Prof Devi Sridhar

Other countries are streets ahead of the UK on childhood obesity. Here’s what they’re doing differently | Devi Sridhar There could be 227 million obese children worldwide by 2040. But as South Korea and Denmark have shown, it is possible to tackle this crisis, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the Un...

My latest column on childhood obesity and the challenge in getting young kids to sit less & move more www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I’ve seen some bizarre exercises online. If I were an influencer, this is the one workout I’d recommend | Devi Sridhar Forget snake yoga. All it takes to increase your life expectancy is factoring a set of simple exercises into your weekly routine, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

I’ve seen some bizarre exercises online. If I were an influencer, this is the one workout I’d recommend | Devi Sridhar

I’ve seen some bizarre exercises online. If I were an influencer, this is the one workout I’d recommend | Devi Sridhar Forget snake yoga. All it takes to increase your life expectancy is factoring a set of simple exercises into your weekly routine, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the Universit...

Sensible, evidence based advice here from Devi.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This.
A 13min mobility and strength improvement routine to learn, and use 3x weekly.
No kit.
No complicated instructions.
You can do this in your pyjamas.
You work at your own level - and watch yourself progress.
Thanks @profdevisridhar.bsky.social

I’ve seen some bizarre exercises online. If I were an influencer, this is the one workout I’d recommend | Devi Sridhar Forget snake yoga. All it takes to increase your life expectancy is factoring a set of simple exercises into your weekly routine, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the Universit...

My latest column (and one of my favourites to write) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

How Not to Die (Too Soon) Have you ever questioned why, despite the avalanche of self-help books and optimization hacks, we remain embroiled in multiple global health crises? Populations worldwide are gaining life-shortening e...

Less than 2 months until the paperback is out. It's a great read for intro public health courses or if you want to understand what public health is and why it matters. Pre-order here: www.penguin.co.uk/books/458539...

Newsletter out today- subscribe here www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why are so many academics in the Epstein files? It’s not just about money | Christopher Marquis In a university ecosystem that breeds hunger for status, Epstein made scholars feel like celebrities

Why are so many academics in the Epstein files? It’s not just about money | Christopher Marquis

Trump has pulled the US out of the World Health Organization – here’s why that’s sheer hypocrisy | Devi Sridhar There’s a lesson here for the UK and the anti-WHO Nigel Farage – Trump attacks it in public, but in private he knows he still needs it, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the Universi...

ICYMI my column on US govt leaving the World Health Organizationhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/17/donald-trump-world-health-organization-hypocrisy-nigel-farage

Trump has pulled the US out of the World Health Organization – here’s why that’s sheer hypocrisy | Devi Sridhar There’s a lesson here for the UK and the anti-WHO Nigel Farage – Trump attacks it in public, but in private he knows he still needs it, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

Trump has pulled the US out of the World Health Organization – here’s why that’s sheer hypocrisy | Devi Sridhar

Sign up to Matters of Opinion: a weekly newsletter from our columnists and writers Guardian columnists and writers on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading, and more

My random insights are in this Sat Guardian (free) newsletter Matters of Opinion. Sign up here: www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...

Trump has pulled the US out of the World Health Organization – here’s why that’s sheer hypocrisy | Devi Sridhar There’s a lesson here for the UK and the anti-WHO Nigel Farage – Trump attacks it in public, but in private he knows he still needs it, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the Universi...

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@profdevisridhar.bsky.social writes good sense and a history lesson here in @theguardian.com

Trump has pulled the US out of the World Health Organization – here’s why that’s sheer hypocrisy | Devi Sridhar There’s a lesson here for the UK and the anti-WHO Nigel Farage – Trump attacks it in public, but in private he knows he still needs it, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the Universi...

“In another “emperor has no clothes” moment, the real story is that the US government is more dependent on the WHO than vice versa.”

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“WHO staff… told me that it had been pressed to align with the Maga talking points on the links between vaccines and autism, and paracetamol in pregnancy and autism, as well as climate-change denialism. When the agency pushed back that this wasn’t scientifically accurate, it was reprimanded.”

