Gyorgy Scrinis

Gyorgy Scrinis is Associate Professor of Food Politics and Policy in the School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences within the Faculty of Science at the University of Melbourne. His research focuses on the politics, policy, and philosophy of food and nutrition, encompassing nutrition science, dietary advice, functional foods, food labelling, animal welfare regulations, the influence of transnational corporations, alternative proteins, and emerging production technologies. Scrinis has held his position at the University of Melbourne since October 2013, building on prior roles including lecturer in the Department of Agriculture and Food Systems in the former Melbourne School of Land and Environment. He leads research within the Food Politics, Philosophy & Policy group, examining corporate strategies in food design and marketing, as well as policy frameworks for sustainable food systems.

Scrinis authored the seminal book Nutritionism: The Science and Politics of Dietary Advice (Columbia University Press, 2013), critiquing the reductive nutrient-focused paradigm in nutrition. Key publications include 'Ultra-processed foods and the nutrition transition: Global, regional and national trends, food systems transformations and political economy drivers' (Obesity Reviews, 2020; 1391 citations), 'On the ideology of nutritionism' (Gastronomica, 2008; 513 citations), 'Big Food, Nutritionism, and Corporate Power' (Globalizations, 2017; 280 citations), 'Ultra-processed foods and the corporate capture of nutrition' (BMJ, 2020), and 'The emerging nano-corporate paradigm: nanotechnology and the transformation of nature, food and agri-food systems' (International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food, 2007; 522 citations). His scholarship, cited over 6493 times on Google Scholar, has significantly influenced debates on ultra-processed foods, corporate power in nutrition, and food policy. Scrinis co-led the political economy writing group for the 2025 Lancet series on ultra-processed foods, supported by a Bloomberg Philanthropies grant. He has received funding from the Australian Research Council Discovery Project DP230102527 on student food insecurity and youth agency (2023), and a Rockefeller Foundation Academic Fellowship (2018). His contributions extend to public discourse via The Conversation, BMJ essays, and podcasts on food industry influences.

Professional Email: gyorgys@unimelb.edu.au