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  • A fat week – debates about saturated fat that will not go away

    … Omega 6 are generally thought to be worse than omega 3 (e.g. they are inflammatory), at the ratios we currently … Fat Sources Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fat Sources Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fat Sources Nuts Vegetable oils Canola oil … and more specifically the ratio of things like omega 3 to omega 6 fats; how high the percentage of saturated fat …
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  • We need to talk about breast cancer screening (part 2)

    … Review , which recommended that the existing programme of 3-yearly screening for women aged 50-70 years should continue … at all. The Canadian review recommended screening 2-3 yearly for 50-74 year old women, with the proviso that … in the form of unnecessary surgery and chemotherapy (3,4). Screening ceased at this point and subsequent follow up …
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  • Not forgetting the benefits to youth and non-smokers – an example from increases in tobacco taxes

    … preventing youth uptake of smoking and promoting quitting [3]. They are likely to have contributed to NZ’s major … from tobacco tax increases is the 88% of New Zealanders (4.3 million people) who currently are non-smokers (children and … enough income to address their basic needs [Group D] 6.3%   (308,000) [crude estimate] No substantial health …
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  • The maths and ethics of minimising COVID-19 deaths in NZ

    … from 0.002% among zero to 10 year’s old, up to 9.3% for people 80 years and over. This is a pattern that is … are reduced to 9,100, with a compensatory increase from 3,300 to 3,900 deaths among younger people (<60 years). Can we do …
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  • A Whakawhanaungatanga Māori Wellbeing Model – guiding better housing and urban development

    … starting to embrace indigenous approaches to wellbeing. 3 This includes consideration of the relationships … the environment including the built environment; and  3. Te Ao Ōhanga: local/community economy, cottage industries, … Wairuatanga (spirituality) as the foundation of wellbeing; 3) A focus on Whānau (families) and Kāinga (home); 4) The …
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  • When the first barrier fails: Strengthening protection for drinking water sources

    … mainly due to an increase in dairy cattle (from 3.8 million animals in 1994 to 6.5 million in 2017) 2 and … in the use of fertiliser, irrigation and imported feed. 3 - 5 New Zealand’s current drinking water standards set a … average nitrate concentration was likely to increase to 3.9 mg/L, with 59% of all wells breaching the MAV.  13 …
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  • Alcohol and suicide: The facts

    … factor for suicide, backed up by decades of research. 1-3 New Zealand research shows that over a quarter of people … with a 94% increase in the risk of death by suicide. 3 Heavy alcohol use negatively affects mental health If …
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  • Rising congenital syphilis in Aotearoa New Zealand needs a strong response

    … infection are particularly common in young infants. 3,4 Infants with no initial symptoms may develop problems … provided by ESR STI Surveillance Team June 2023   Figure 3: Congenital syphilis notifications by prioritised …
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  • Why NZ should consider adopting “mass masking” as an additional step to speed elimination of the Covid-19 pandemic

    … likely via small droplets and can spread through talking [3][4]. The droplets can sometimes travel a lot further than … spread [4] [9]. Speech emits particles of around 1μm [3] and common household materials have been shown to have … as restrictions are eased (ie, the planned shift to Level 3) we need to consider all control options, even if the …
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  • Politicians in Aotearoa NZ live longer than other Kiwis and the gap keeps widening

    … 1933 2 and currently, females make up ~48% of Parliament 3 ). The cohort included NZ politicians first elected in the … 20.0 11.4 43% (crude*) All occupational groups in NZ 35.3 21.7 39% (crude*) All occupation groups in NZ – age-sex … 10 11 In 2013 there was a Māori vs non-Māori gap of 7.3 years for male life expectancy and 6.8 years for females. …
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