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fat tax

Food taxes and subsidies change diets, save lives – study

In the News  |  Published: 09 July 201528 March 2016

Health-related food taxes and subsidies could improve diets and reduce deaths from diet related disease in New Zealand, according to […]

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Dietary fats and heart disease in New Zealand- experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 31 July 201328 March 2016

Switching ‘bad’ fats for ‘good’ fats in the typical Kiwi diet would have a substantial impact on heart disease in […]

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Food taxes and subsidies could improve health – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 12 December 201213 December 2012

Taxes on fizzy drinks and foods high in saturated fats and subsidies for fruit and vegetables could lead to better […]

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Is sugar as toxic as alcohol?

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 02 February 201202 February 2012

In a ‘provocative’ commentary article, several scientists have called for sugar to be regulated as a harmful substance like alcohol […]

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Controversy over ‘fat tax’

Blog  |  Published: 15 January 200915 January 2009

We are in the grips of an obesity epidemic here in New Zealand, with one in three adults now overweight […]

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