Interested in thinking more deeply about what a “cause” is? Causation: A Very Short Introduction from Rani Lill Anjum and @SDMumford is a great starting point. Thread recap starting now👇🏽#twittereview #epibookclub #causation #causalinference #epimethodsclub

Blakstad et al. Mia Blakstad, PhD Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Alexandra Bellows Isabel Madzorera, ScD Ramadhani Noor Wafaie Fawzi study the impact of home gardening w/ a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Tanzania. Future programs should consider sustaining long-term impact. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…!

Preventing adverse #birthoutcomes could boost education, income PLOS PLOS Global Public Health doi.org/gp9p58 medicalxpress.com/news/2022-06-a…

REVIEW: 1/2 Increasing a child's birth weight increases their labor market success! Read more: bit.ly/3NMslXc Mark Lambiris Günther Fink Mia Blakstad, PhD Goodarz Swiss TPH Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health #JDOHAD #DOHAD

Reducing the excess prevalence of low birthweight, preterm birth, or small-for-gestational-age birth in LMICs may lead to substantial long-term human capital gains. Goodarz Danaei Mark Lambiris Günther Fink Swiss TPH Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health journals.plos.org/globalpubliche…

The Whole Grain Manifesto is out on Global Food Security! A big shift in diets and food systems towards whole grains is more relevant than ever authors.elsevier.com/c/1foNr7sxZ~C0… Pablo Torres-Aguilar Amos Laar @roysteiner Dr. John de la Parra Daniel S. Ruben Riette de Kock @CorinnaHawkes Namukolo Covic @l_haddad

Study shows that scaling up prenatal #nutrition of iron and folic acid, multiple micronutrients, or calcium could reduce the global burden of #NCDs noncommunicable diseases in the next generation. academic.oup.com/ajcn/advance-a…

Scaling up prenatal nutrition could reduce the global burden of noncommunicable diseases in the next generation: a modeling analysis prenatal exposures including nutritional deficits can influence NCD risk in adulthood academic.oup.com/ajcn/advance-a… Mia Blakstad, PhD Wafaie Fawzi

Worth a read. experimentalhistory.substack.com/p/the-rise-and…

In toxic cultures, you have to burn out to earn a break. Time off is how you recover. In decent cultures, you take a break when you're low on gas. Time off is how you refuel. In healthy cultures, you're expected to take regular breaks. Time off is encouraged to sustain energy.

If you sit in back-to-back meetings at work, read this:

Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes are a cost-effective fiscal tool to 🩺 improve public health 🔼 raise revenue 📈 help economies recover from shocks New global database aims to inform the development of best practices in these taxes: wrld.bg/aQzn50NxJPR #InvestInNutrition

🔴 Live NOW: Don't miss the opening session of the #GlobalForumASP as we explore the transformative power of #SocialProtection in tackling global crises and assess progress toward social protection for all by 2030! Bundesentwicklungsministerium wrld.bg/uQZY50OMt1S

Rising food inflation has dramatic consequences for millions of people around the world. This year alone, 1 billion people - 1 in 8 - have experienced serious difficulties in obtaining food, and have had to skip meals. In 2023, this should not happen.

Good meeting with Anne Beathe Tvinnereim and Mamta Murthi + Signing of new agreement on social protection between Norad and World Bank during the #WBmeetings 🇳🇴support social protection #RSR to the most vulnerable to ensure Food and Nutrition Security in a time of crisis Utenriksdepartementet

This new blog by Mamta and Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, Norway’s Minister of International Development, highlights the enormous potential of social protection to provide to nutritious food for the most vulnerable and build nourishing and sustainable local food value chains.

1/3: Job creation for poor people along the food value chain is the straightest path to zero hunger.