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  • 6 teaspoons of sugar a day helps the diseases stay down, in a most challenging way

    … intake for consultation. In this blog, we review some of the underlying evidence on the health harm of sugar, and then pull back to consider the diet in total. … that we do not cover here, such as sugar industry lobbying of politicians  that the UK press – in particular the …
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  • NZ should prepare for a potentially severe global coronavirus pandemic

    … In this blog we briefly summarise our assessment of the highly uncertain new coronavirus threat. Given its … precautionary response now means activating all components of our pandemic plan, with a particular focus on ‘keep it … and is spreading rapidly in China with a doubling time of about a week, as reported on 31 January [1]. It also has a …
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  • False zombie arguments about illicit tobacco shouldn’t be given any more oxygen

    … illicit tobacco use has not increased as a proportion of the tobacco market, despite substantial tobacco tax … demand for illicit tobacco 'Zombie arguments' are lines of argument that refuse to die, despite lacking a logical or … taxes is, by definition, an “illicit” trade. In the case of tobacco, this includes counterfeit products, smuggled …
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  • Regulating vaping and new nicotine products: Are tobacco companies’ goals aligned with public health objectives?

    … 2025 researchers summarised the strengths and limitations of the Bill, and concluded that it contained several … measures, yet could do more to protect the health of children, young people and non-nicotine users. This blog – … not legal to sell until 2018. Yet BAT has already received criticism for its youth-oriented marketing of e-cigarettes in …
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  • Wellbeing in public housing vs. private rentals: Quality and security make the difference

    … NZ are assessed as being in serious housing need. Many of these households include children whose current and future … This Briefing summarises recent evidence that provision of public housing can improve the wellbeing of people currently in private tenancies. Public housing is, …
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  • The end game should not be just Smokefree 2025 but also Vapefree

    … Government is obliged to protect the health and wellbeing of Māori. It is further obligated under both the United Nations (UN) Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and the WHO Framework … But despite smoking rates falling since the adoption of the Smokefree 2025 target, disparities in smoking rates …
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  • Taxing sugary drinks: Empirical findings out of Mexico

    … highly anticipated purchasing data examining the impact of taxing sugar sweetened beverages (SSB) in Mexico (1). This … 12% reduction in purchases and a 4% increase in purchases of untaxed beverages one year after implementation. In this … and how these results might apply to improving the control of obesity and improving child oral health in New Zealand.   …
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  • NZ’s smart use of big data: Employment & income impacts of selected health conditions

    … New Zealand is making rapid strides in the smart use of big data to provide better health information for … Paper that considers the employment and income effects of eight health conditions. Such information could ultimately inform the best use of resources for disease prevention and treatment …
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  • Urgently upgrading NZ’s Covid-19 response

    … strategy is now threatened by the global emergence of new variants with increasingly high transmissibility. We … to keep New Zealanders safe, particularly in the light of the current outbreak risk in Wellington. Immediate actions … are now experiencing a very different pandemic from that of 2020. The Delta variant now accounts for 99% of Covid-19 …
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  • Perspective: Options for licensed retailing of nicotine-containing E-Cigarettes in NZ

    … The NZ Ministry of Health is currently consulting on options around making … Perspective Blog briefly examines possible pros and cons of two plausible licensed retail options: pharmacies and vape … But possible downsides might be: Such shops would in theory have a major economic incentive to continue and expand …
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