only way to change #FoodSystems to properly support population health but that can only happen if shops comply!!

[Christina Vogel @ChristinaAVogel]

I am increasingly gobsmacked to see UK retailers disregarding the HFSS placement legislation. Pics below taken in April/May 2023

[Sarah Muir @DrSarahMuir]

@IsabelO20183051 No people are not overweight because of supermarkets but in the UK regulating the food system to ensure that healthier food is more affordable and available to the public than foods high in fat, salt and sugar is likely to have better impact on health.

[Sarah Muir @DrSarahMuir]

Legislation is important first step 🥳but a joined-up long-term #obesity strategy focusing on whole #food system considering #cost #marketing and #supply of HFSS and processed foods would also help improve #publichealth and #FoodSecurity

[Sarah Muir @DrSarahMuir]

Our recently published work shows that world-leading UK #HFSS #legislation is a great first step but loopholes, legislation exemptions, and high cost of #healthyfood may undermine #health benefits and lead to problems in #healthequity see🧵👇

[BMC Medicine @BMCMedicine]

New research from @DrSarahMuir
@PreetiDhuria
@ChristinaAVogel
@EmmaJ_Roe
@MRC_LEU
@FoodPolicyCity
@wrapped_study
looking at the impact of restricting promotion of high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) foods: a good first step: https://t.co/jkjtZALeDh

[Sarah Muir @DrSarahMuir]

The legislation is complex and a central HFSS calculator, #smallbusiness support and resources for local authorities would help consistent implementation and enforcement. Independent evaluation of the legislation will understand intended and unintended consequences.

[Christina Vogel @ChristinaAVogel]

See link below for our new publication in @BMCMedicine on the UK governments HFSS placement legislation

[Research and Innovation Services, Southampton @Research_UoS]

The UK government’s anti-obesity legislation must be sustained and expanded to break the junk food cycle - and it should be high on #RishiSunak's agenda, say @unisouthampton's @ChristinaAVogel @DrSarahMuir & @PreetiDhuria in this piece on @ConversationUK:

https://t.co/zAdqdySjDR

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

"The 'nanny state' argument against regulating food businesses simply does not stack up."

Sarah Muir, @PreetiDhuria, and @ChristinaAVogel on why anti-obesity measures in England should be welcomed as a chance to improve population health https://t.co/r1LXl25MiA

[Sarah Muir @DrSarahMuir]

@dollytheis @SimonCapewell99 @SharonBligh75 our BMJ opinion piece sets out the importance of the legislation and suggested next steps

[Sarah Muir @DrSarahMuir]

From today supermarkets and larger convenience stores are no longer allowed to stock high fat, sugar and salt foods in prominent areas in store (end of aisles, checkout sets). Read our @bmj_latest piece for why this is important https://t.co/dZ85AIrHmg