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Scaling up innovative interventions to improve healthy eating and heart health in Australia
Poor diets are responsible for 1 of every 5 deaths worldwide, most of which are cardiovascular disease deaths. There are two rapidly growing innovative interventions for improving diets that are supported by strong global evidence; 1) potassium-enriched salt substitutes, and 2) Food is Medicine programs; however, the challenge is tailoring and scaling up the implementation of such interventions so that they are effective, acceptable, and feasible in Australia.
My 4-year research program will generate locally-tailored evidence to support the implementation of:
These two streams of research will improve diets for the prevention of cardiovascular disease across the population and in the most vulnerable groups in Australia.
Last updated16 July 2025