Global Diet and Activity Research Network (GDAR) (@gdarnetwork) 's Twitter Profile
Global Diet and Activity Research Network (GDAR)

@gdarnetwork

Researching diet and physical activity in low and middle income countries, to help prevent non-communicable diseases. Funded by NIHR.

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Urban areas could triple by 2050, with big climate risks. The new Climate Action Guide by @C40Cities helps urban planners build resilient, sustainable cities. A must-read for shaping a better future! Download it here: lnkd.in/eTRHyrHf

Urban areas could triple by 2050, with big climate risks. 

The new Climate Action Guide by @C40Cities helps urban planners build resilient, sustainable cities.

 A must-read for shaping a better future! Download it here: lnkd.in/eTRHyrHf
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Day 4 included a panel discussion between our #GDAR2024 PIs who shared their GDAR journeys, including learning new methods and making transdisciplinary connections. Its not always easy in a large network but, as aptly summed by @vickilambert , "the challenges are opportunities"

Day 4 included a panel discussion between our #GDAR2024 PIs who shared their GDAR journeys, including learning new methods and making transdisciplinary connections. Its not always easy in a large network but, as aptly summed by @vickilambert , "the challenges are opportunities"
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Its a wrap on #GDAR2024 Annual Network Meeting! We'll share more over the next few weeks but first a HUGE thank you to Aarika Sing Wits University Priceless SA and Kenneth Anujuo MRC Epidemiology Unit and the full committee for organising such a fantastic and well-run event

Its a wrap on #GDAR2024 Annual Network Meeting! We'll share more over the next few weeks but first a HUGE thank you to Aarika Sing <a href="/WitsUniversity/">Wits University</a> <a href="/WitsPricelessSA/">Priceless SA</a> and Kenneth Anujuo <a href="/MRC_Epid/">MRC Epidemiology Unit</a> and the full committee for organising such a fantastic and well-run event
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The GDAR team came out in force at the 20th International Conference on Urban Health in Marrakesh #ICUH2024 Read more about our time there gdarnet.org/2024/12/02/gda…

The GDAR team came out in force at the 20th International Conference on Urban Health in Marrakesh #ICUH2024

Read more about our time there gdarnet.org/2024/12/02/gda…
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Inspiring Youth Voices! Our Human Centered Design workshop sparked crucial conversations about Urban Environment Design, Climate Change, NCDs & Adolescent Health. So many innovative ideas for healthier urban spaces. We're one step closer…#GDARSpaces #FutureofHealth #HCD #NCDs

Inspiring Youth Voices! Our Human Centered Design workshop sparked crucial conversations about Urban Environment Design, Climate Change, NCDs &amp; Adolescent Health. So many innovative ideas for healthier urban spaces. We're one step closer…#GDARSpaces #FutureofHealth #HCD #NCDs
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The BELIEVE study is a household-based prospective cohort study with 73883 participants to investigate biological🧬, behavioural 🚲, & environmental 🌱determinants of NCDs in Bangladesh. Read more in our just published 📰 BMJ_Open Cohort profile ⤵️🧐 bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1/e…

The BELIEVE study is a household-based prospective cohort study with 73883 participants to investigate biological🧬, behavioural 🚲, &amp; environmental 🌱determinants of NCDs in Bangladesh. 

Read more in our just published 📰 <a href="/BMJ_Open/">BMJ_Open</a> Cohort profile ⤵️🧐

bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1/e…
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Congratulations to GDAR member Dr Gabriel Okello on the Early Career Researcher prize in Cambridge University Cambridge Awards for Research Impact & Engagement cam.ac.uk/news/researche… He applied multidisciplinary, collaborative approaches to tackle air pollution in African cities.

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The The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change's Inaugural Report on Health and Climate Change for Small Island States has been published. Led by Global Diet and Activity Research Network (GDAR)'s Dr Georgiana Gordon-Strachan, Director of the Tropical Metabolism Research Unit CAIHR Jamaica, University of the West Indies bit.ly/4hzNzGD

The <a href="/LancetCountdown/">The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change</a>'s Inaugural Report on Health and Climate Change for Small Island States has been published. Led by <a href="/GDARnetwork/">Global Diet and Activity Research Network (GDAR)</a>'s Dr Georgiana Gordon-Strachan, Director of the Tropical Metabolism Research Unit <a href="/CAIHRJA/">CAIHR Jamaica</a>, University of the West Indies

bit.ly/4hzNzGD
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We explored the role of active commuting to school among adolescents in Yaoundé. We found that while walking & cycling contribute to daily physical activity but barriers e.g. poor infrastructure & socioeconomic disparities must be addressed. Read - bit.ly/3RcbdgO

We explored the role of active commuting to school among adolescents in Yaoundé. 

We found that while walking &amp; cycling contribute to daily physical activity but barriers e.g. poor infrastructure &amp; socioeconomic disparities must be addressed.

Read - bit.ly/3RcbdgO
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Earlier this year, Global Diet and Activity Research Network (GDAR) & Cambridge University MPhil student, Gospel Ikpotokin-Ab attended the International Conference on Diet and Activity Methods in Toronto, Canada. Read more about Gospel’s experiences - gdarnet.org/2025/05/23/the…

Earlier this year, <a href="/GDARnetwork/">Global Diet and Activity Research Network (GDAR)</a> &amp; <a href="/Cambridge_Uni/">Cambridge University</a> MPhil student, Gospel Ikpotokin-Ab attended the International Conference on Diet and Activity Methods in Toronto, Canada.

Read more about Gospel’s experiences - gdarnet.org/2025/05/23/the…
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Researchers from Global Diet and Activity Research Network (GDAR) spoke at the ISBNPA conference in Aotearoa, New Zealand, in June The conference gave our researchers to connect with others in the field & reflect on the importance of context & community in global health research Read more bit.ly/4egmwQ0

Researchers from <a href="/GDARnetwork/">Global Diet and Activity Research Network (GDAR)</a> spoke at the <a href="/ISBNPA/">ISBNPA</a> conference in Aotearoa, New Zealand, in June

The conference gave our researchers to connect with others in the field &amp; reflect on the importance of context &amp; community in global health research

Read more bit.ly/4egmwQ0