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High carb diet linked to poorer health – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 30 August 201703 August 2018

People with high carb diets are more likely to have poor health than people with high fat diets, according to […]

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Childcare lunches don’t meet nutrition guidelines – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 16 June 201703 August 2018

More than half of three and four-year-old children in Auckland and Waikato attend early childhood centres where food is provided […]

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Sugar, diet and obesity – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 29 August 201611 April 2018

Kiwi scientists have been featured prominently in the media over the weekend discussing healthy diets and the role of sugar […]

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Potential bowel cancer benefit of fish oils – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 20 July 2016

A diet high in fatty acids from oily fish might reduce the risk of dying from bowel cancer, but experts […]

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Call for lower salt consumption – In the news

In the News  |  Published: 07 July 2016

If we are to meet a sodium reduction target by 2025, New Zealanders will have to reduce the salt in […]

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Lifestyle factors drive global stroke cost – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 10 June 201603 May 2017

Over 90 percent of the death and disability caused by stroke is linked to modifiable risk factors, finds a new […]

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Low-carb, high fat diet advice questioned – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 25 May 201625 May 2016

 Experts are questioning the findings of a new report from UK health charities that has called for an overhaul of […]

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Health Star Rating labels – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 16 March 201603 May 2017

The Government has this week launched the public awareness campaign for the new Health Star Rating front-of-pack labelling, aiming to […]

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IARC review on red & processed meat – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 28 October 201528 October 2015

The release of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)’s review of meat and cancer risk has  dominated the […]

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Ultra-processed foods prevalent & unhealthy – research

In the News  |  Published: 30 July 201528 March 2016

The most processed packaged foods are also the least healthy, according to new research examining hundreds of products sold in […]

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