Biography
Associate Professor Gary Sacks is a Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow at the Global Obesity Centre at Deakin University. Gary’s research focuses on policies for the prevention of obesity and related diseases.
Gary has co-authored several international reports on obesity prevention, including the Lancet Commission on Obesity, and several reports for the World Health Organization. Gary also led the first-ever studies to benchmark progress on obesity prevention by Australian governments and food companies.
Gary co-founded INFORMAS (International Network for Food and Obesity / non-communicable diseases Research, Monitoring and Action Support) - a global network for monitoring food environments. Gary leads the component of INFORMAS dedicated to monitoring the actions of food companies in relation to obesity prevention and population nutrition.
Gary has a broad range of international public health research and policy experience. This includes research placements at the World Health Organization (Switzerland), the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (Australia), Harvard University (USA), the University of Oxford (UK), and the International Telecommunications Union (Switzerland).
Gary has a PhD in Public Health from Deakin University. He also has tertiary qualifications in economics, information systems and health informatics.
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Research interests
Policies for obesity prevention
Corporate political activity of the food industry
Food taxes
Front-of-pack food labelling
Economic modelling
Knowledge areas
Obesity prevention
Food policy
Food taxes
Food labelling
Publications
Latest Trends in Investing for Improved Nutrition and Obesity Prevention
E Robinson, R Carey, A Foerster, G Sacks
(2022), pp. 1-17, Current Nutrition Reports, Berlin, Germany, C1
F Martino, J Ananthapavan, M Moodie, G Sacks
(2022), Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, C1
Adrian Cameron, Laura Oostenbach, Sarah Dean, Ella Robinson, Christine White, Lana Vanderlee, David Hammond, Gary Sacks
(2022), The Journal of Nutrition, Oxford, Eng., C1
Awareness of and Participation in School Food Programs Among Youth From Six Countries
Karen Hock, Simon Barquera, Camila Corvalan, Samantha Goodman, Gary Sacks, Lana Vanderlee, Christine White, Martin White, David Hammond
(2022), JOURNAL OF NUTRITION, C1
Rachel Acton, Lana Vanderlee, Adrian Cameron, Samantha Goodiehn, Alejandra Jauregui, Gary Sacks, Christine White, Martin White, Davi Hammond
(2022), JOURNAL OF NUTRITION, C1
David Hammond, Lana Vanderlee, Christine White, Rachel Acton, Martin White, Christina Roberto, Adrian Cameron, Gary Sacks, Sharon Kirkpatrick, Joel Dubin, Jean Adams, Alejandra Jauregui, James Thrasher
(2022), Journal of Nutrition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
R Acton, L Vanderlee, J Adams, S Kirkpatrick, L Pedraza, G Sacks, C White, M White, D Hammond
(2022), Vol. 19, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, C1
S Phulkerd, N Thongcharoenchupong, A Chamratrithirong, U Pattaravanich, G Sacks, P Prasertsom
(2022), Vol. 109, Food Policy, C1
Nutrition-Related Information on Alcoholic Beverages in Victoria, Australia, 2021
K Barons, D Mann, L Orellana, M Miller, S Pettigrew, G Sacks
(2022), Vol. 19, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, C1
Emma Gearon, Devorah Riesenberg, Kathryn Backholer, Adrian Cameron, Gary Sacks, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Anna Peeters
(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 193-202, Public Health Nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1
S Schultz, A Cameron, L Grigsby-Duffy, E Robinson, J Marshall, L Orellana, G Sacks
(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 203-214, Public Health Nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1
E Robinson, M Blake, G Sacks
(2021), Vol. 10, pp. 857-870, International journal of health policy and management, Iran, C1
H Trevena, B Neal, S Downs, T Davis, G Sacks, M Crino, A Thow
(2021), Vol. 10, pp. 896-908, International journal of health policy and management, Iran, C1
Lana Vanderlee, Christine White, Sharon Kirkpatrick, Vicki Rynard, Alejandra Jáuregui, Jean Adams, Gary Sacks, David Hammond
(2021), Vol. 151, pp. 140-151, The journal of nutrition: nutritional epidemiology, Oxford, Eng., C1
L Alston, V Versace, E Brown, M Nichols, J Whelan, K Bolton, G Sacks, C Needham, L Orellana, S Allender
(2021), Vol. 45, pp. 65-70, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Australia, C1
Gary Sacks, Janelle Kwon, Stefanie Vandevijvere, Boyd Swinburn
(2021), Vol. 42, pp. 1-18, Annual Review of Public Health, Palo Alto, Calif., C1
B Clarke, J Kwon, B Swinburn, G Sacks
(2021), Vol. 16, pp. 1-23, PLoS ONE, San Francisco, CA, C1
B Wood, O Williams, V Nagarajan, G Sacks
(2021), Vol. 17, pp. 1-23, Globalization and health, London, Eng., C1
E Reeve, A Thow, C Bell, C Soti-Ulberg, G Sacks
(2021), Vol. 21, pp. 1-12, BMC public health, London, Eng., C1
Benjamin Wood, Phillip Baker, Gary Sacks
(2021), pp. 1-11, International Journal of Health Policy and Management, Kerman, Iran, C1
The 'Eat Well @ IGA' healthy supermarket randomised controlled trial: process evaluation
M Blake, G Sacks, C Zorbas, J Marshall, L Orellana, A Brown, M Moodie, C Ni Mhurchu, J Ananthapavan, F Etilé, A Cameron
(2021), Vol. 18, pp. 1-13, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, London, Eng., C1
E Reeve, A Thow, S Namohunu, C Bell, A Lal, G Sacks
(2021), Vol. 36, pp. 1257-1268, Health Policy and Planning, Oxford, Eng., C1
Benjamin Wood, Owain Williams, Phil Baker, Vijaya Nagarajan, Gary Sacks
(2021), Vol. 17, pp. 1-17, Globalization and health, London, Eng., C1
Do taxes on unhealthy foods and beverages influence food purchases?
