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Should you swap sugar for artificial sweetener? Maybe not if you’re a mouse, but what if you’re a human?
… impact on dental caries, body weight, and other long-term health conditions such as diabetes, is highly topical. The … we should reduce our daily sugar intake to less than 5% of total energy . In this blog, we consider two new articles … widely covered in the media, and one a systematic review of human studies published in the American Journal of …
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… This privacy policy relates to the website for the Public Health Communication Centre ( PHCC ), which is hosted by the … statements or policies that may apply to specific supplies of information made to the PHCC through its website. For example, the University of Otago privacy provisions also apply. Collection and use of …
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The 5000 annual deaths caused by smoking also matter
… Summary Every year we reflect on the tragic loss of life caused by road accidents yet pay almost no attention to the equally tragic loss of life caused by the tobacco industry, whose products kill … disputing scientific evidence and attacking public health researchers could not withstand the accumulating …
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(Un)licensed to kill: do we need to regulate how tobacco is sold?
… Example of a tobacco free retailer in Northland (Source: Northern … inform tobacco supply policies (both published in the NZ Medical Journal, 1 April 2016). This blog overviews the … fewer people consumed “legal highs” and the population health effects are orders of magnitude less that those due to …
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In the news: PHCC co-hosts political panel on prevention
… political panel on prevention co-hosted by the Public Health Communication Centre, Health Coalition Aotearoa, and the University of Otago, Wellington, in the capital on 8 August 2023. The panel was held on the back of the release of a Health Coalition Aotearoa political …
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Can earthquakes be good for public health?
… and its citizens in 2011 is still very much in the minds of New Zealanders. But living in shaky Wellington, makes one … wonder what might be the potential long-term benefits of earthquakes for public health. So here are a few examples relating to urban design …
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High regret among people who smoke reinforces strong support for smokefree legislation
… a policy vacuum that fails to support the aspirations of people who smoke, the vast majority of whom wish to be smokefree. Public support for smokefree … of public consultation and mandate for changing this law, Health Coalition Aotearoa commissioned a public opinion …
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Media release: Another Havelock North? Govt undoing protections for drinking water safety
… Public health experts are warning that by dismantling protections … for our drinking water, the Government is risking a repeat of the Havelock North campylobacteriosis outbreak that left … inquiry into the 2016 outbreak which was the largest of its kind in the world. Briefing co-author, University of …
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Media release: Tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food - where the parties stand: Election 2023
… and unhealthy food are responsible for almost a third of Aotearoa New Zealand’s preventable health burden, yet a new survey out shows political parties … support evidence-informed policies that limit the harm of these products. The parties currently in parliament were …
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Protecting children in cars from tobacco smoke: The inconsistent case of new mandatory child restraints while optional smoking persists
… introduce regulation that protects children in the event of a car crash, but are unwilling to protect them from known … While the government uses legislation in this area of child health, it prefers non-legislative measures to address the …
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