Eden Barrett

About Dr Eden Barrett

Research Fellow, Food Policy

  • Conjoint Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW
  • PhD (Health Science)

Eden Barrett is an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD), Conjoint Lecturer at UNSW and Research Fellow at The George Institute within the Food Policy division. She has a comprehensive research background in the areas of nutritional epidemiology, cardiovascular disease, tobacco control, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health; and expertise in development and application of nutrient composition data. Eden received her PhD from the University of Wollongong in 2020 for her work evaluating the role of dietary fibre in the cardio-metabolic health benefits of whole grains. She also holds a Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Wollongong (First Class Honours).

Eden has a major interest in research underpinning impactful, equity-focused preventive health policy and practice, to support health improvements at the population-level.

 

Publications

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Prevalence of food colors use in local and imported pre-packaged foods in Hong Kong

British Food Journal Date published:

FOOD COMPASS SCORE-10: VALIDATION OF A METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE HEALTHFULNESS OF FOODS AND BEVERAGES USING INGREDIENT LIST INFORMATION

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Date published:

Effectiveness of an online food shopping intervention to reduce salt purchases among individuals with hypertension - findings of the SaltSwitch Online Grocery Shopping (OGS) randomised trial

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Date published:

Whole-grain modified Nova ultra-processed food definitions: a cross-sectional analysis of the impact on cardiometabolic risk measures when excluding high whole-grain foods from the ultra-processed food category in Australia

British Journal of Nutrition Date published:

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