G Sacks, J Kwon, K Backholer
(2021), Vol. 10, pp. 179-187, Current Nutrition Reports, United States, C1
I Van Dam, B Wood, G Sacks, O Allais, S Vandevijvere
(2021), Vol. 18, pp. 1-15, International journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, London, Eng., C1
Did imports of sweetened beverages to Pacific Island countries increase between 2000 and 2015?
Veronica Lo, Gary Sacks, Emma Gearon, Andrew Bell
(2021), Vol. 7, pp. 1-9, BMC Nutrition, London, Eng., C1
C Gómez-Donoso, G Sacks, L Vanderlee, D Hammond, C White, C Nieto, M Bes-Rastrollo, A Cameron
(2021), Vol. 18, pp. 1-12, International journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, London, Eng., C1
Responsible Investing for Food System Sustainability: A Review of Current Practice in Australia
Christine Parker, Ella Robinson, Rachel Carey, Laura Boehm, Gary Sacks
(2021), Vol. 38, pp. 237-262, Environmental and Planning Law Journal, Sydney, N.S.W., C1
B Wood, P Baker, G Scrinis, D McCoy, O Williams, G Sacks
(2021), Vol. 17, pp. 1-17, Globalization and Health, London, Eng., C1
E Reeve, A Thow, O Huse, C Bell, A Peeters, G Sacks
(2021), Vol. 99, pp. 865-873, Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Switzerland, C1
A Cameron, E Reeve, J Marshall, T Scapin, O Huse, D Riesenberg, D Jeyapalan, S Demaio, F Watson, R Kupka, K Correa, M Blake, K Backholer, A Peeters, G Sacks
(2021), Vol. 10, pp. 267-281, Current Nutrition Reports, Philadelphia, Pa., C1
R Bennett, C Zorbas, O Huse, A Peeters, A Cameron, G Sacks, K Backholer
(2020), Vol. 21, pp. 1-21, Obesity Reviews, London, Eng., C1
O Huse, J Ananthapavan, G Sacks, A Cameron, C Zorbas, A Peeters, M Moodie, J Martin, K Backholer
(2020), Vol. 44, pp. 1011-1020, International Journal of Obesity, London, Eng., C1
C Needham, G Sacks, L Orellana, E Robinson, S Allender, C Strugnell
(2020), Vol. 21, pp. 1-22, Obesity reviews, Chichester, Eng., C1
B Wood, G Ruskin, G Sacks
(2020), Vol. 17, pp. 1-5, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Basel, Switzerland, C1
B Clarke, B Swinburn, G Sacks
(2020), Vol. 246, pp. 1-10, Social Science and Medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Building a systems thinking prevention workforce
M Bensberg, S Allender, G Sacks
(2020), pp. 1-11, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, London, Eng., C1
Cindy Needham, Liliana Orellana, Steven Allender, Gary Sacks, Miranda Blake, Claudia Strugnell
(2020), Vol. 17, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Basel, Switzerland, C1
E Robinson, P Nguyen, H Jiang, M Livingston, J Ananthapavan, A Lal, G Sacks
(2020), Vol. 12, pp. 1-15, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
A Lal, A Peeters, V Brown, P Nguyen, H Tran, T Nguyen, U Tonmukayakul, G Sacks, H Calache, J Martin, M Moodie, J Ananthapavan
(2020), Vol. 12, pp. 1-14, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
The application of an evidence framework for obesity prevention at the population-level
G Sacks, J Kwon, J Ananthapavan
(2020), Vol. 9, pp. 150-158, Current obesity reports, New York, N.Y., C1
S Ng, G Sacks, B Kelly, H Yeatman, E Robinson, B Swinburn, S Vandevijvere, K Chinna, M Ismail, T Karupaiah
(2020), Vol. 16, pp. 1-19, Globalization and health, London, Eng., C1
D Talukdar, S Seenivasan, A Cameron, G Sacks
(2020), Vol. 15, pp. 1-17, PLoS ONE, San Francisco, Calif., C1
G Sacks, E Looi
(2020), Vol. 17, pp. 1-10, International journal of environmental research and public health, Basel, Switzerland, C1
J Ananthapavan, G Sacks, V Brown, M Moodie, P Nguyen, L Veerman, A Mantilla Herrera, A Lal, A Peeters, R Carter
(2020), Vol. 15, pp. 1-19, PLoS ONE, San Francisco, CA, C1
E Rosewarne, A Hoek, G Sacks, L Wolfenden, J Wu, J Reimers, K Corben, M Moore, C Ni Mhurchu, J Webster
(2020), Vol. 20, pp. 1-15, BMC Public Health, London, Eng., C1
M Mialon, S Vandevijvere, A Carriedo-Lutzenkirchen, L Bero, F Gomes, M Petticrew, M McKee, D Stuckler, G Sacks
(2020), Vol. 10, pp. 1-20, BMJ Open, London, Eng., C1
M Keeble, J Adams, G Sacks, L Vanderlee, C White, D Hammond, T Burgoine
(2020), Vol. 17, pp. 1-17, International journal of environmental research and public health, Basel, Switzerland, C1
M Mialon, E Crosbie, G Sacks
(2020), Vol. 65, pp. 1027-1036, International journal of public health, Basel, Switzerland, C1
G Sacks, E Robinson, A Cameron, L Vanderlee, S Vandevijvere, B Swinburn
(2020), Vol. 17, pp. 1-23, International journal of environmental research and public health, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Laura Vergeer, Lana Vanderlee, Gary Sacks, Ella Robinson, Sally Mackay, Leanne Young, Christine Mulligan, Mary L'Abbé
(2020), Vol. 4, pp. 1-13, Current Developments in Nutrition, Oxford, Eng., C1
Benjamin Wood, Gary Ruskin, Gary Sacks
(2020), Vol. 17, pp. 1-11, International journal of environmental research and public health, Basel, Switzerland, C1
L Grigsby-Duffy, S Schultz, L Orellana, E Robinson, A Cameron, J Marshall, K Backholer, G Sacks
