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

London, England
Joined December 2015
Alex Ruani, Doctoral Researcher retweeted
Mitigating Misinformation in Health and Nutrition: Assessing Risk, Harm, and Scalable Solutions - Alex Ruani, 2026 buff.ly/mMaaW4L
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Alex Ruani, Doctoral Researcher retweeted
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: nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
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Alex Ruani, Doctoral Researcher retweeted
#mdpifoods🔥🔥#Editor’s #Choice Article 📚#Sustainability Views and Intentions to Reduce #Beef #Consumption: An International Web-Based Survey by Maria A. Ruani et al. 🔗mdpi.com/2304-8158/14/15/262…
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Alex Ruani, Doctoral Researcher retweeted
Replying to @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:
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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: thi.today/register
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“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 share.google/rSHm6bcj9Eim3Dt…
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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
“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? bit.ly/48pux46
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Alex Ruani, Doctoral Researcher retweeted
“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? bit.ly/48pux46
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Alex Ruani, Doctoral Researcher retweeted
"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 blogs.bmj.com/bmjleader/2025…
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When misinformation is framed as necessary, harm follows. Digital misinformation and the erosion of medical ethics. By Alex Ruani - go.shr.lc/4eFasIk via @Shareaholic
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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
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Alex Ruani, Doctoral Researcher retweeted
Thanks, Alex, for delivering an amazing talk on 'Food and Nutrition Trends in 2024' at the IFNH seminar series 👏👏 @Alex_Ruani
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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🙌 mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/21/451… @AnastasiaZKalea
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Alex Ruani, Doctoral Researcher retweeted
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 lnkd.in/e-xRPsdw or SCAN the QR code below #nutrition #diet #foodfrequency linkedin.com/posts/activity-…
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Alex Ruani, Doctoral Researcher retweeted
“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 thetimes.co.uk/article/healt…
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Alex Ruani, Doctoral Researcher retweeted
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 mdpi.com/2072624 via @Nutrients_MDPI @uclnews @HealthScAcademy
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Alex Ruani, Doctoral Researcher retweeted
#mdpinutrients 📚Recommend the Latest Paper "Susceptibility to COVID-19 #Nutrition Misinformation and #Eating Behavior Change during Lockdowns: An International Web-Based Survey" by Mrs. Maria A. Ruani et al. @LifesciMdpi 👉mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/2/451
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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 mdpi.com/2072624 via @Nutrients_MDPI @uclnews @HealthScAcademy
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Vitamin D prevents #COVID19? Err... no. Cures it? Still no. So... what's the deal? Sufficient levels of #VitaminD in the body may ‘reduce the risk’ of symptom severity from the virus. It does not ‘cure’ us from it and it does not ‘prevent’ infection or transmission.
Lately, several claims have been circulating in the media about the ability of vitamin D to fight against COVID-19, but is there any truth behind these claims? 🤔🦠 We spoke to experts @LDNnutritionist and @Alex_Ruani to sort the fact from the fiction. 📈 liveinnermost.com/blogs/insi…
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