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
Switching ‘bad’ fats for ‘good’ fats in the typical Kiwi diet would have a substantial impact on heart disease in […]
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Taxes on fizzy drinks and foods high in saturated fats and subsidies for fruit and vegetables could lead to better […]
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In a ‘provocative’ commentary article, several scientists have called for sugar to be regulated as a harmful substance like alcohol […]
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We are in the grips of an obesity epidemic here in New Zealand, with one in three adults now overweight […]
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