(2020), Vol. 17, pp. 1-17, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Basel, Switzerland, C1
G Sacks, D Riesenberg, M Mialon, S Dean, A Cameron
(2020), Vol. 15, pp. 1-15, PLoS ONE, San Francisco, CA, C1
E Robinson, C Parker, R Carey, G Sacks
(2020), Vol. 11, pp. 1-18, Frontiers in Psychology, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1
Recall of government healthy eating campaigns by consumers in five countries
S Goodman, G Armendariz, A Corkum, L Arellano, A Jáuregui, M Keeble, J Marshall, G Sacks, J Thrasher, L Vanderlee, C White, D Hammond
(2020), Vol. 24, pp. 3986-4000, Public Health Nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1
Stefanie Vandevijvere, Simon Barquera, Gabriela Caceres, Camila Corvalan, Tilakavati Karupaiah, Maria Kroker-Lobos, Mary L'Abbé, See Ng, Sirinya Phulkerd, Manuel Ramirez-Zea, Salome Rebello, Marcela Reyes, Gary Sacks, Carmen Sánchez Nóchez, Karina Sanchez, David Sanders, Mark Spires, Rina Swart, Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Zoey Tay, Anna Taylor, Lizbeth Tolentino-Mayo, Rob Van Dam, Lana Vanderlee, Fiona Watson, Clare Whitton, Boyd Swinburn
(2019), Vol. 20, pp. 57-66, Obesity reviews, Chichester, Eng., C1
The global syndemic of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change: the Lancet Commission report
Boyd Swinburn, Vivica Kraak, Steven Allender, Vincent Atkins, Phillip Baker, Jessica Bogard, Hannah Brinsden, Alejandro Calvillo, Olivier De Schutter, Raji Devarajan, Majid Ezzati, Sharon Friel, Shifalika Goenka, Ross Hammond, Gerard Hastings, Corinna Hawkes, Mario Herrero, Peter Hovmand, Mark Howden, Lindsay Jaacks, Ariadne Kapetanaki, Matt Kasman, Harriet Kuhnlein, Shiriki Kumanyika, Bagher Larijani, Tim Lobstein, Michael Long, Victor Matsudo, Susanna Mills, Gareth Morgan, Alexandra Morshed, Patricia Nece, An Pan, David Patterson, Gary Sacks, Meera Shekar, Geoff Simmons, Warren Smit, Ali Tootee, Stefanie Vandevijvere, Wilma Waterlander, Luke Wolfenden, William Dietz
(2019), Vol. 393, pp. 791-846, Lancet, London, Eng., C1
Nisachol Cetthakrikul, Sirinya Phulkerd, Nongnuch Jaichuen, Gary Sacks, Viroj Tangcharoensathien
(2019), Vol. 15, pp. 1-10, Globalization and health, London, Eng., C1
Gary Sacks, Ella Robinson, Adrian Cameron
(2019), Vol. 8, pp. 98-111, Current obesity reports, New York, N.Y., C1
Cost-effectiveness of community-based childhood obesity prevention interventions in Australia
Jaithri Ananthapavan, Phuong Nguyen, Steven Bowe, Gary Sacks, Ana Mantilla Herrera, Boyd Swinburn, Vicki Brown, Rohan Sweeney, Anita Lal, Claudia Strugnell, Marj Moodie
(2019), Vol. 43, pp. 1102-1112, International journal of obesity, London, Eng., C1
Vivica Kraak, Sofia Rincón-Gallardo Patiño, Gary Sacks
(2019), Vol. 20, pp. 90-106, Obesity reviews, Chichester, Eng., C1
Alexandra Jones, Anne Thow, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Gary Sacks, Bruce Neal
(2019), Vol. 43, pp. 355-365, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Chichester, Eng., C1
A Kasture, S Vandevijvere, E Robinson, G Sacks, B Swinburn
(2019), International journal of public health, New York, N.Y., C1
K Backholer, G Sacks, A Cameron
(2019), Vol. 8, pp. 250-255, Current nutrition reports, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1
G Sacks, L Vanderlee, E Robinson, S Vandevijvere, A Cameron, C Ni Mhurchu, A Lee, S Ng, T Karupaiah, L Vergeer, M L'Abbé, B Swinburn
(2019), Vol. 20, pp. 78-89, Obesity reviews, Chichester, Eng., C1
E Esdaile, A Thow, T Gill, G Sacks, R Golley, P Love, L Wen, C Rissel
(2019), Vol. 20, pp. 1542-1556, Obesity reviews, Chichester, Eng., C1
Devorah Riesenberg, Kathryn Backholer, Christina Zorbas, Gary Sacks, Anna Paix, Josephine Marshall, Miranda Blake, Rebecca Bennett, Anna Peeters, Adrian Cameron
(2019), Vol. 109, pp. 1434-1439, American journal of public health, Washington, D.C., C1
The revolving door between government and the alcohol, food and gambling industries in Australia
Narelle Robertson, Gary Sacks, Peter Miller
(2019), Vol. 29, pp. 1-8, Public health research & practice, Ultimo, N.S.W., C1
J Kwon, A Cameron, D Hammond, C White, L Vanderlee, J Bhawra, G Sacks
(2019), Vol. 19, pp. 1-10, BMC public health, London, Eng., C1
G Fooks, S Williams, G Box, G Sacks
(2019), Vol. 15, pp. 1-20, Globalization and Health, Berlin, Germany, C1
L Oostenbach, E Slits, E Robinson, G Sacks
(2019), Vol. 19, pp. 1-11, BMC Public Health, Berlin, Germany, C1
Investigating menu kilojoule labelling policy adoption from a political science perspective
B Clarke, B Swinburn, G Sacks
(2019), Vol. 89, pp. 1-12, Food Policy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
How food companies influence evidence and opinion-straight from the horse's mouth
G Sacks, B Swinburn, A Cameron, G Ruskin
(2018), Vol. 28, pp. 253-256, Critical public health, London, Eng., C1-1
J Ananthapavan, A Peeterson, G Sacks
(2018), Vol. 19, pp. 605-613, Obesity reviews, Chichester, Eng., C1
