Ultra-processed foods are killing us and the planet, with Kim Anastasiou

Public Health Nutrition from Foodies in the Field

In this episode Kim Anastasiou, a Research Fellow at the Stretton Health Equity Institute of the University of Adelaide, unpacks the impact that ultra processed foods are having not just on our health but also our environment and what this means for the work we do and the world we live in.
Kim is an advocate for the transformative changes needed to create healthier and more sustainable food systems. Previously, Kim has held the roles of ‘Young Scientist’ for the UN FAO’s World Food Forum (2022-23) and ‘Youth Liaison’ for the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit (2021). She formerly worked at the CSIRO as a Research Dietitian on public health nutrition research projects. Current projects include analysing the health and environmental impacts of Australian food policies (University of Adelaide) and reviewing interventions which improve the quality of life of food system workers (part of EAT-Lancet 2.0).

For further information, check out Kim's researcher profile; and Linked In and Twitter (X) page.
Key links related to this episode

• NOVA Classification scheme
• Australia Dietary Guidelines review

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Host: Sophie Wright-Pedersen
With thanks to Kim Anastasiou for her time and thoughts
The Foodies in the Field podcast would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which this podcast was made, the Turrbal and Yuggera people of Meanjin, as well as the lands from where Kim was speaking from and where you may be listening from today. We pay respects to elders both past and present and acknowledge that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were the first foodies of this nation where food systems, knowledge and practices have always been deeply embedded in this country long before colonisation.

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