I am saddened to hear of the passing of Professor Graham MacGregor – we all knew him as Prof. It was a privilege to work with him for 11 years at Blood Pressure UK, where his tireless dedication and vision made a lasting impact on improving blood pressure control and saving countless lives. His legacy will continue to inspire.
My condolences to his family.
Rest in peace.
Hemini
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I am deeply saddened. Professor MacGregor is an inspiration to many researchers for his remarkable work in public health and in policies to reduce salt and sugar consumption. I had the privilege of knowing him personally, and the opportunity to share moments with him was truly unforgettable. I completed my PhD in the area of salt reduction among adolescents in Portugal, and for me Professor MacGregor is a legend. His legacy will not be forgotten. A warm embrace to his family and friends from Portugal.
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Graham was an inspirational figure, an outstanding clinical scientist and an extremely effective and uncompromising public health advocate. He was hugely supportive of our work addressing the impact of dietary salt intake on CVD burden in Ireland. It was a privilage to know him and I extend my deepest condolences to his family and friends.
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I had the priveledge of collaborating with Graham, beginning with a sabbatical period 20 years ago. I so much from him over the years. His drive, enthusiasm and fearlessnes was inspirational. His leadership in championing salt reduction worldwide stands as one of his legacies that has left a lasting imprint on global health.
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It was a shock to hear of Graham’s death even though I knew he was not well following his devastating illness in Sri Lanka. In his professional capacity he will be hard to replace if, at all. He was the global advocate for the reduction of salt in the prevention of stroke and other disorders. He assembled a superb team to support him. He excelled at communicating with the media. He was a clinician who recognized the importance of public health and who had the special talent of bridging the two areas of medicine. He will be much missed.
Nick Wald
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Graham will be remembered for his voluminous expertise and his tenacity. Sometimes that tenacity spilled over, but he always had the patient and the public at heart. It was always about the public good. He was a true leader, and he will be missed.
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Dr/Professor Graham MacGregor, a great scientist and character. He inserted the role of sodium in our research paths and motivated my research on salt-sensitive hypertension. I am genuinely thankful to you. Luigi Cubeddu
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So grateful for having worked with Prof at Action on Sugar during the most formative years of my career. His ability to cut through and simplify complex public health challenges, and courage to ask the difficult questions undeterred, made him peerless in the public health nutrition world. The momentum he created, especially for salt and sugar reduction, will forever be his legacy and the impact of his work will be felt far and wide for years to come. Such a privilege Prof, rest in peace. Love, Jenny Rosborough xx
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Many thanks to prof. McGregor for his wonderful effort to reduce the salt and sugar in food content. Stefan Farsky, chairman of Slovak League against Hypertension
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He shared his views on our Rice Diet project at Duke as well as his clinical experiences treating patients with malignant hypertension. Years ago, I had the opportunity to meet Hugh DeWardener from Charing Cross . With respect to sodium, they spoke the same language and were equally kind and helpful
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Graham was an inspiration to me in my early years of research into salt and hypertension in diabetes and continued to drive forward CASH
He will be missed
Prof Paul Dodson
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A true force for good and a gentleman too. His legacy will live on and there is still work to do. It was a pleasure to know him. Rest in Peace Graham.
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Graham has a world wide legacy. His work on salt reduction will have saved many lives. I first met him about 25 years ago when he was tenaciously pushing the government to demand salt reduction by the food industry. He continued to push successive governments to do more and to set ever more stringent targets. The approach he spearheaded set a template for WHO and other countries. Achieving an 11% reduction in salt intakes in the UK was amazing.
Graham then supported tirelessly sugar reduction programmes including reformulation, advertising restrictions and taxation. He had no hesitation is saying what was right.
Graham was always supportive to me. He was a much needed thorn in the side of the civil service and government. Without his tenacity, passion and sense of what was right much less would have happened. He has a massive public health legacy.
Condolences to Graham’s family and his colleagues at QMW and CASH/AOS.
Alison Tedstone
(former chief nutritionest, PHE)
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My condolences to Graham's family. I was head of the UK Government's Salt Strategy for four years in the late 2000s and knew him in his capacity in the lobby group Consensus Action on Salt and Health . Graham was a force of nature. I have many fond memories of him including a reception in the Houses of Parliament where the catering team were tasked with preparing a low salt buffet and his ability to challenge in a way that you could never really take offence at but never the leas was often uncomfortable - he was great at his role. The reduction of salt in processed food in the UK and in other jurisdictions has much to do with the work of Graham and his team. He leaves a lasting legacy.
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I had the privilege of working with Professor Graham MacGregor - always Prof to me - for fifteen years. He was a constant source of both inspiration and provocation. He never let us stay still. As soon as we finished one project, rather than basking in our success, the meeting the next morning would always begin with: “What’s next?”
Prof was the most passionate advocate for improving our nation’s health that I have ever had the fortune to meet.
His words still ring in my ears whenever I showed him a piece of work:
1. Show me the evidence.
2. Check it again.
3. Make it stronger!
It was a joy to learn from Prof. I have many funny tales to cherish - of us dining in restaurants and warning waiters not to add salt to our food “in case their heads explode,” or of being told off by CEOs for being too forthright in his views (!)
He was never intimidated by anyone or anything, and nothing ever held him back - right to the end.
I hope his words and memory continue to inspire our determination not to hold back, to improve the food system and ensure everyone can live a longer, healthier life.
With love to all his family. May he rest in peace.
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