Trump has pulled the US out of the World Health Organization – here’s why that’s sheer hypocrisy | Devi Sridhar There’s a lesson here for the UK and the anti-WHO Nigel Farage – Trump attacks it in public, but in private he knows he still needs it, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the Universi...

My latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Very cool to hear that my public health book is being put as core reading on university reading lists like Imperial College, London- the paperback is out soon (April 2026) which will make it more accessible -

April 2026: Paperback Previews Debuts dominate the fiction offering this month, with non-fiction reflecting the shifting times we live in

Thanks @thebookseller.com for including my book in your preview: paperback is out 16th April www.thebookseller.com/comment/prev...

AI use is rampant among students at uni. Bizarrely, AI seems to know a lot about things you don't know about, and very little about the things you do know about. To me, it's like that overconfident friend who gives out random info & advice and you have no idea if any of it is accurate.

@profdevisridhar.bsky.social
I'm just finishing up reading How Not To Die Too Soon. Absolutely riveting. While I'm now retired in China I'll be recommending it to my MP in north London. God Bless You ❤️❤️❤️

Very cool event in London at the Guardian talking about health & my latest book. Paperback is out soon www.penguin.co.uk/books/458539...

Air pollution kills thousands a year in the UK and abroad – why isn’t there a bigger uproar? | Devi Sridhar Initiatives such as London’s ULEZ can be a model for other cities. But even more could be done to save lives and protect us from deadly toxins in the air, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global publi...

ICYMI my latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Air pollution kills thousands a year in the UK and abroad – why isn’t there a bigger uproar? | Devi Sridhar Initiatives such as London’s ULEZ can be a model for other cities. But even more could be done to save lives and protect us from deadly toxins in the air, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

Air pollution kills thousands a year in the UK and abroad – why isn’t there a bigger uproar? | Devi Sridhar

Air pollution kills thousands a year in the UK and abroad – why isn’t there a bigger uproar? | Devi Sridhar Initiatives such as London’s ULEZ can be a model for other cities. But even more could be done to save lives and protect us from deadly toxins in the air, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global publi...

My latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The WHO learned to love ‘anti-obesity’ jabs in 2025. I don’t fully agree, but I get it | Devi Sridhar While GLP-1 drugs promise an easy fix, our bodies still need what they have always needed: healthy food and regular exercise, says chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh, Prof De...

“After decades of fighting to change the food and physical activity culture, here came a pharmaceutical company offering a weekly jab as the answer to a problem created by the transnational food industry.” @profdevisridhar.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Paperback is out April 2026. Out already on audiobook. www.penguin.co.uk/books/458539...

I agree with this @profdevisridhar.bsky.social we have malnourished patients eating 1/2 a MacMuffin breakfast or takeaway, Or drinking 1 pint of lager, not 3-4.

GLP-1 may reduce weight and associated risk factors but it doesn’t improve nutrition & diet related disorders.

The WHO learned to love ‘anti-obesity’ jabs in 2025. I don’t fully agree, but I get it | Devi Sridhar While GLP-1 drugs promise an easy fix, our bodies still need what they have always needed: healthy food and regular exercise, says chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh, Prof Devi Sridhar

The WHO learned to love ‘anti-obesity’ jabs in 2025. I don’t fully agree, but I get it | Devi Sridhar

The WHO learned to love ‘anti-obesity’ jabs in 2025. I don’t fully agree, but I get it | Devi Sridhar While GLP-1 drugs promise an easy fix, our bodies still need what they have always needed: healthy food and regular exercise, says chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh, Prof De...

"For all the promise of GLP-1s, the body still needs what it has always needed: affordable and accessible nutritious food and daily movement."

Great column by @profdevisridhar.bsky.social @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The WHO learned to love ‘anti-obesity’ jabs in 2025. I don’t fully agree, but I get it | Devi Sridhar While GLP-1 drugs promise an easy fix, our bodies still need what they have always needed: healthy food and regular exercise, says chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh, Prof De...

My latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I want to wish @profdevisridhar.bsky.social a great Christmas time and a happy new year! This book turned out to be a lifechanging thing for me without and exaggeration. I started practising yoga and loosing weight.