Link to my recent #PublicHealth in Action talk, about why it is so hard to get people to think about 'obesity' systemically, and why we should focus on on equitable food access instead. @publichealthucc.bsky.social #commercialdeterminantsofhealth #foodpolicy #foodjustice
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Thanks Darren, for attending and for your interesting and helpful thoughts as always!
Public health researchers (like myself) want to take an upstream view of obesity, focusing on environmental factors rather than individual behaviour. In this talk, I argue this is not possible with obesity. Whether we like it or not, obesity just IS an individual and moralised concept.
This was so much fun. @egeertsphd.bsky.social I love your syllabus, and you and your students were so welcoming. Thank you! <3
📣 Call for Articles
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Would love to mobilise a load of women to comment "who??? How is this news??" under posts about footballers or whatever aul lads care about as revenge, but the reality is that women typically have better things to be doing
Nice summary of @thelancet.com series on #ultraprocessedfoods #upf. My take: the problem is not individual foods, but:
(1) changes in dietary patterns driven by
(2) undemocratic corporate influence which
(3) narrows options especially for those on lower income. theconversation.com/the-ultra-pr...
New special issue of Journal of Critical Public Health on Reproductive Vulnerabilities looks really interesting! doi.org/10.55016/ojs...
A weekly reminder that our Annual Conference is still open for submission.
Send us your abstract before the 15th of September.
All the info at: www.swip-ireland.com/events
Got an idea for a paper in the oul top drawer? Sure you might as well write up an abstract for our SWIP Ireland annual conference. Deadline on Monday. (And just to reassure everyone, it's not just for women, people of all genders are very welcome!)
"Gut health is now recognised as vital to our physical and mental health..." Is it? Am I being unfair or is that way overstating the current state of the science in this area? (About which I know very little, admittedly, except insofar as it bumps up against population nutrition!)
There is nowhere safe to go in Gaza.
Israeli forces have ordered thousands of Palestinians in Gaza City to evacuate as the military prepares another major assault.
States should act to prevent genocide in Gaza and press Israel to reverse course.
Lol, you know you're Irish when ... you're all confused watching a TV show or film until you realise you're supposed to be assuming the British spies/soldiers/cops the good guys. Also the immersion, Mass, etc, hahaha lol.
Ok, ok, ok.
Summer is busy, we know it.
So, what about an extension?
➡️ SWIP Ireland Annual Conference new deadline for submitting abstracts is the 15th September 2025!
Find more information at: www.swip-ireland.com/events
Your man calling it a "conclave"? We're not beating the papistry allegations there on The Traitors Ireland.
We've had our first "ohjesus!!!" from a startled person, and they're cursing a lot. So far so good on The Traitors Ireland.
... of The Traitors I mean, lol.
If the Brits thought the word "yourself" was overused in their version, I have a feeling they ain't seen nothing yet... 😆
Two people search for fossils
Help scientists at @ucc.ie uncover Ireland’s hidden fossil treasures!
The Great Irish Fossil Hunt is asking members of the public who find any fossils to take a picture and send it to the research team.
Submissions close on 31st August 2025.
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lol what the fuck is this? They’ve murdered THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS of people in retaliation
Delete your account NYT
Well said. Who needs due process when you can just do genocide?
This is so bad.
This will be used to make profit. This will be used by private insurance companies. This will be used for advertising. And shitty studies. No chance that this will help patients
Interesting comparison of how different 'crises' are framed. Kathrin Lauberet al. "(Re)acting (to) the crisis: A comparative analysis of crisis framing in obesity, climate change, antimicrobial resistance, and the UK cost-of-living crisis" journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jc...
Delcolonial praxis is when this time next year, Rodders, you'll finally be free of imperialist hegemony.
sure, Adobe updated every 15 minutes, but the pdf reader worked fine for years ... until, of course, they added AI (dis)functionality. Opening a basic text document in 2025 should not feel as messy and bloaty as pirating music in 2003, but here we are.
"Patient Partnership Week has been sponsored by Abbott, Amgen, AstraZeneca & Novartis" www.patients-association.org.uk/news/patient...
Our commentary on commercial influences on patient & public involvement ➡️ academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...
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Yet again chomh bródúil as #Kneecap at #Glastonbury. Mo cheol sibh. Nár laga Dia sibh. ❤️🇵🇸🇮🇪
Zoomed in on the best poster today 😂😂
