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.

Publications

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Estimated effects of food taxes and subsidies on health, economics, and equity in Australia: a modelling study

The Lancet Public Health Date published:

Nutritional contents, nutritional quality and manufacturer of ready foods in China: a cross-sectional study of 2087 food products

Nutrition & Diabetes Date published:

Circulating saturated fatty acids and incident chronic kidney disease: a meta-analysis of de-novo prospective cohort investigations

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Date published:

Broadening the Goods and Services Tax to healthy foods could exacerbate chronic disease in Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Date published:

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