Briar McKenzie

Global Office

PhD Candidate and Research Assistant

Master of Dietetics Bachelor of Science (Human Nutrition)

Briar McKenzie is a PhD candidate and Research Assistant within The George Institute for Global Health’s Food Policy Division.

Her work involves supporting research activities within the Public Health Advocacy and Policy Impact team and the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Population Salt Reduction. At the start of 2018 Briar commenced a PhD through the University of New South Wales, as a recipient of a Scientia PhD Scholarship. Her PhD focuses on assessing gender disparities in dietary intake and non-communicable disease risk factors and outcomes.

Briar holds an undergraduate degree in Nutritional Science (BSc) and a Master’s of Dietetics (MDiet) from the University of Otago, New Zealand.

Briar McKenzie

Further Reading

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Briar McKenzie

Further Reading

Diet and NCDs: sex and gender considerations matter

A gendered approach to reduce diet-related disease in Fiji

Does diet affect the biggest killers of men and women differently?

Collaboration with Fiji National University shows eating less salt could save many lives in Fiji

Teamwork is dream work: Partnerships outperform individual action

How good are men and women at telling us what they eat and why does it matter?

Top tips for healthy eating during lock-down

Urgent action on diet needed to stem rising tide of chronic disease in less developed nations

Women’s health Australia

Women’s health program

Science of salt weekly

World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Population Salt Reduction (WHO CC SALT)

Food policy