Research suggests that warning labels and taxes could be effective tools in reducing red meat consumption, with potential benefits to human and environmental health.🥩🌱

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#SustainableDiet #OneHealth

Warning labels and taxes on red meat could lead to significant reductions in purchases, study suggests. These measures could impact consumer behaviour and promote sustainability.

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Prof Lindsay Jaacks UNC Research Stanford Pediatrics

JOB: EPIC Scotland is looking for a Knowledge Exchange and Communications Officer.
Based with ourselves, the postholder will contribute to EPIC’s KE & comms strategy, aimed at a range of audiences.

£31,396 - £36,024
More info: edin.ac/3Iutp15.
Apply by 8 April

Media bias may be shaping the UK's food system debate by focusing on individual responsibility over systemic change. Experts call for a shift of the discourse towards policy interventions for a healthier food system.

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#FoodPolicy VEEPH @Kirstyblair10

The DDI aims to help 1000 orgs adopt data-driven innovation to improve products and services.

Taddese Zerfu, a Maria Curie Fellow Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems at The University of Edinburgh elevates the ASF study with DDI support. Read more in the #DDIAnnualReport2023 ▶️ ddiannualreport23.com

New JMICAWE free resources on farm animal welfare, pig welfare, and the 5 domains model are available here ⬇️

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#AnimalWelfare #FarmAnimals #AnimalHealth

Our first annual symposium has come to a close after a full day of important conversations, poster presentations showcasing innovative research, and lively discussions on supporting food systems transformation with data.

#FoodSystems #Data The Roslin Institute

Our experts, in collaboration with Food Standards Scotland have modelled the positive environmental and nutritional impact of reducing the nation's meat and dairy consumption.

Prof Lindsay Jaacks #SustainableDiet #FoodSystems

To mark International Women’s Day, we asked some of our team which women they were most inspired by. Responses ranged from family members, to politicians and conservationists.

Happy #InternationalWomensDay to all the women and girls around the world.

#investinwomen #IWD

Soil potassium management is crucial for global food security. Experts propose 6 key actions to tackle potassium deficiency, ensure sustainable agriculture, and support farmers. 🌱

Read more in our latest blog: edin.ac/3TnsFBa

#FoodSecurity #SoilManagement

There’s still time to register to our first symposium, with the theme Supporting Food Systems Transformation with Data, held on 15 March.

Register before Monday, 4 March: edin.ac/47xt5Zw

The Roslin Institute Oxford Martin School University of Aberdeen #FoodSystems

Congrats to Lindsay Jaacks, who was recently promoted to Professor of Global Health and Nutrition.

Her research advances the understanding of the connection between agriculture, nutrition & health, and monitors and promotes diets that nourish population health.

A month to go until our first annual symposium, on the theme Supporting Food Systems Transformation with Data, 15 March, Edinburgh.
Keynotes by Jessica Fanzo, Columbia Climate School and Michael Clark, Oxford Martin School.
Register and submit abstracts by 23 Feb.
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Our credit-bearing short course in Foundations of Nutritional Epidemiology explores how nutritional epidemiology is relevant to health and social care, and causes and prevention of diet-related health problems at population level.

Apply by 18 Feb.

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Updates to the FAO’s Food Balance Sheets can give rise to inconsistencies when used in research, a study has shown.
Changes in methodology used to determine the year-by-year data can cause mismatches in results, scientists found.

#FoodSupply Alexander Vonderschmidt
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Our credit-bearing short course on Understanding Planetary Health and Data covers public health, climate change, food and nutrition security, conflict and sustainable futures, using large data sets from the UN, WHO and World Bank.

Apply by 18 Feb.
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New research by @ilri, @jameelobserv & SPARC_Ideas argues that #anticipatoryaction against drought must be better rooted in knowledge systems of local pastoralist communities. Co-authors: Samuel Derbyshire Tahira S. Mohamed Rupsha R Banerjee Rahma hassan Daniel salau Rogei jameelobservatory.org/anticipatory-a…

Our study into what Scotland's children are eating and drinking has been featured on STV News.
If you missed it, watch it again at 17min 30sec in the episode below.

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Prof Lindsay Jaacks
The University of Edinburgh Food Standards Scotland

Our credit-bearing short course in Foundations of Nutritional Epidemiology covers nutrition and diet measurement, epidemiologic methods, data, statistics, and scientific literature on diet, nutrition, and health.
Applications close 18 Feb.
#ShortCourses
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Our first symposium, with the theme Supporting Food Systems Transformation with Data, is on 15 March.
With talks by Prof Jessica Fanzo, @ColumbiaClimate and Dr. Michael Clark, @OxMartinSchool.

Register and submit your abstracts by 23 Feb edin.ac/47xt5Zw
The Roslin Institute