Laura K Cobb

Biographic Data

ID9797240
NAMELaura K Cobb
GIVEN NAMESLaura K
FAMILY NAMECobb
SIGNATURECOBB L K
AFFILIATIONSVital Strategies
ORCID0000-0003-1580-1751
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX0

  • Estimated health benefits, costs and cost-effectiveness of eliminating dietary industrial trans fatty acids in Kenya

    Open AccessMatti Marklund, Léopold Ndemnge Aminde et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

    OBJECTIVES: To model the potential health gains and cost-effectiveness of a mandatory limit of industrial trans fatty acids (iTFA) in Kenyan foods. DESIGN: Multiple cohort proportional multistate life table model, incorporating existing data from the Global Burden of Disease study, pooled analyses of observational studies and peer-reviewed evidence of healthcare and policy implementation costs. SETTING: Kenya. PARTICIPANTS: Adults aged ≥20 years …

  • Considerations for modelling a broad food tax in the Philippines and other low-income and middle-income countries

    Open AccessChristine Johnson Curtis, Matti Marklund et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

    Fiscal policies to improve diet are a promising strategy to address the increasing burden of non-communicable disease, the leading cause of death globally. Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes are the most implemented type of fiscal policy to improve diet. Yet taxes on food, if appropriately structured and applied across the food supply, may support a larger population-level shift towards a healthier diet. Designing these policies and guiding them thro…

  • Implementing effective salt reduction programs and policies in low- and middle-income countries

    Open AccessJacqui Webster, Joseph Alvin Santos et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2022

    Objective: To understand the factors influencing the implementation of salt reduction interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Design: Retrospective policy analysis based on desk reviews of existing reports and semi-structured stakeholder interviews in four countries, using Walt and Gilson’s ‘Health Policy Triangle’ to assess the role of context, content, process and actors on the implementation of salt policy. Setting: Argentina…

  • Progress on sodium reduction in South Korea

    Open AccessHye-Kyung Park, Yoonna Lee et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020

    INTRODUCTION: 4000 mg/day, twice the recommended upper limit. METHODS: In 2012, South Korea implemented its National Plan to Reduce Sodium Intake, with a goal of reducing population sodium consumption by 20%, to 3900 mg/day, by 2020. The plan included five key components: (1) a consumer awareness campaign designed to change food consumption behaviours; (2) increased availability of low-sodium foods at schools and worksites; (3) increased availabi…

  • The cost-effectiveness of hypertension management in low-income and middle-income countries

    Open AccessDobrinka Kostova, Garrison Spencer et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020

    Hypertension in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) is largely undiagnosed and uncontrolled, representing an untapped opportunity for public health improvement. Implementation of hypertension control strategies in low-resource settings depends in large part on cost considerations. However, evidence on the cost-effectiveness of hypertension interventions in LMICs is varied across geographical, clinical and evaluation contexts. We conduc…

  • The relationship of the local food environment with obesity: A systematic review of methods, study quality, and results

    Open AccessLaura K Cobb, Lawrence J Appel et al.ARTICLEObesity2015