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Equity-driven fiscal policies: taxing ultra-processed products and subsidizing minimally processed foods
Authors: Paula Carvalho Pereda, Maria Alice Moz-Christofoletti, Ana Clara Duran, Maria Laura da Costa Louzada, Shu Wen Ng
Published in: Food Policy, July 14, 2024 view full text

"I don't have to choose between everything”: Self-reported fruit and vegetable affordability, purchasing shifts, and healthcare utilization among produce prescription program participants in North Carolina
Authors: Allie Reimold, Jessica Ostrowski, Amy Shi-nan Feng, Emile Charles, David Smith, Mamie Harris, Shu Wen Ng
Published in: Preventive Medicine Reports, September 25, 2026 view full text

Re-balancing power and profit: Fiscal measures for healthier and sustainable food systems
Authors: Tailane Scapin, Kathleen Konopka, Shu Wen Ng
Published in: One Earth, August 21, 2026 view full text

Beverage intake among Jamaican School Children: An analysis across child and school environment levels
Authors: Emile Charles, Suzanne Soares-Wynter, Shu Wen Ng
Published in: PLOS One, August 3, 2026 view full text

Testing Front-of-Package Labels on Packaged Food for Adult and Adolescent Population in Bangladesh
Authors: Abu Ahmed Shamim, Lindsey Smith Taillie, Oumma Halima, Nisarga Bahar, Md Hafizul Islam, Md Mokbul Hossain,
Sneha Sarwar, Ahmed K Abrar, Ummay Afroza, Sohel Reza Choudhury, Lindsay Steele, Nazma Shaheen
Published in: Current Developments in Nutrition, July 29, 2026 view full text

Integrating Policies that Enable Minimally Processed Foods with Policies that Restrict Ultra-Processed Foods for Obesity and Noncommunicable Disease Prevention
Authors: Jonathan Lara-Arevalo, Shu Wen Ng, Melissa L. Jensen, Isabel Barbosa, Valentina Castagnari, Fernanda Mediano Stoltze, Elizabeth Orlan, Nadia Flexner, Lindsey Smith Taillie
Published in: Current Obesity Reports, July 11 2026  view full text

Cross-Sector Policies for Achieving Equitable Obesity Prevention and Food Security: A Review of Real-World Actions
Authors: Christina Zorbas, Sally Schultz, Shu Wen Ng, Erica Reeve, Ayuba Issaka, Chioma Anidi, Kathryn Backholer
Published in: Current Obesity Reports, July 10, 2026 view full text

The impact of Chile's multipronged food labelling and advertising law on early childhood excess weight: a cohort difference-in-differences study
Authors: Guillermo Paraje, Nieves Valdes, Alberto Vega Macaya, Camila Corvalan, Barry Popkin
Published in: The Lancet, June 27, 2026
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Factors Influencing Water and Sweet Beverage Purchasing Decisions and Behaviours Among Low-Income Households in Four Peri-Urban Communities in Accra: An Exploratory Study
Authors: Christopher Delali Amegah, Gloria Adobea Odei Obeng-Amoako, Shu Wen Ng, Monica Lambon-Quayefio, Seth Adu-Afarwuah
Published in: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, June 15, 2026 view full text

Adoption and Acceptability of a Fruit and Vegetable Subsidy in Low-Income Households in Urban Chile: The Bolsillo Saludable Pilot Feasibility Study
Authors: Isabel Pemjean, Daniela Montes de Oca, Jonathan Lara-Arevalo, Shu Wen Ng, Lindsey Smith Taillie, Camila Corvalan
Published in: Current Developments in Nutrition, June 13, 2026 view full text

Changes in Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake From Before to After Nutrition Labeling Policy Implementation: A Comparison of Mexico and the United States
Authors: Alejandra Contreras-Manzano, Sultan Alsallum, Rachel Davis, Lana Vanderlee, Alejandra Jauregui, Christine White, Virginie Drolet-Labelle, Edward Frongillo, Laura Lazaro, Simón Barquera, Lindsey Smith Taillie, James Hardin, David Hammond, James Thrasher
Published in: Preventing Chronic Disease, June 11, 2026 view full text

Parents’ reactions to a Social Media Marketing Campaign Promoting Universal School Meals Among Elementary-Aged US Children: A Content Analysis
Authors: Carolyn Chelius, Amanda Zeitlin, Christina Hecht, Anisha Patel, Kenneth Hecht, Andrea Pedroza-Tobias, Anna Grummon
Published in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, June 11, 2026 view full text

Timing Matters: How Unconditional Cash Transfer Frequency Shapes Dietary Choices Among Vulnerable Older Adults
Authors: Deivis Nicolas Guzman-Tordecilla, Antonio Trujillo, Andres Vecino-Ortiz, Shu Wen Ng.
Published in: Health Economics, June 6, 2026. view full text

Beyond the body: the ultraprocessed food industry's environmental toll
Authors: Lindsey Smith Taillie, Nicholas Chartres, Kim Anastasiou, Joe Yates
Published in: American Journal of Public Health, June 3, 2026 view full text