Erica Reeve, Anne Thow, Colin Bell, Katrin Engelhardt, Ella Gamolo-Naliponguit, John Go, Gary Sacks
(2018), Vol. 14, pp. 1-14, Globalization and health, London, Eng., C1
Vicki Brown, Jaithri Ananthapavan, Lennert Veerman, Gary Sacks, Anita Lal, Anna Peeters, Kathryn Backholer, Marjory Moodie
(2018), Vol. 10, pp. 1-14, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Ana Mantilla Herrera, Michelle Crino, Holly Erskine, Gary Sacks, Jaithri Ananthapavan, Cliona Mhurchu, Yong Lee
(2018), Vol. 10, pp. 1-16, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Measuring the healthiness of the packaged food supply in Australia
Michelle Crino, Gary Sacks, Elizabeth Dunford, Kathy Trieu, Jacqui Webster, Stefanie Vandevijvere, Boyd Swinburn, Jason Wu, Bruce Neal
(2018), Vol. 10, pp. 1-17, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Gary Sacks, Ella Robinson
(2018), Vol. 7, pp. 211-219, Current obesity reports, Berlin, Germany, C1
Extending the paradigm: a policy framework for healthy and equitable eating (HE²)
M Pescud, S Friel, A Lee, G Sacks, E Meertens, R Carter, M Cobcroft, E Munn, J Greenfield
(2018), Vol. 21, pp. 3477-3481, Public health nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1
Marco Springmann, Gary Sacks, Jaithri Ananthapavan, Peter Scarborough
(2018), Vol. 42, pp. 523-529, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Chichester, Eng., C1
Brydie Clarke, Boyd Swinburn, Gary Sacks
(2018), Vol. 15, pp. 1-19, International journal of environmental research and public health, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Nongnuch Jaichuen, Sirinya Phulkerd, Nisachol Certthkrikul, Gary Sacks, Viroj Tangcharoensathien
(2018), Vol. 14, pp. 1-11, Globalization and health, London, Eng., C1
Assessing Cost-Effectiveness of Obesity Prevention Policies in Australia 2018 (ACE-Obesity Policy)
Jaithri Ananthapavan, Gary Sacks, Vicki Brown, Marj Moodie, Phuong Nguyen, Jan Barendregt, Lennert Veerman, Ana Mantilla Herrera, Anita Lal, Anna Peeters, Rob Carter
(2018), Geelong, Vic., A6
Do the foods advertised in Australian supermarket catalogues reflect national dietary guidelines?
A Cameron, S Sayers, G Sacks, L Thornton
(2017), Vol. 32, pp. 113-121, Health promotion international, Oxford, Eng., C1
S Phulkerd, S Vandevijvere, M Lawrence, V Tangcharoensathien, G Sacks
(2017), Vol. 20, pp. 381-390, Public health nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1
M Mialon, B Swinburn, S Allender, G Sacks
(2017), Vol. 41, pp. 165-171, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Chichester, Eng., C1
A Lal, A Mantilla-Herrera, L Veerman, K Backholer, G Sacks, M Moodie, M Siahpush, R Carter, A Peeters
(2017), Vol. 14, pp. 1-17, PLoS medicine, San Francisco, Calif., C1
P Lucas, E Patterson, G Sacks, N Billich, C Evans
(2017), Vol. 9, pp. 1-20, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
S Phulkerd, G Sacks, S Vandevijvere, A Worsley, M Lawrence
(2017), Vol. 71, pp. 101-110, Food policy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
M Crino, A Herrera, J Ananthapavan, J Wu, B Neal, Y Lee, M Zheng, A Lal, G Sacks
(2017), Vol. 9, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Bruce Neal, Michelle Crino, Elizabeth Dunford, Annie Gao, Rohan Greenland, Nicole Li, Judith Ngai, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Simone Pettigrew, Gary Sacks, Jacqui Webster, Jason Wu
(2017), Vol. 9, pp. 1-14, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
S Phulkerd, M Lawrence, S Vandevijvere, G Sacks, F Worsley, V Tangcharoensathien
(2016), Vol. 11, pp. 1-13, Implementation science, London, Eng., C1
M Mialon, B Swinburn, S Allender, G Sacks
(2016), Vol. 16, pp. 1-13, BMC Public Health, London, Eng., C1
The impact of a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages on health and health care costs: a modelling study
J Veerman, G Sacks, N Antonopoulos, J Martin
(2016), Vol. 11, pp. 1-10, PLoS one, San Francisco, Calif., C1-1
Analysis of the corporate political activity of major food industry actors in Fiji
M Mialon, B Swinburn, J Wate, I Tukana, G Sacks
(2016), Vol. 12, pp. 1-14, Globalization and health, London, Eng., C1
V Kraak, S Vandevijvere, G Sacks, H Brinsden, C Hawkes, S Barquera, T Lobstein, B Swinburn
(2016), Vol. 94, pp. 540-548, Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1
Designing a healthy food partnership: lessons from the Australian food and health dialogue
A Jones, R Magnusson, B Swinburn, J Webster, A Wood, G Sacks, B Neal
(2016), Vol. 16, pp. 1-10, BMC public health, London, Eng., C1
B Clarke, B Swinburn, G Sacks
(2016), Vol. 16, pp. 1-19, BMC public health, London, Eng., C1
A Cameron, E Charlton, W Ngan, G Sacks
(2016), Vol. 5, pp. 129-138, Current nutrition reports, New York, N.Y., C1
M Crino, G Sacks, J Wu
(2016), Vol. 5, pp. 323-332, Current nutrition reports, New York, N.Y., C1
G Sacks, M Mialon, S Vandevijvere, H Trevena, W Snowdon, M Crino, B Swinburn
(2015), Vol. 25, pp. 299-319, Critical public health, London, Eng., C1
