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Hansard to 9 November 2026 · 31,243 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
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Dr Kawther Hashem: no photograph is held, so the academic plate is shown instead.
Academic
Dr Kawther Hashem
senior lecturer in public health nutrition at Queen Mary University of London and head of research and impact at Action on Salt and Sugar
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press citations on 2 topics since 10 Mar 2026 · last quoted 7 May 2026
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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
- Tracked press citations
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 7 May 2026
- First quoted
- 10 Mar 2026
04 The signal · where Dr Kawther Hashem sits on heart disease & stroke
Ranked 45= of 100 voices quoted in the press on heart disease & stroke, level with 55 others on 1 citation.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
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Dr Sonya Babu-NarayanClinicianClinical Director, British Heart Foundation7 - 2=
Professor Azeem MajeedAcademicProfessor of Primary Care and Public Health and Head of the Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London6 - 2=
Professor Bryan WilliamsSector leaderChief Scientific and Medical Officer, British Heart Foundation (BHF)6 - 45=Dr Simon ThackrayClinicianConsultant Cardiologist1
- 45=Professor Kevin MunroAcademicLead researcher at University of Manchester1
- 45=Dr Kawther HashemAcademicsenior lecturer in public health nutrition at Queen Mary University of London and head of research and impact at Action on Salt and Sugar1
- 45=Professor Marc-Emmanuel DumasAcademicChair in Systems Medicine, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London1
- 45=Mathilde TouvierAcademicResearch director at INSERM (the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research), Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team at the Université Sorbonne Paris Nord and Université Paris Cité, France1
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05 On the record · press
What Dr Kawther Hashem has said
By outlet · linked articles
- theguardian.com2
Where Dr Kawther Hashem has been quoted
- 01Cook more at home to reduce ultra-processed food intake, say cardiologist groupstheguardian.com · 7 May 2026
- 02UK junk food ad ban so diluted it may be largely ineffective, experts saytheguardian.com · 10 Mar 2026
Verbatim
“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.”
“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.”
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