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  • FoodSwitch. Smartphone consumers beat industry to better labeling

    … fat, saturated fat, sugar, and salt) where red means a less healthy choice (fine for an occasional treat), amber … of product (e.g. similar cereals, only healthier). You can also add your favorite products to the App if they are … on the back of food packaging).  These panels work to a small degree – if you have good eye sight, time, …
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  • Regulator failure on nitrate in drinking water dumps escalating costs on those downstream

    … pollution will get worse before it gets better and is a “legacy issue”. However, drawing together information on … of areas under irrigation. 14 Efficiency measures can obscure the extent of overall pollution or pressure on … potable water breaches health standards.  Before there can be confidence that nitrate pollution will reduce, ECan …
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  • Advising men on prostate cancer screening – is the cart before the horse in terms of evidence?

    … advocate PSA ‘testing’ to occur only among men who express a definite preference for screening after discussion with … the majority of the benefits of prostate cancer screening can be achieved with lower intensity (less frequent) … information provided. Men are told that “[w]hile the PSA blood test and the DRE [digital rectal examination] may be …
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  • Expansion of “green zones” may provide a chance for the global eradication of COVID-19

    … of progressive expansion of “green zones” towards a target of COVID-19 eradication. Even if eradication is not … [10], since various non-vaccination control measures can be successfully used in dogs [14]. Achieving adequate … to the rest of the world how elimination countries can achieve the benefits of international travel – while …
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  • More courage needed from our political parties—reviewing our election series

    … our “Where do the parties stand” series, in which we put a range of public health issues to the five parties currently … to decision-makers and the public. Public health covers a wide range of issues, so we have kept the survey to a selection of specific topics that speak to the vision of …
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  • Proposed Emissions Reduction Plan: A weak response to a weak target

    … to increased emissions so are working against the ERP2. As a result, Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) is unlikely to meet its … opportunity for input.  They are due by 25 August , and can be made at the following site:  … methane target. The agriculture and transport sectors show the largest risks … insufficient action to reduce …
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  • Daily nicotine use increases among youth in Aotearoa NZ: The 2021 Snapshot Y10 Survey

    … released findings from the 2021 Snapshot Year 10 survey , a large cross-sectional survey of young people aged 14-15. … nicotine use. However, the Snapshot Y10 data do not show a simple displacement effect, and overall daily use of … websites may include age verification processes, these can be circumvented simply by entering a false date of birth; …
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  • Smoking and vaping among 14 to 15 year olds: Government action urgently needed

    … ū Hauora, the Ministry of Health, accepts vaping offers a reduced harm alternative to smoking and suggests people … for 2023 and estimates from the 2023 Snapshot Y10 survey, show that 58,694 of Y10 students have never smoked (i.e., … their school work or paid employment. 6 This addiction can disrupt young people’s identity, relationships, academic …
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  • Action needed to halt New Zealand’s obesity epidemic: Themes from Big Food Symposium

    … banning junk food marketing to children, introducing a tax on fizzy drinks, introducing easy to understand … nutrition labels on foods, and ensuring families can afford to eat a healthy diet. Without supplementing … 2012 10/13) Childhood obesity is associated with raised blood pressure, signs of pre-diabetes, abnormal blood lipid …
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  • A fat week – debates about saturated fat that will not go away

    … the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) broadcast a documentary supposedly debunking the science on the … in the Seven Countries studies post World War II showing a strong correlation between the rates of cardiovascular … relevant example is that of HDL (a type of lipid in the blood).  As a scientific community we generally thought …
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