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Daniel Zaltz @dzaltz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Nestle just signed its largest ever branding deal w the NBA & said the quiet part loud — it’s their biggest push yet to hook kids (on junk). No surprises there; an important space to monitor for us studying #CDOH and #M2K. A key example of sport is used as an int’l ambassador for the UPF market

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Daniel Zaltz @dzaltz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Marketing tactics may not translate to actual health benefits, no kidding! Good use of available data, but unsure abt method for comparing within-cat items w & w/o claims. Some cats are VERY broad (eg bevs), so diffs likely have many causes. Cannot find enough detail on how this was addressed…

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Daniel Zaltz @dzaltz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Our school is hiring a tenure track early career researcher in epi/health equity/applied research as part of Canada's Impact+ program. Ottawa is a wonderful city and our team at SEPH is a kind, fun, and top-notch group of researchers! uottawa.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/uOttaw...

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Canada Impact+ Emerging Leader in Epidemiology and/or Applied Health Research

Job Type: Academic Regular Faculty/Department: SEPH Professors The University of Ottawa (uOttawa) invites applications for a tenure-track Canada Impact+ Emerging Leader position in epidemiology and/or...

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Daniel Zaltz @dzaltz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I did it a few times w a mushroom broth and it held up well to a gentle braise!

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Daniel Zaltz @dzaltz.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

This is really wonderful work, thank you so much! I look forward to using this with students. Really appreciate what you and your collaborator are doing.

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Daniel Zaltz @dzaltz.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Wait this fantastically asinine. Like the most demonstrably incorrect statement that could be made on the topic. Yikes. Did they…google her??

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Daniel Zaltz @dzaltz.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

And again, fantastic rigorous work coming out the @difeliceantonio.bsky.social lab, with important mechanistic work. Bravo!

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Daniel Zaltz @dzaltz.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

The GRAS loophole lets food companies add untested chemicals to your food without telling the FDA. RFK Jr talks a big game about closing it, but you can’t fix a regulatory void while gutting the agency meant to fill it. @gfriedman.bsky.social @medpagetoday.com www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

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Opinion | The 'GRAS' Loophole That Swallowed the Law

And why Secretary Kennedy won't fix it

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Daniel Zaltz @dzaltz.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

"Our food systems can be re-designed to benefit more people, and that would require more than just individual behaviour change." Thank you to @adamfwalsh.bsky.social for inviting me to discuss #ultraprocessedfoods and leading a thoughtful conversation 🎙️ www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Daniel Zaltz @dzaltz.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Emergence of “non-UPF” label almost comically inevitable, as discussed here👇. Yes I know we can get into the weeds of nutrients vs processing, but that need not drown out a critical point: labelling can be an important public health intervention or a great way to increase profits. Rarely both.

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Daniel Zaltz @dzaltz.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Health halo yes - & we’ve seen that for ages as of course you’ve reported. Something that interests our research group is the potential industry push for *more* novel labels as a way to clutter & dilute potential effect of those known to actually improve health behaviours (ie nutrient warnings)

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Daniel Zaltz @dzaltz.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

last year I wrote w hope that momentum in the #ultraprocessedfood world would translate to impactful #publichealth policy from the US. See below for my reflection in @medpagetoday.com about how things actually panned out... @gfriedman.bsky.social www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

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Opinion | Nutrition Policy Rang Hollow in 2025

MAHA's stated focus on ultraprocessed foods didn't translate into action

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Daniel Zaltz @dzaltz.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

the collective is the largest and most robust dataset of beverage intake in US childcare. it spans 2008-2020 and contains directly-observed beverage data among >4000 children across >800 facilities and >6000 days #epidemiology #nutritionepi #publichealth #research

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Daniel Zaltz @dzaltz.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

The ECE Beverage Collective is a data-sharing agreement among researchers who have collected #dietaryintake data in childcare w direct observation methods. The collective is a proof-of-concept that these agreements can optimize precision & statistical power to improve our #policyresearch

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