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Stuff: Call to restrict junk-food sale near schools

In the News  |  Published: 25 January 2011

Rebecca Todd writes in The Press about calls by the Secondary Principal’s Association of New Zealand to restric what dairies […]

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‘Cut fat and salt now to save lives’ – UK watchdog

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 24 June 201025 June 2010

A hard-hitting report from the UK health watchdog group National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) calls on government […]

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Burger diet boosts kids’ asthma and wheeze risk – Experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 04 June 2010

AusSMC: New research from Europe suggests eating three or more burgers a week may boost a child’s risk of asthma […]

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Waikato Times: To chew or not to chew, what suits you?

In the News  |  Published: 15 April 201015 April 2010

Rebeccah Todd writes in the Waikato Times about research being undertaken by Lincoln’s Plant & Food Research scientists into how […]

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Nutrigenomics – how do our genes affect our nutrition?

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 25 February 201025 February 2010

What sorts of foods should you — personally — eat to be healthiest? Nutrigenomics studies the interaction between our genes […]

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Research calls for substantial reduction in salt intake

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 04 February 2010

A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine this month has prompted calls in Europe for EU-wide […]

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Experts warn of the dangers of detox diets

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 04 January 201004 January 2010

After the over-indulgences of the festive season, many of us will resolve to get fit and healthy and to shed […]

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Mother’s diet has life-long implications for children

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 25 August 200931 August 2009

A mother’s diet before and during pregnancy can help determine when a daughter reaches puberty and her own reproductive capacity […]

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