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Health Star Rating food labelling – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 30 June 201428 March 2016

A new voluntary food labelling system aims to give Australian and New Zealand consumers greater insight in the nutritional value […]

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Lancet global obesity report – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 29 May 201428 March 2016

A brand new analysis of obesity worldwide has shown that global rates have climbed steadily over the last three decades […]

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Dietary protein, health and mortality – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 05 March 201405 March 2014

Two separate studies published in the journal Cell Metabolism each suggest that low protein intake may play a key role […]

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Public Health researchers call for fizzy tax

In the News  |  Published: 14 February 201414 February 2014

Researchers calling for a tax on fizzy drinks say the intervention will save improve health, save lives and increase revenue […]

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NZ Sugar research in New Scientist

In the News  |  Published: 31 January 201431 January 2014

The latest issue of New Scientist features a cover story investigating the health consequences of sugar intake, a hotly debated […]

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ANZAC rations nutritionally deficent – study

In the News  |  Published: 19 April 2013

WWI soldiers serving in the trenches of  Gallipoli may have suffered scurvy and other illnesses due nutritionally deficient rations, according […]

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Survey provides health check for New Zealand

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 December 201213 December 2012

The results of the latest National Health Survey have been released, providing a snapshot of the health of New Zealand […]

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Meeting has obesity in the crosshairs

In the News  |  Published: 18 October 201219 October 2012

Experts gathering in Auckland this week have one health concern firmly in their sights: Australasia’s obesity epidemic. The  Australia and […]

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Obesity, children and the future – ANZOS 2012 Briefing

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 18 October 201224 February 2014

What we feed ourselves and our children will shape the future of New Zealand. The complex problem of obesity – […]

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Is ‘organic’ food healthier? – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 04 September 201204 September 2012

New research, based on an analysis of several hundred studies, has cast doubt on arguments that organically grown foods are more […]

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