B Swinburn, V Kraak, H Rutter, S Vandevijvere, T Lobstein, G Sacks, F Gomes, T Marsh, R Magnusson
(2015), Vol. 385, pp. 2534-2545, Lancet, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
M Mialon, B Swinburn, G Sacks
(2015), Vol. 16, pp. 519-530, Obesity reviews, London, Eng., C1
Cost effectiveness of an elementary school active physical education policy
J Barrett, S Gortmaker, M Long, Z Ward, S Resch, M Moodie, R Carter, G Sacks, B Swinburn, Y Wang, A Cradock
(2015), Vol. 49, pp. 148-159, American journal of preventive medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Modeling the cost effectiveness of child care policy changes in the U.S.
D Wright, E Kenney, C Giles, M Long, Z Ward, S Resch, M Moodie, R Carter, Y Wang, G Sacks, B Swinburn, S Gortmaker, A Cradock
(2015), Vol. 49, pp. 135-147, American journal of preventive medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
BMI and healthcare cost impact of eliminating tax subsidy for advertising unhealthy food to youth
K Sonneville, M Long, Z Ward, S Resch, Y Wang, J Pomeranz, M Moodie, R Carter, G Sacks, B Swinburn, S Gortmaker
(2015), Vol. 49, pp. 124-134, American journal of preventive medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Cost effectiveness of a sugar-sweetened beverage excise tax in the U.S.
M Long, S Gortmaker, Z Ward, S Resch, M Moodie, G Sacks, B Swinburn, R Carter, Y Wang
(2015), Vol. 49, pp. 112-123, American journal of preventive medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Cost effectiveness of childhood obesity interventions: Evidence and methods for CHOICES
S Gortmaker, M Long, S Resch, Z Ward, A Cradock, J Barrett, D Wright, K Sonneville, C Giles, R Carter, M Moodie, G Sacks, B Swinburn, A Hsiao, S Vine, J Barendregt, T Vos, Y Wang
(2015), Vol. 49, pp. 102-111, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
M Crino, G Sacks, S Vandevijvere, B Swinburn, B Neal
(2015), Vol. 4, pp. 1-10, Current obesity reports, New York, N. Y., C1
E Charlton, L Kähkönen, G Sacks, A Cameron
(2015), Vol. 81, pp. 168-173, Preventive medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Economics of obesity - learning from the past to contribute to a better future
J Ananthapavan, G Sacks, M Moodie, R Carter
(2014), Vol. 11, pp. 4007-4025, International journal of environmental research and public health, Basel, Switzerland, C1
A systematic interim assessment of the Australian government's food and health dialogue
T Elliott, H Trevena, G Sacks, E Dunford, J Martin, J Webster, B Swinburn, A Moodie, B Neal
(2014), Vol. 200, pp. 92-95, Medical journal of Australia, Strawberry Hills, NSW, C1
B Crammond, C Van, S Allender, A Peeters, M Lawrence, G Sacks, H Mavoa, B Swinburn, B Loff
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 213-221, Obesity reviews, Chichester, England, C1
Cost-effectiveness of fiscal policies to prevent obesity
M Moodie, L Sheppard, G Sacks, C Keating, A Flego
(2013), Vol. 2, pp. 211-224, Current obesity reports, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, C1
Monitoring the health-related labelling of foods and non-alcoholic beverages in retail settings
M Rayner, A Wood, M Lawrence, C Mhurchu, J Albert, S Barquera, S Friel, C Hawkes, B Kelly, S Kumanyika, M L'Abbe, A Lee, T Lobstein, J Ma, J Macmullan, S Mohan, C Monteiro, B Neal, G Sacks, D Sanders, W Snowdon, B Swinburn, S Vandevijvere, C Walker
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 70-81, Obesity reviews, Oxford, England, C1
Monitoring the price and affordability of foods and diets globally
A Lee, C Mhurchu, G Sacks, B Swinburn, W Snowdon, S Vandevijvere, C Hawkes, M L'Abbe, M Rayner, D Sanders, S Barquera, S Friel, B Kelly, S Kumanyika, T Lobstein, J Ma, J Macmullan, J Mohan, C Monteiro, B Neal, C Walker
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 82-95, Obesity reviews, Oxford, England, C1
Monitoring and benchmarking population diet quality globally: a step-wise approach
S Vandevijvere, C Monteiro, S Krebs-Smith, A Lee, B Swinburn, B Kelly, B Neal, W Snowdon, G Sacks
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 135-149, Obesity reviews, Oxford, England, C1
Monitoring foods and beverages provided and sold in public sector settings
M L'Abbe, A Schermel, L Minaker, B Kelly, A Lee, S Vandevijver, P Twohig, S Barquera, S Friel, C Hawkes, S Kumanyika, T Lobstein, J Ma, J MacMullan, S Mohan, C Monteiro, B Neal, M Rayner, G Sacks, D Sanders, W Snowdon, B Swinburn, C Walker
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 96-107, Obesity reviews, Chichester, England, C1
Monitoring the impacts of trade agreements on food environments
S Friel, L Hattersley, W Snowdon, A Thow, T Lobstein, D Sanders, S Barquera, S Mohan, C Hawkes, B Kelly, S Kumanyika, M L'Abbe, A Lee, J Ma, J Macmullan, C Monteiro, B Neal, M Rayner, G Sacks, B Swinburn, S Vandevijvere, C Walker
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 120-134, Obesity reviews, Chichester, England, C1
