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Artificially sweetened beverages: What does the latest evidence tell us on health benefits versus harm?
… and weight, two meta-analyses have been published recently on this topic. In the first [1] it was found that the cohort … sponsorship of the research. One meta-analysis focused on the association between consumption of ASBs specifically … in two of these meta-analyses. So should we just focus on the results from the RCTs? The limited results included in …
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New Vaping Bill: Some important progress but critical gaps remain
… The coalition Government has moved quickly to “crack down” on youth vaping and proposes introducing new measures in a … imposed on anyone selling vaping products to people aged under-18; Measures to restrict the visibility of vaping … stock; 10 cheap products appeal to young people, who report making retail purchases, despite being under 18. 9 …
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Obesity at last on Government agenda, but will Healthy Families NZ be good enough ?
… to tackle our escalating obesity crisis. It will be based on Healthy Together Victoria (HTV) which the Health Minister, Tony Ryall, visited on a recent trip to Australia. Although no details are … Election year certainly focuses the political minds on which current problems and solutions to put into an …
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Media release: Poor ventilation on buses and trains – a fixable risk to health
… Poor ventilation on our buses and trains is leading to an increased risk of passing on respiratory infections such as Covid-19, according to new … Health Communication Centre details the results of testing on public transport from April to June. The research measured …
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Is NZ a laggard in responding to climate change?: Results of a Global Index
… “Good” Policy (20% of the weighting): “Very poor” On the plus side is NZ’s ranking in the 9 th position for efficiency. A low is in terms of “policy” where the report says that “New Zealand joined the bottom five this … system” (ETS) is similarly only at a trivial level (at under $10 per tonne of CO 2 ). The design of this ETS is …
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Smart party pill law makes tobacco & alcohol regulation look pathetic
… if such a wide parliamentary consensus can be achieved on party pills, proportionate action on tobacco should see it … to sell; banning employment by retailers of persons aged under 18 years to sell party pills; Local Authorities can … consistently found that 10-12% of 14-15 year old smokers report that their usual source of cigarettes is shops or …
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Local alcohol policies: What’s the opportunity to reduce harm?
… Equitable harm reduction through a LAP depends on meaningful involvement of Māori that upholds Te Tiriti o … have nearly 50% more outlets. 4 Māori whānau in Auckland report having too many local bottle stores is a major concern … by alcohol supply and uphold the Crown’s responsibilities under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. The public health impact of new …
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Long COVID Staff Clinic: Caring for carers in Taranaki
… such services more widely. Their development should draw on best international practice and careful evaluation of … strength. It is likely that the Long COVID clinic is under-utilised as health care workers tend to be reluctant to … Jarman is a public health medicine specialist and former Medical Officer of Health in Taranaki. No competing interests …
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Physical activity or nutrition interventions: which can improve population health the most and save the most health dollars?
… We gave a presentation to Members of Parliament last week on taxes and subsidies on food, the pros and cons ( slides here ). In this blogpost we go into some extra detail on how such nutritional interventions compare to physical …
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Lessons from Canada for NZ: Carbon, Cycling, Tobacco, Nutrition and Cannabis
… supporting cycling; (iii) tobacco control; (iv) controls on food marketing directed at children; (v) healthy food … at children Since 1980, the province of Quebec in Canada, under the Consumer Protection Act , has prohibited commercial … directed at children [12]. This applies to children under the age of 13 when children consist of 15% of …
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