Jason Wu

About Prof Jason Wu

Program Head, Nutrition Science

  • Professor, UNSW Sydney
  • PhD,
  • MSc,
  • BSc (Hons),
  • FAHA

With a PhD in Biomedical Sciences and MSc in Biostatistics, Jason received post-doctoral training in nutrition epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. He is a Professor and the Head of the Nutrition Science Program at the George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales. His research and teaching focuses on reducing diet-related diseases through implementing innovative ‘Food is Medicine’ interventions, modelling the impact of population-level food policies, and determining the role of dietary factors for cardiometabolic diseases prevention and treatment. Jason's research has been published in top medical and nutrition journals including Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, BMJ, Circulation, and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. He has over 150 publications and has received many highly competitive awards, fellowships and grants, with total research funding of more than $14million to date.

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

British Food Journal Date published:

Investigating the nutritional quality of charitable ready meals for people experiencing food insecurity-An Australian case study

Nutrition & Dietetics Date published:

A best practice guide for conducting healthy food retail research: A resource for researchers and health promotion practitioners

Obesity Reviews Date published:

Blood biomarkers of trans-fatty acid intake among Nigerian adults in the Federal Capital Territory: a cross-sectional study

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Date published:

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