Dr Kawther H MSc RNutr PhD

Registered Nutritionist (Public Health), Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition @QMUL_WIPH & Head of Research and Impact @actiononsugar.

[Action on Salt and Sugar @ActionSaltSugar]

Our latest report looks into the healthiness of food and drink bought out of home, and calls for greater transparency in nutrition information for the out of home sector 🧵 [1/7]
https://t.co/9PWPAs41oe
@actiononsalt

[Action on Salt and Sugar @ActionSaltSugar]

Unlike packaged foods, reporting on health and nutrition in the OOH sector is scarce and inconsistent. Mandatory calorie labelling for large businesses came into force in 2022, but little more nutrition information is usually provided at point of choice [3/7]
@KawtherH

[Runnymede Trust @RunnymedeTrust]

These riots started in Parliament.

Rioters chant “stop the boats” and “we want our country back” - using language from politicians across the political spectrum.

It’s not enough to call out violence, politicians need to stop normalising hate. In policy and practice.

[Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana]

Here’s just a few examples of Daily Mail headlines that have fanned the flames of hate and normalised Islamophobic and anti-migrant rhetoric #GMB

[Children's Food Campaign (no longer posting here) @Childrensfood]

This BBC story 👇

How wd parents know children under 4 shd not have drinks containing glycerol, a common ingredient in slushies, when they’re badged with cartoon characters & “no added sugar” health halos.

Misleading & irresponsible. More honest food labelling policy, anyone?

[Runnymede Trust @RunnymedeTrust]

This is the inevitable, devastating, outcome of rising Islamophobia that's enabled to fester on social media, in mainstream media, and by our political class.

Our thoughts are with the people of Southport, and British Muslims across the country.
https://t.co/pKHVsVTVhk

[Obesity Health Alliance - Account Inactive @OHA_updates]

We are delighted to see the revised National Planning Policy Framework has new wording in it stating that a purpose of the planning system will be to support healthy communities, with reducing obesity rates and tackling hot food takeaways near schools an explicit priority!

[Dr Kawther H MSc RNutr PhD @KawtherH]

@saraheeberry Congrats Sarah! 👏👏👏

[Children's Food Campaign (no longer posting here) @Childrensfood]

“With a new government now in place, policymakers are urged to consider applying a similar levy to other discretionary products that are key contributors to sugar intake." Dr @KawtherH emphasising the success of SDIL and the need to extend it #RecipeforChange

[Sustain @UKSustain]

We're hiring! 📢 @UKSustain are seeking a Diversity Outreach Coordinator (maternity cover) to lead on movement-building to create a more ethnically diverse and inclusive sustainable food and farming sector. Deadline 10am, Mon 29 July. Apply here: https://t.co/ir4zAfQ7DZ

[Action on Salt and Sugar @ActionSaltSugar]

Our Dr @KawtherH spoke to @BBCNews earlier about how the new government has a real opportunity to learn from the impact of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy. Interview @BBCiPlayer

[Action on Salt and Sugar @ActionSaltSugar]

Timely evidence published today on the impact of the sugar tax. https://t.co/iro5JgvZfu
Read our Dr @KawtherH @guardian 👇

[Children's Food Campaign (no longer posting here) @Childrensfood]

Children’s daily sugar consumption halved just a year after soft drink industry levy introduced says new study from ⁦@Nina_Tr_Rogers ⁦@MRC_Epid⁩ but consumption of other sugary products remains a concern. https://t.co/9YjttkAILa

[Dr Kawther H MSc RNutr PhD @KawtherH]

This new analysis drives home the importance of policies designed to improve the nutritional quality of food and drink. In particular, the soft drinks industry levy (SDIL) in the UK has proven to be an effective lever to encourage food and drink manufacturers to reduce sugar.

[Dr Nina Rogers @Nina_Tr_Rogers]

🚨New Paper🚨
~1 year after the UK sugar tax was enforced we show a daily reduction in sugar consumption from soft drinks of 3g in children and 5.5g in adults; across the whole diet reductions in sugar intake were 4.8g & 10.9g/day, respectively. Full read
https://t.co/ni6PQHP48q

[Sonia Pombo RNutr @SPombo86]

Our research has been covered @BBCNews 👏https://t.co/67LhqZ7a7l

Bradford Council are collecting data on children's diets to better understand their community's needs

We @QMUL @ActEarlyCities are also doing this in #TowerHamlets @TowerHamletsNow @THCitizens
Details below 👇

[Action on Salt and Sugar @ActionSaltSugar]

The @WHO has highlighted four industries (tobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed foods & fossil fuels) cause 2.7 million deaths in the European Region every year
This new hard hitting report spells out how specific powerful industries are driving ill health and premature mortality...

[Sustain @UKSustain]

🍭 Voluntary measures aren't good enough at reducing the huge amounts of sugar big companies put in our food. #RecipeforChange coalition member @actiononsugar backs expansion of sugar tax in WHO bulletin. @UKsustain @Food_Foundation @OHA_updates https://t.co/oeBR1p8c9O

[First Steps Nutrition Trust @1stepsnutrition]

‘Extend success of UK sugar tax to cakes, biscuits & chocolate, experts urge’ & thx to ⁦@OHA_updates⁩ for calling out commercial baby foods too ‘often very high in sugar but covered with misleading…claims, making parents believe they [are healthy]’ https://t.co/DqZhDkR5GN

[Food Active @food_active]

NEW publication in the WHO Bulletin compares UK soft drinks levy & sugar reduction programme, highlighting the huge potential to enhance the public health impact by strenghtening these policies. Food for thought for the forthcoming election! @actiononsugar https://t.co/lCvvMMcirM

[BHF Policy @BHFpolicy]

New @actiononsugar study published in the @WHO Bulletin demonstrates the impact of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy & urges any new Govt to commit to going further📊

Excess salt & sugar intake are key risk factors for heart disease so action from the next Govt to incentivise reformulation is key