Martin White (moving to BlueSky...) 💙🇪🇺🇺🇦

You may have noticed my (apparently) random tweets of patterns and textures, views of the ground like this over the last couple of months. I've been taking these photos most of my adult life, fascinated by the beauty below our feet, natural or man- made, often close up.

>10 years old but still as relevant - 10 tips for progressing from PhD to PI from @martinwhite33 fuseopenscienceblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/from-p…

Karen Hofman and Susan Goldstein cal for G20 to implement health taxes to tackle the rising tide of NCDs. The numbers are staggering, the arguments compelling. theconversation.com/sugary-drinks-…

Framework for using natural experiments to evaluate population health interventions: Natural experimental approaches are an essential part of the evaluation toolkit. events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f01e66ff…

Webinar: Introducing the updated framework for using natural experiments to evaluate population health interventions Fri 23 May 12:00 - 13:15 Register at events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f01e66ff…

School meals, children's health, NHS and more in the spotlight in the latest episode of Unpacking the Evidence. @HLFoodObesity recently called on government to fix our broken food system. 🎧 Hear from Lords members as they debate the committee's report youtu.be/x6L2XjLrxAk

The food industry, sugar tax, advertising and more in the spotlight in the third episode on 'Fixing Our Broken Food System'. Hear from Baroness Walmsley and Lords members as they debate @HLFoodObesity's report, plus the government’s response. 🎧 youtu.be/x6L2XjLrxAk

🎙️How can we make food that is good for health, societies, the planet and the economy? Governments need to develop food strategies that are comprehensive, that cross all government departments and really take a holistic view — @martinwhite33 @MRC_Epid pod.fo/e/2c3eac

The worldwide failure to tackle the commercial determinants of obesity and NCDs is not a failure of research - scientists have revealed the problems systematically over many years. It is a failure of governance over the free reign of commerce with no care for the consequences

Bans on junk food advertising in outdoor spaces derailed by industry lobbying bmj.com/content/389/bm…

Important investigative piece in @bmj_latest V nice video explainer... Bans on junk food advertising in outdoor spaces derailed by industry lobbying bmj.com/content/389/bm…

After 21 years at my dream job, I’m very sad to announce my early retirement from the National Institutes of Health. My life’s work has been to scientifically study how our food environment affects what we eat, and how what we eat affects our physiology. Lately, I’ve focused on…

Missed this yesterday: @henrydimbleby interview was spot on about the economics and politics of our failing food system and remedies that may work. Hope Defra is listening as it prepares its forthcoming UK food strategy. Interview from 2:34:25 here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

📢 Our latest paper is out! Brand-only marketing for food and alcohol influences preference, choice, and purchase intent 🧐

📣 NEW TREES NEED WATERING The Met Office has reported that March was the sunniest on record. It’s been unseasonably dry, and newly planted trees are meant to be experiencing wetter weather. So pass this message on: if you have a baby tree on your street, give it some water!💧…

Listen to our very own Prof. @martinwhite33.bsky.social as he shares "how we can make food that is good for health, societies, the planet and the economy?" ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

🆕"How can we make food that is good for health, societies, the planet and the economy?" @BBCwestcott talks to experts @martinwhite33 @MRC_Epid & Jonathan Stieglitz, @IASToulouse, in this month's #CrossingChannels #Podcast Listen: pod.fo/e/2c3eac

Really enjoyed this conversation with Jonathan Stieglitz and @BBCwestcott - thanks to @BennettInst