B Swinburn, G Sacks, S Vandevijvere, S Kumanyika, T Lobstein, B Neal, S Barquera, S Friel, C Hawkes, B Kelly, M L'Abbe, A Lee, J Ma, J Macmullan, S Mohan, C Monteiro, M Rayner, D Sanders, W Snowdon, C Walker
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 1-12, Obesity reviews, Oxford, England, C1
B Swinburn, S Vandervijvere, V Kraak, G Sacks, W Snowdon, C Hawkes, S Barquera, S Friel, B Kelly, S Kumanyika, M L'Abbe, A Lee, T Lobstein, J Ma, J Macmullan, S Mohan, C Monteiro, B Neal, M Rayner, D Sanders, C Walker
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 24-37, Obesity reviews, Oxford, England, C1
Monitoring the levels of important nutrients in the food supply
B Neal, G Sacks, B Swinburn, S Vandevijvere, E Dunford, W Snowdon, J Webster, S Barquera, S Friel, C Hawkes, B Kelly, S Kumanyika, M L'Abbe, A Lee, T Lobstein, J Ma, J Macmullan, S Mohan, C Monterio, M Rayner, D Sanders, C Walker
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 49-58, Obesity reviews, Oxford, England, C1
G Sacks, B Swinburn, V Kraak, S Downs, C Walker, S Barquera, S Friel, C Hawkes, B Kelly, S Kumanyika, M L'Abbe, A Lee, T Lobstein, J Ma, J Macmullan, S Mohan, C Monteiro, B Neal, M Rayner, D Sanders, W Snowdon, S Vandevijvere
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 38-48, Obesity reviews, Chichester, England, C1
H Brinsden, T Lobstein, J Landon, V Kraak, G Sacks, S Kumanyika, B Swinburn, S Barquera, S Friel, C Hawkes, B Kelly, M L'Abbe, A Lee, J Ma, J Macmullen, S Mohan, C Monteiro, B Neal, M Rayner, D Sanders, W Snowdon, S Vandevijvere, C Walker
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 13-23, Obesity reviews, Chichester, England, C1
Monitoring food and non-alcoholic beverage promotions to children
B Kelly, L King, L Baur, M Rayner, T Lobstein, C Monteiro, J Macmullan, S Mohan, S Barquera, S Friel, C Hawkes, S Kumanyika, M L'Abbe, A Lee, J Ma, B Neal, G Sacks, D Sanders, W Snowdon, B Swinburn, S Vandevijvere, C Walker
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 59-69, Obesity reviews, Chichester, England, C1
S Allender, E Gleeson, B Crammond, G Sacks, M Lawrence, A Peeters, B Loff, B Swinburn
(2012), Vol. 27, pp. 261-274, Health promotion international, Oxford, England, C1
Government regulation to promote healthy food environments : a view from inside state governments
J Shill, H Mavoa, S Allender, M Lawrence, G Sacks, A Peeters, B Crammond, B Swinburn
(2012), Vol. 13, pp. 162-173, Obesity reviews, Oxford, England, C1
A Chung, J Shill, B Swinburn, H Mavoa, M Lawrence, B Loff, B Crammond, G Sacks, S Allender, A Peeters
(2012), Vol. 12, pp. 1-6, BMC public health, London, England, C1-1
J Shill, H Mavoa, B Crammond, B Loff, A Peeters, M Lawrence, S Allender, G Sacks, B Swinburn
(2012), Vol. 7, pp. 1-11, PLoS one, San Francisco, Calif., C1-1
G Sacks, J Veerman, M Moodie, B Swinburn
(2011), Vol. 35, pp. 1001-1009, Internation journal of obesity, London, England, C1
P Scarborough, M Burg, C Foster, B Swinburn, G Sacks, M Rayner, P Webster, S Allender
(2011), Vol. 105, pp. 1399-1404, British journal of nutrition, Cambridge, England, C1
R Keast, D Sayompark, G Sacks, B Swinburn, L Riddell
(2011), Vol. 65, pp. 1338-1344, European journal of clinical nutrition, London, England, C1
Impact of 'traffic-light' nutrition information on online food purchases in Australia
G Sacks, K Tikellis, L Millar, B Swinburn
(2011), Vol. 35, pp. 122-126, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Richmond, Vic., C1
G Sacks, M Rayner, L Stockley, P Scarborough, W Snowdon, B Swinburn
(2011), Vol. 65, pp. 298-306, European journal of clincial nutrition, London, U. K., C1
Quantification of the effect of energy imbalance on bodyweight
K Hall, G Sacks, D Chandramohan, C Chow, Y Wang, S Gortmaker, B Swinburn
(2011), Vol. 378, pp. 826-837, The Lancet, London, England, C1-1
The global obesity pandemic : shaped by global drivers and local environments
B Swinburn, G Sacks, K Hall, K McPherson, D Finegood, M Moodie, S Gortmaker
(2011), Vol. 378, pp. 804-814, Lancet, London, U. K., C1-1
Estimating the changes in energy flux that characterize the rise in obesity prevalence
B Swinburn, G Sacks, S Lo, K Westerterp, E Rush, M Rosenbaum, A Luke, D Schoeller, J DeLany, N Butte, E Ravussin
(2009), Vol. 89, pp. 1723-1728, American journal of clinical nutrition, New York, N.Y., C1
G Sacks, B Swinburn, M Lawrence
(2009), Vol. 10, pp. 76-86, Obesity reviews, Oxford, England, C1
S Allender, E Gleeson, B Crammond, G Sacks, M Lawrence, A Peeters, B Loff, B Swinburn
(2009), Vol. 6, pp. 1-8, Australia and New Zealand health policy, London, England, C1
Impact of front-of-pack 'traffic-light' nutrition labelling on consumer food purchases in the UK
G Sacks, M Rayner, B Swinburn
(2009), Vol. 24, pp. 344-352, Health promotion international, Oxford, England, C1
K Nnoaham, G Sacks, M Rayner, O Mytton, A Gray
(2009), Vol. 38, pp. 1324-1333, International journal of epidemiology, Oxford, England, C1
