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Yandisa is a research fellow in food regulation and governance for population nutrition at the School of Regulation and Global Governance (Reg-Net). She has expertise in Public Health and Social Sciences research. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy, a Master’s degree in Public Health and a PhD in Social Sciences.
Before joining Reg-Net, she worked in media and communication sciences, focusing on the effects of food media consumption on adolescents’ food literacy. Her current research is on the regulatory and governance processes of food environment policies (food marketing, food taxes, food composition and food labelling) and their implications on policy outcomes.
She is also examining the governance processes that contribute to the availability and the overconsumption of ultra-processed foods in the Asia Pacific with an end goal of steering these processes towards governance for population nutrition. Her scholarly contributions are publications in interdisciplinary journals in food and consumer studies
Research interests
Population nutrition, food regulation, food media, food marketing, governance
Qualifications
Education/Academic qualification
Social Sciences , PhD, University of Antwerp
Award Date: 12 Jun 2019
Expertise Areas
- Food Marketing
- Food Policy
- Regulation
- Communication and Media Studies
- Public Health
- Nutrition
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A narrative review of regulatory governance factors that shape food and nutrition policies
Ngqangashe, Y., Goldman, S., Schram, A. & Friel, S., 2021, In: Nutrition Reviews. 80, 2, p. 200-214Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Exploring adolescents' motives for food media consumption using the theory of uses and gratifications
Ngqangashe, Y., Maldoy, K., De Backer, C. J. S. & Vandebosch, H., 2021, In: Communications.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Regulating alcohol: Strategies used by actors to influence Covid-19 related alcohol bans in South Africa
Ngqangashe, Y., Heenan, M. & Pescud, M., 2021, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 21, p. 1-16Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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The differential effects of viewing short-form online culinary videos of fruits and vegetables versus sweet snacks on adolescents' appetites
Ngqangashe, Y. & De Backer, C. J. S., 2021, In: Appetite. 166, p. 1-8Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Vegetarian and Vegan communities in South Africa [IN PRESS]
Ngqangashe, Y., 2019, To Eat Or Not to Eat Meat: How Vegetarian Dietary Choices Influence Our Social Lives. Charlotte De Backer, Julie Dare & Leesa Costello (ed.). 1st ed. United Kingdom: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Inc., p. 149-157Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter