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  • Digesting things further: High dietary salt intakes are almost certainly problematic

    … that reducing dietary sodium reduces blood pressure (e.g., a meta-analysis of 34 trials lasting more than 4 weeks … that reducing blood pressure reduces disease outcomes (e.g., a meta-analysis of 147 randomised trials (2)). Long-term … some of the strongest scientific evidence available. E.g., the TOHP study followed up their participants for 10-15 …
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  • Low-cost heart-healthy bread for NZ

    … fibre and low in beneficial types of fatty acids (e.g., polyunsaturated fats). One food which has all three of … white loaves in several of the heart health categories (e.g., lower in sodium and higher in potassium). The HHB$3 loaf … cost than the HHB$1.50 loaf (at NZ$0.10 vs NZ$0.15 per 100 g loaf*). The HHB$1.5 loaf also performed relatively well in …
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  • Smoke, heat or vapour? Ideas for risk-proportionate regulation to make World Smokefree Day irrelevant by 2025

    … are discussed separately below. Some of the measures (e.g. reductions in supply of smoked tobacco products) will … would be subject to positive outcomes from consultation (e.g. with pharmacists regarding sale of ECs or tobacco products) or would require appropriate training (e.g. vape shop staff in smoking cessation referral pathways, …
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  • Risk proportionate regulation of nicotine and tobacco products: More rhetoric than reality

    … researchers , leading Māori health organisations (e.g.,  Hāpai te Hauora ) and the  Ministry of Health  have … are more strongly regulated for smoked tobacco products (e.g., plain packaging is required and point-of-sale displays … of vaping products; for example, general retailers (e.g., dairies) may only sell three flavours of vapes, …
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  • NZ’s smart use of big data: Employment & income impacts of selected health conditions

    … adapting to their new condition, managing it better (e.g., for diabetes), or the severity of the condition’s impact declining (e.g., after breast cancer is successfully treated with surgery … we are also impressed with some of the methods used e.g., propensity score matching to help maximise the …
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  • Youth vaping addiction: How it happens and why it matters

    … disruption to learning caused by withdrawal symptoms (e.g. difficulty concentrating) and/or having to leave class to … risk of getting caught and associated consequences e.g., school suspension; impact on relationships e.g., with parents; sleep disruption; impact on self-esteem due …
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  • Modifying homes to prevent falls is very cost-effective: New NZ study

    … reported that “home safety assessment and modification” (e.g., adding hand rails and removing tripping hazards in homes) … a personalised assessment of injury hazards in the home (e.g., by an occupational therapist), followed by hazard removal … people. Indeed, NZ is a world leader in such programmes (e.g., the Otago Exercise Programme (9-12)). Additional, but yet …
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  • Patterns of declining smoking in NZ – But more action needed by the New Government

    … are generally statistically significant, not all are, e.g. not for: Pacific peoples, Asians, and some older … include the following: Ongoing tobacco tax increases (e.g. see this NZ modelling work [2-4]). The stronger pattern of … provision of pharmacotherapy; and dedicated services (e.g. see this recent study [7] which suggests how the NZ …
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  • Taxes on fizzy drinks in NZ: preventing premature deaths and raising funds for health

    … Indeed, much international research supports this (e.g. [ 1 ]).  Today some of us have published research in the … not yet able to model) and out-of-model uncertainties (e.g. how the industry and consumer preferences will respond and … body of international research suggests this too (e.g. [ 4-6 ]). Some might question whether academic researchers …
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  • Progress on reducing retail availability of sugary drinks in NZ

    … fruit juices, flavoured milk and diet soft drinks (e.g., Waikato DHB ). For schools a survey in 2015 apparently … evaluate the impact of SSB removal from schools (e.g., on oral health). In the meantime, however, it would seem … inadequately addressing the role of the food industry (e.g., “Partnership with Industry”, and “Marketing and …
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