Gary Sacks

Summary

Affiliation: Deakin University
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi A systematic policy approach to changing the food system and physical activity environments to prevent obesity
    Gary Sacks
    School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
    Aust New Zealand Health Policy 5:13. 2008
  2. ncbi Obesity Policy Action framework and analysis grids for a comprehensive policy approach to reducing obesity
    G Sacks
    School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
    Obes Rev 10:76-86. 2009
  3. ncbi 'Traffic-light' nutrition labelling and 'junk-food' tax: a modelled comparison of cost-effectiveness for obesity prevention
    G Sacks
    WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Int J Obes (Lond) 35:1001-9. 2011
  4. ncbi Impact of 'traffic-light' nutrition information on online food purchases in Australia
    Gary Sacks
    WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Deakin University, Victoria
    Aust N Z J Public Health 35:122-6. 2011
  5. ncbi Applications of nutrient profiling: potential role in diet-related chronic disease prevention and the feasibility of a core nutrient-profiling system
    G Sacks
    Deakin Population Health, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Eur J Clin Nutr 65:298-306. 2011
  6. ncbi Impact of front-of-pack 'traffic-light' nutrition labelling on consumer food purchases in the UK
    Gary Sacks
    School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
    Health Promot Int 24:344-52. 2009
  7. ncbi Policy change to create supportive environments for physical activity and healthy eating: which options are the most realistic for local government?
    Steven Allender
    Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, Room 303, Rosemary Rue Building, Old Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK
    Health Promot Int 27:261-74. 2012
  8. ncbi Regulation to create environments conducive to physical activity: understanding the barriers and facilitators at the Australian state government level
    Jane Shill
    World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    PLoS ONE 7:e42831. 2012
  9. ncbi Increased energy intake entirely accounts for increase in body weight in women but not in men in the UK between 1986 and 2000
    Peter Scarborough
    British Heart Foundation Health Promotion Research Group, Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford, UK
    Br J Nutr 105:1399-404. 2011
  10. ncbi The global obesity pandemic: shaped by global drivers and local environments
    Boyd A Swinburn
    WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Deakin University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
    Lancet 378:804-14. 2011

Detail Information

Publications16

  1. ncbi A systematic policy approach to changing the food system and physical activity environments to prevent obesity
    Gary Sacks
    School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
    Aust New Zealand Health Policy 5:13. 2008
    ..It also serves to highlight the need for a coordinated approach to policy development and implementation across all levels of government in order to ensure complementary policy action...
  2. ncbi Obesity Policy Action framework and analysis grids for a comprehensive policy approach to reducing obesity
    G Sacks
    School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
    Obes Rev 10:76-86. 2009
    ..The proposed framework and analysis grids provide a comprehensive approach to mapping the policy environment related to obesity, and a tool for identifying policy gaps, barriers and opportunities...
  3. ncbi 'Traffic-light' nutrition labelling and 'junk-food' tax: a modelled comparison of cost-effectiveness for obesity prevention
    G Sacks
    WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Int J Obes (Lond) 35:1001-9. 2011
    ....
  4. ncbi Impact of 'traffic-light' nutrition information on online food purchases in Australia
    Gary Sacks
    WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Deakin University, Victoria
    Aust N Z J Public Health 35:122-6. 2011
    ..This study examined changes to online consumer food purchases in response to the introduction of traffic-light nutrition information (TLNI)...
  5. ncbi Applications of nutrient profiling: potential role in diet-related chronic disease prevention and the feasibility of a core nutrient-profiling system
    G Sacks
    Deakin Population Health, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Eur J Clin Nutr 65:298-306. 2011
    ....
  6. ncbi Impact of front-of-pack 'traffic-light' nutrition labelling on consumer food purchases in the UK
    Gary Sacks
    School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
    Health Promot Int 24:344-52. 2009
    ..Further research on the influence of nutrition signposting will be needed before this labelling format can be considered a promising public health intervention...
  7. ncbi Policy change to create supportive environments for physical activity and healthy eating: which options are the most realistic for local government?
    Steven Allender
    Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, Room 303, Rosemary Rue Building, Old Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK
    Health Promot Int 27:261-74. 2012
    ..g. mandate the promotion of healthy eating environments). For local government to have a role in the promotion of healthy food environments, regulatory change and suitable funding are required...
  8. ncbi Regulation to create environments conducive to physical activity: understanding the barriers and facilitators at the Australian state government level
    Jane Shill
    World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    PLoS ONE 7:e42831. 2012
    ..This study sought to identify potential policy/regulatory interventions targeting PA environments, and barriers/facilitators to their implementation at the Australian state/territory government level...
  9. ncbi Increased energy intake entirely accounts for increase in body weight in women but not in men in the UK between 1986 and 2000
    Peter Scarborough
    British Heart Foundation Health Promotion Research Group, Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford, UK
    Br J Nutr 105:1399-404. 2011
    ....
  10. ncbi The global obesity pandemic: shaped by global drivers and local environments
    Boyd A Swinburn
    WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Deakin University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
    Lancet 378:804-14. 2011
    ..This absence increases the urgency for evidence-creating policy action, with a priority on reduction of the supply-side drivers...
  11. ncbi Modelling income group differences in the health and economic impacts of targeted food taxes and subsidies
    Kelechi E Nnoaham
    British Heart Foundation Health Promotion Research Group, Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
    Int J Epidemiol 38:1324-33. 2009
    ..To examine the effects, by income group, of targeted food taxes and subsidies on nutrition, health and expenditure in the UK...
  12. ncbi Increased food energy supply is more than sufficient to explain the US epidemic of obesity
    Boyd Swinburn
    Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
    Am J Clin Nutr 90:1453-6. 2009
    ..The major drivers of the obesity epidemic are much debated and have considerable policy importance for the population-wide prevention of obesity...
  13. ncbi Estimating the changes in energy flux that characterize the rise in obesity prevalence
    Boyd A Swinburn
    WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing, and Behavioural Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Am J Clin Nutr 89:1723-8. 2009
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  14. ncbi Longitudinal study of Consumer Price Index (CPI) trends in core and non-core foods in Australia
    Cate Burns
    WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
    Aust N Z J Public Health 32:450-3. 2008
    ..This study examined trends in the price of healthy and less-healthy foods from 1989 to 2007 using the Australian Consumer Price Index (CPI)...
  15. ncbi The 'Sydney Principles' for reducing the commercial promotion of foods and beverages to children
    Boyd Swinburn
    WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Public Health Nutr 11:881-6. 2008
    ..The Sydney Principles should guide the formation of an International Code on Food and Beverage Marketing to Children...
  16. ncbi Moving beyond 'rates, roads and rubbish': How do local governments make choices about healthy public policy to prevent obesity?
    Steven Allender
    Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
    Aust New Zealand Health Policy 6:20. 2009
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