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Andrea Smith

@andreadsmith.bsky.social
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Senior Research Associate @mrc_epid. Interested in health, behavioural epi & the prevention of childhood obesity. Also @GeminiResearch & CPDA @JesusCollegeCam

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Dr Marie Spreckley @drmariespreckley.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Fantastic to see this new study published in JMIR, led by our PhD student Hao Teng. In this qualitative study, we explored how young adults interact with food and nutrition content on social media, and how this can inform the design of effective interventions. www.jmir.org/2026/1/e89344
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UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Family affluence shields children from the risks of obesity and unhealthy eating habits, even when they're surrounded by unhealthy food options, according to a study co-led by Dr @andreadsmith.bsky.social and Prof Clare Llewellyn @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
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Affluence protects children from obesity even in areas with lots of unhealthy food outlets
Family affluence shields children from the risks of obesity and unhealthy eating habits, even when they're surrounded by unhealthy food options, according to a study co-led by researchers at UCL.
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ISBNPA @isbnpa.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
New #IJBNPA publication examines the impact of family deprivation and neighborhood #Food environments on family #EatingHabits and #ChildhoodObesity! Check this out👇 ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/1… @andreadsmith.bsky.social
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Dr. Florence Sheen @flosheen.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
📣NEW PAPER📣 We used WHO data to investigate UK women’s exposure to commercial milk formula (CMF) marketing + beliefs about breast/bottle feeding. @ranaconway.bsky.social @andreadsmith.bsky.social 📃: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Cross‐Sectional Associations Between Exposure to Commercial Milk Formula Marketing, Beliefs About Its Use, and Socioeconomic Position Among Pregnant Women and Mothers in the UK
All women in this UK study reported exposure to formula milk marketing. Women of lower and middle socioeconomic position (SEP) were more likely than those of higher SEP to believe formula provides eq...
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Rana Conway @ranaconway.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
In case you missed it – we also looking at Health Care Professionals views of formula marketing. Spoiler alert – they want tighter marketing regulations. @andreadsmith.bsky.social adc.bmj.com/content/earl...
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Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on commercial milk formula marketing in the UK: a qualitative study
Objectives To understand (1) healthcare professionals’ (HCPs) perceptions and experiences of commercial milk formula (CMF) marketing to consumers and HCPs and (2) HCPs’ perspectives on regulation of C...
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Rana Conway @ranaconway.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Our new paper is out – investigating women’s exposure to commercial milk formula marketing and their beliefs about breast and bottle feeding. @flosheen.bsky.social @andreadsmith.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/KJ33JN...
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Cross‐Sectional Associations Between Exposure to Commercial Milk Formula Marketing, Beliefs About Its Use, and Socioeconomic Position Among Pregnant Women and Mothers in the UK
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Cara Ruggiero, PhD, RD, LDN @cararuggiero.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Living our best formal dinner lives! @jesuscollegecam.bsky.social @andreadsmith.bsky.social @julia-mueller-phd.bsky.social
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Dr Marie Spreckley @drmariespreckley.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Another great @ukaso.bsky.social East of England Network Event organised by the brilliant @andreadsmith.bsky.social @cararuggiero.bsky.social & @julia-mueller-phd.bsky.social at @jesuscollegecam.bsky.social 🌟
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