Dr Kawther Hashem: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- senior lecturer in public health nutrition at Queen Mary University of London and head of research and impact at Action on Salt and Sugar
- Quoted on
- Public health & prevention, Heart disease & stroke
- Press citations held
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 10 Sept 2026
“It is shocking that after nearly a decade of promises, eight consultations, four delays and constant lobbying, the UK could be left with unhealthy food advertising rules that affect as little as 1% of ad spend.”
What Dr Kawther Hashem has said
“Doctors should be having much more practical conversations with heart patients about the food they eat every day. In simple terms, that means encouraging people to cook more at home where they can, although this can often be difficult, choose more fresh or minimally processed foods, and cut back on products such as sugary drinks, packaged snacks, processed meats, ready meals and takeaways that are often high in salt, sugar and unhealthy fats.”
senior lecturer in public health nutrition at Queen Mary University of London and head of research and impact at Action on Salt and Sugar · Heart disease & stroke · 10 Sept 2026 · Cook more at home to reduce ultra-processed food intake, say cardiologist groups ↗
Where Dr Kawther Hashem has been quoted
- UK junk food ad ban so diluted it may be largely ineffective, experts saytheguardian.com · 10 Sept 2026
- Cook more at home to reduce ultra-processed food intake, say cardiologist groupstheguardian.com · 10 Sept 2026
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