Increased food energy supply is more than sufficient to explain the US epidemic of obesity
B Swinburn, G Sacks, E Ravussin
(2009), Vol. 90, pp. 1453-1456, American journal of clinical nutrition, New York, N.Y., C1
Sydney principles for reducing the commercial promotion of foods and beverages to children
B Swinburn, G Sacks, T Lobstein, N Rigby, L Baur, K Brownell, T Gill, J Seidell, S Kumanyika
(2008), Vol. 11, pp. 881-886, Public health nutrition, Cambridge, England, C1
Longitudinal study of Consumer Price Index (CPI) trends in core and non-core foods in Australia
C Burns, G Sacks, L Gold
(2008), Vol. 32, pp. 449-452, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Milton, Qld, C1
G Sacks, B Swinburn, M Lawrence
(2008), Vol. 5, pp. 1-7, Australia and New Zealand health policy, London, U.K., C1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Food policies for population health: evidence, influence and accountability
A/Prof Gary Sacks
ARC DECRA - Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
- 2018: $111,268
- 2017: $121,045
- 2016: $114,660
P1.17 Benchmarking obesity prevention policies of Australian governments
Prof Andrew Wilson, A/Prof Gary Sacks
The Sax Institute
- 2016: $44,300
- 2015: $80,000
A multi-component supermarket intervention to promote healthy eating
A/Prof Adrian Cameron, A/Prof Gary Sacks, A/Prof Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Prof Boyd Swinburn, Prof Marj Moodie, Prof Fabrice Etile, Prof Liliana Orellana
NHMRC - Partnership Project
- 2020: $38,813
- 2019: $165,732
- 2018: $211,711
- 2017: $148,514
Trends in discretionary food and drink sales in Australia, 2014-2017
Prof Anna Peeters, A/Prof Kathryn Backholer, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, A/Prof Gary Sacks
NHF Vanguard Grant - National Heart Foundation of Australia
- 2017: $75,000
Reducing salt intake using food policy interventions
Prof Bruce Neal, Prof Caryl Nowson, Prof Boyd Swinburn, Prof Mark Woodward, A/Prof Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Prof Stephen Simpson, Prof Marj Moodie, Dr Jacqui Webster, A/Prof Gary Sacks, Dr Jason Wu, Dr Carley Grimes
NHMRC - Centres of Research Excellence
- 2021: $89,442
- 2020: $107,331
- 2019: $107,331
- 2018: $187,829
- 2017: $44,721
A Center of Research Excellence in Food Retail Environments for Health (RE-FRESH)
Prof Anna Peeters, Dr Julie Brimblecombe, Prof Steven Allender, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, Prof Amanda Lee, A/Prof Gary Sacks, Prof Marj Moodie, A/Prof Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Prof Boyd Swinburn, Prof Bruce Neal
NHMRC - Centres of Research Excellence
- 2022: $117,538
- 2021: $311,936
- 2020: $421,716
- 2019: $333,411
- 2018: $87,972
Policies for obesity prevention: generating the evidence and increasing accountability for action
A/Prof Gary Sacks
NHF Future Leader Fellowship - National Heart Foundation of Australia
- 2022: $108,750
- 2021: $165,500
- 2020: $163,495
- 2019: $133,985
BP3: Diet and chronic disease prevention: supporting implementation of priority actions in the food and nutrition system (Boosting Prevention Project via the Australian Prevention Partnership Centre)
Prof Amanda Lee, Prof Sharon Friel, A/Prof Gary Sacks, Prof Anna Peeters
MRFF Boosting Preventive Health Research Program
- 2021: $33,952
- 2020: $135,808
- 2019: $169,758
Supporting food companies to implement policies for improving population nutrition
A/Prof Gary Sacks, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, A/Prof Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Prof Bruce Neal, A/Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Anna Peeters, Mrs Jaithri Ananthapavan
NHMRC - Partnership Project, VicHealth - NHMRC Partnership Project Grants
- 2022: $19,460
- 2021: $79,806
- 2020: $50,000
Food and beverage price promotions: An untapped policy target
A/Prof Kathryn Backholer, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, A/Prof Gary Sacks, Prof Anna Peeters
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2022: $72,233
- 2021: $101,559
Enhancing policy implementation for healthy food environments
A/Prof Gary Sacks
NHMRC - Investigator Grant
- 2022: $67,400
Healthy Food, Healthy Planet, Healthy People
Prof Simone Pettigrew, Dr Jason Wu, A/Prof Cliona Ni Mhurchu, A/Prof Gary Sacks, Prof Bruce Neal, Dr Michalis Hadjikakou, Dr Alexandra Jones, Dr Caroline Miller, Dr Lennert Veerman, Dr Paraskevi Seferidi
NHMRC - Centres of Research Excellence
- 2022: $43,750
- 2021: $43,750
Other Public Sector Funding
Creating supermarket food environments that encourage healthy eating
A/Prof Adrian Cameron, A/Prof Gary Sacks
- 2017: $20,000
- 2016: $90,000
- 2015: $90,000
A multi-component supermarket intervention to promote healthy eating
A/Prof Adrian Cameron, A/Prof Gary Sacks, A/Prof Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Prof Boyd Swinburn, Prof Marj Moodie, Prof Fabrice Etile, Prof Liliana Orellana
- 2019: $50,000
- 2018: $50,000
- 2017: $50,000
