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Healthy eating in our schools – are we doing enough?

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 January 201013 March 2018

Nearly a year ago, Education Minster Anne Tolley announced the scrapping of a mandate for healthy foods in schools: “As […]

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Are ultra-high caffeine drinks bad for children?

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 22 October 200922 October 2009

Controversy has met release onto the market of several brands of ultra-high caffeine ‘energy shot’ drinks. The shots contain as […]

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The Dominion Post: Eczema victims to try butter test

In the News  |  Published: 09 September 200909 September 2009

Tanya Katterns of The Dominion Post writes about new research to be conducted by researchers at Auckland and Otago universities […]

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More than 2 hours of screen time a day can damage children

In the News  |  Published: 16 January 200916 January 2009

A new Australian study on 2,570 New South Wales school children aged 11 to 15 has found that children who […]

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