I am a researcher into public health nutrition and a minister in the Church of England
Oxford
Joined June 2010
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Mike Rayner retweeted
Systematic review of nutrient profile models for front-of-pack nutrition labelling
by Margarida Bica, Jessica Renzella, Asha Kaur & @MikeRayner
Nat Food (2026), Nat Food (2026). doi.org/10.1038/s43016-026-0…
Mike Rayner retweeted
Join us online on Tuesday, 10 Sept from 9.15 to 11 am BST to hear the results of a new @ATNIndex study focussed on aligning Nutrient Profile Models for reporting on the healthiness of food portfolios.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
Mike Rayner retweeted
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our former CEO, colleague, and friend Andrew Dougal OBE.
As CEO of NICHS from 1983 to 2015 he was a passionate advocate for people suffering
from chest, heart and stroke illnesses and he leaves a lasting legacy.
Mike Rayner retweeted
All 9 letters & a summary are now posted for the latest Letterbox series on UPFs.
@Rob_Percival_, @MikeRayner, & @One_Angry_Chef
discuss UPFs & how useful the term actually is.
Read here: tabledebates.org/letterbox/i…
ALT A flyer for the most recent letterbox series from TABLE, titled "Is the Ultra-processed (UPF) concept useful, and for what goals?" with photos of Mike Rayner, Rob Percival, and Anthony Warner and a photo of three bourbon biscuits, one of them broken.
Mike Rayner retweeted
New paper on the UK's Soft Drinks Levy led by Pete Scarborough & Linda Cobiac at Oxford. We measured how the tax changed sugar consumption and found bigger falls in more deprived areas. We then modelled how this would affect health.... journals.plos.org/plosmedici…
Mike Rayner retweeted
Very happy with Times review of my exhibition, Landscape and Imagination @ComptonVerney - ‘languid, thoughtful and hung with pictures lovely to look at’ - thank you Laura Freeman!
Mike Rayner retweeted
Round 2 of our Letterbox series on ultra-processed food is live!
Read the responses @Rob_Percival_, @MikeRayner, & @One_Angry_Chef have written to each other here:
tabledebates.org/letterbox/i…
ALT A flyer for the most recent letterbox series from TABLE, titled "Is the Ultra-processed (UPF) concept useful, and for what goals?" with photos of Mike Rayner, Rob Percival, and Anthony Warner and a photo of three bourbon biscuits, one of them broken.
Mike Rayner retweeted
Our latest Letterbox series has launched!
Over the next couple of weeks, @Rob_Percival_, @MikeRayner, & @One_Angry_Chef will discuss the utility of the Ultra-Processed Food (UPF) concept.
The first round of letters are available here: tabledebates.org/letterbox/i…
ALT A flyer for the most recent letterbox series from TABLE, titled "Is the Ultra-processed (UPF) concept useful, and for what goals?" with photos of Mike Rayner, Rob Percival, and Anthony Warner and a photo of three bourbon biscuits, one of them broken.
Mike Rayner retweeted
Ultra-processed food corporations are destroying traditional cuisines and indigenous food cultures worldwide. Surely we should try and stop them?
I discuss the UPF concept with Anthony Warner and Mike Raynor for @TableDebates w/ @SoilAssociation 👇
tabledebates.org/letterbox/i…
Mike Rayner retweeted
#postdoc job opportunity! The SHIFT project, led by @Pete_Scarbs, is looking for a modeller. Can you help us model the impact of food systems interventions and policy scenarios? You will be based @TheSmithSchool, working with Dr Mike Clark.
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…
Mike Rayner retweeted
In case you missed it earlier, we published the FoRK Toolkit in the @bmj_latest today. Here's a blog about it. And a 60 second explainer, thanks to @MRC_Epid comms team
mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/2024…
Mike Rayner retweeted
Earlier this month, one of our papers on the Soft Drinks Industry Levy was retracted by the BMJ and a correction published in BMJ Open. The process has been long and challenging. But we're pleased to be able to correct the record. My reflections: mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/2023…
ALT An abstract photo of a jigsaw with a single piece missing.
Mike Rayner retweeted
In a modeling study, Karl MF Emmert-Fees and team estimate the health and economic impact of national sugar-sweetened beverages taxation scenarios in Germany. @kemmert_fees @TUMPublicHealth @ellaxiii @TU_Muenchen @Pete_Scarbs @ben_amies @moflaher
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed…
Mike Rayner retweeted
There's lots of talk about 'systems thinking' in public health research, but it's not always clear what it might mean for doing things differently. In this paper @miriamralvarado discusses how systems thinking could help generate novel research questions. gh-bmj-com.ezp.lib.cam.ac.uk…
Mike Rayner retweeted
ICYMI, there was a small bit of good news on child obesity in October.
The 2022/23 National Childhood Measurement programme showed a fall in rates of obesity among reception (4-5 y/o) and year 6 (10-11 y/o) children for the second year running.
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Mike Rayner retweeted
Our report indicates the Australian food industry is preferentially applying Health Star Ratings to healthier categories and avoiding showing star ratings on packs of low-rating less healthy items.
Read the report in full: buff.ly/40fJOOZ #HealthForAll
Mike Rayner retweeted
Super useful tool from @unicef to help implement principles of engagement with food and beverage industry. Important that UN agencies are explicitly tackling this question. unicef.org/media/143406/file…
Mike Rayner retweeted
A huge loss to the obesity research community.
Dr James was so generous as to write a chapter in our #obesogenicEnvironments book
My condolences to his family.
Today we mourn the loss of Dr. Phillip James, former president @WorldObesity. Dr. James passed away leaving behind a profound impact on the scientific community and countless lives he touched with his trailblazing research and unwavering dedication to fighting obesity. ✨