Food environment inequalities and obesity in Victorian Growth Areas, from paddock to shopping centre gate
Dr Claudia Strugnell, Prof Steven Allender, A/Prof Gary Sacks, Prof Liliana Orellana, Dr Cindy Needham
- 2020: $7,254
- 2019: $90,000
- 2018: $90,000
Supporting food companies to implement policies for improving population nutrition
A/Prof Gary Sacks, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, A/Prof Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Prof Bruce Neal, A/Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Anna Peeters, Mrs Jaithri Ananthapavan
- 2021: $68,181
- 2020: $68,181
Food swamps, deserts or swampy deserts? Do regional Victorian children have access to healthy food retail? Does this influence weight status, dietary intake and wellbeing
Dr Claudia Strugnell, Dr Cindy Needham, Prof Liliana Orellana, Prof Steven Allender, Dr Miranda Blake, Ms Jane Jacobs, A/Prof Gary Sacks
- 2021: $150,000
Healthy and sustainable cities: tool for assessing local government food policy
A/Prof Gary Sacks, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, Dr Miranda Blake, Dr Belinda Reeve, Prof Steven Allender, Dr Karen Anderson, Prof Timothy Skinner, Dr Davina Mann
- 2021: $90,000
Developing a research agenda to support improvement in urban food retail environments in LMICs from the Asia Pacific Region.
A/Prof Adrian Cameron, A/Prof Gary Sacks, Ms Josephine Marshall, Mr Oliver Huse, Dr Miranda Blake, A/Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Anna Peeters
- 2021: $15,432
Industry and Other Funding
Trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Australian children and adolescents
Prof Marj Moodie, Prof Boyd Swinburn, Ms Catherine Keating, A/Prof Gary Sacks
- 2011: $18,639
Childhood Obesity Interventions - Evaluating the Cost-effectiveness of Strategies
Steven Gortmaker, Prof Marj Moodie, Prof Boyd Swinburn, Emeritus Professor Rob Carter, A/Prof Gary Sacks
- 2015: $12,649
- 2013: $41,729
- 2012: $42,746
Effectiveness of health promotion interventions delivered by local councils for healthy eating, physical activity, alcohol harm prevention and smoking cessation.
Prof Anna Peeters, A/Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Catherine Bennett, Dr Claudia Strugnell, A/Prof Gary Sacks, A/Prof Adrian Cameron
- 2019: $75,000
Queensland Health and TAPPC rapid review: healthy eating and physical activity.
A/Prof Gary Sacks, Prof Anna Peeters, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, A/Prof Kathryn Backholer
- 2019: $26,000
International food policy study: Evaluating the impact of food labelling, marketing, and fiscal nutrition policies
Dr David Hammond, Dr Jean Adams, Dr Simon Barquera, Ms Jasmin Bhawra, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, A/Prof Joel Dubin, Dr Samantha Goodman, Dr Alejandra Jauregui, A/Prof Sharon Kirkpatrick, Dr Tarra Penney, Dr Monique Potvin Kent, Asst/Prof Christina Roberto, A/Prof Gary Sacks, Dr James Thrasher, Dr Lana Vanderlee, Prof Martin White
- 2021: $10,945
- 2020: $16,311
Towards harmonized indicators for measuring progress on creating healthy and sustainable food systems
Dr Stefanie Vandevijvere, Prof Boyd Swinburn, A/Prof Gary Sacks, Dr Sally Mackay, Dr Carolina Batis, Dr Mishel Unar-Munguia
- 2022: $32,928
Reshaping urban food retail environments for prevention of childhood overweight in East Asia and Pacific.
A/Prof Adrian Cameron, A/Prof Gary Sacks, Prof Anna Peeters
- 2021: $112,901
Surveying food retailers and online food delivery applications across the region & developing an advocacy and partnerships strategy to reduce the hazards of marketing unhealthy foods to children.
A/Prof Kathryn Backholer, Prof Anna Peeters, A/Prof Adrian Cameron, A/Prof Gary Sacks
- 2022: $61,633
Supervisions
Erica Reeve
Thesis entitled: Strengthening the implementation of globally recommended policies for obesity- and diet-related noncommunicable disease prevention in lower-resource countries
Doctor of Philosophy (Health & Social Development), School of Health and Social Development
Brydie Clarke
Thesis entitled: Understanding obesity prevention policy decision-making processes: A case study of Healthy Together Victoria using political and systems sciences
Doctor of Philosophy (Health & Social Development), School of Health and Social Development
Melissa Amina Madeleine Cavallo Mialon
Thesis entitled: Monitoring the corporate political activity of the food industry
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (High Cost), School of Health and Social Development
Sirinya Phulkerd
Thesis entitled: Analysis of Policy Implementation for Healthier Food Environments in Thailand
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (Low Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Maryam Delavari
Thesis entitled: The effect of acculturation & changing environment on obesity and its determinants among Iranian migrants in Victoria
Doctor of Philosophy (Health & Social Development), School of Health and Social Development