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Elizabeth Dunford

The George Institute for Global Health / The University of North Carolina
Verified email at georgeinstitute.org.au
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[HTML][HTML] Salt reduction initiatives around the world–a systematic review of progress towards the global target

K Trieu, B Neal, C Hawkes, E Dunford, N Campbell… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Objective To quantify progress with the initiation of salt reduction strategies around the world
in the context of the global target to reduce population salt intake by 30% by 2025. Methods …

Salt reduction initiatives around the world

JL Webster, EK Dunford, C Hawkes… - Journal of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective To provide an overview of national salt reduction initiatives around the world, describe
core characteristics and develop a framework for future strategy development. Methods …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic survey of the sodium contents of processed foods

JL Webster, EK Dunford, BC Neal - The American journal of clinical …, 2010 - Elsevier
Background: Processed foods are major contributors to population dietary salt intake. Parts
of the Australian food industry have started to decrease salt in a number of products. A …

[HTML][HTML] Sodium content of processed foods in the United Kingdom: analysis of 44,000 foods purchased by 21,000 households

CN Mhurchu, C Capelin, EK Dunford… - The American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Background: In the United Kingdom, sodium reduction targets have been set for a large
number of processed food categories. Assessment and monitoring are essential to evaluate …

[HTML][HTML] FoodSwitch: a mobile phone app to enable consumers to make healthier food choices and crowdsourcing of national food composition data

E Dunford, H Trevena, C Goodsell, KH Ng… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2014 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: Front-of-pack nutrition labeling (FoPL) schemes can help consumers understand
the nutritional content of foods and may aid healthier food choices. However, most …

[HTML][HTML] Target salt 2025: a global overview of national programs to encourage the food industry to reduce salt in foods

J Webster, K Trieu, E Dunford, C Hawkes - Nutrients, 2014 - mdpi.com
Reducing population salt intake has been identified as a priority intervention to reduce non-communicable
diseases. Member States of the World Health Organization have agreed to a …

International collaborative project to compare and monitor the nutritional composition of processed foods

E Dunford, J Webster, AB Metzler… - European journal of …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Chronic diseases are the leading cause of premature death and disability in
the world with overnutrition a primary cause of diet-related ill health. Excess energy intake, …

Are gluten-free foods healthier than non-gluten-free foods? An evaluation of supermarket products in Australia

…, K Faulkner-Hogg, JCY Louie, E Dunford - British Journal of …, 2015 - cambridge.org
Despite tremendous growth in the consumption of gluten-free (GF) foods, there is a lack of
evaluation of their nutritional profile and how they compare with non-GF foods. The present …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of different types of front-of-pack labelling information on the healthiness of food purchases—a randomised controlled trial

B Neal, M Crino, E Dunford, A Gao, R Greenland, N Li… - Nutrients, 2017 - mdpi.com
Background: Front-of-pack nutrition labelling may support healthier packaged food purchases.
Australia has adopted a novel Health Star Rating (HSR) system, but the legitimacy of this …

Monitoring the levels of important nutrients in the food supply

…, B Swinburn, S Vandevijvere, E Dunford… - obesity …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A food supply that delivers energy‐dense products with high levels of salt, saturated fats and
trans fats, in large portion sizes, is a major cause of non‐communicable diseases ( NCD s). …