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  • Reducing cardiovascular disease deaths from overweight & obesity: Fortunately there are several options

    … Compared to a ‘normal’ body weight (BMI 20-<25), being obese (BMI ≥ 30) is associated with a 69% higher coronary heart disease death rate and a 47% higher stroke death rate [1]. The same excess rates for …
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  • Will liberalising nicotine availability increase quitting?

    … changes to liberalise the e-cigarette market set out a robust process for helping people who smoke to switch to … of dual use vary, many smokers appear to continue smoking after having started using an e-cigarette regularly. Even if … are to promote successful smoking cessation. Smokers often develop important practices around smoking that they …
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  • The Brits are doing it: likely health benefits from a levy on soft drinks

    … A study published today finds that the UK soft drink levy … obesity, diabetes and dental caries) – when considering a range of different Drinks Industry responses. In this Blog … seriously – well, they at least decided to introduce a levy on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs).  Post-Brexit, the …
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  • Tobacco Excise Taxes and the Smokefree 2025 Goal: Some Ways Forward

    … retail crime. In this blog, we explore how allocating a proportion of tobacco tax revenue to assist smokers, and … on the Government to stop increasing the cost of tobacco, a measure they argue causes unacceptable hardship to some … to those selling tobacco products .  New Zealand First, a coalition partner in the current Government, has invoked …
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  • Aotearoa’s government-funded school lunches failing nutrition standards

    … lunches only provided about half the energy expected for a school lunch and less than a fifth of the daily energy requirements for growing teens. … in New Zealand live in households where food runs out often or sometimes, 8 the very low energy content of the …
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  • Mortality declines in Aotearoa NZ during the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic

    … the last two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, NZ has used a range of public health measures that have played a direct role in keeping mortality from Covid-19 relatively … herd immunity with the now debunked strategy that assumed infection would provide long-lasting natural immunity. For …
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  • New study on going smokefree – major economic gains for NZ society with manageable costs for government

    … considerable growth in income for NZ citizens with a total cumulative gain of US$31 billion ($NZ46 billion) by 2050. From a government revenue perspective, increased superannuation … tax revenue (due to people quitting smoking) produce a net financial shortfall for the government of US$11.5 …
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  • Is NZ a laggard in responding to climate change?: Results of a Global Index

    … and considers what NZ could be aiming for if it is to be a responsible “international citizen” in terms of the global … side is NZ’s ranking in the 9 th position for efficiency. A low is in terms of “policy” where the report says that “New … this year.” Is NZ’s low ranking credible? It seems that a lot of work is put into updating this index which has been …
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  • We need rapid progress on digital solutions to help eliminate COVID-19 from New Zealand

    … response. On 2 April, the World Health Organization hosted a high-level meeting between technology and health experts, … contact tracing practices are resource intensive, slow and often subject to recall bias (6). Contact tracing for a … contact tracers several days to complete (7), while cases often have difficulty in remembering every personal …
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  • Despite improved WHO regulations, the world remains ill-prepared for the next pandemic

    … Summary The recent failure to conclude a global Pandemic Agreement has left significant gaps in the … to prevent zoonotic spillovers and enhance data sharing. A comprehensive Pandemic Agreement going beyond the IHR is … The international community’s recent failure to conclude a global pandemic agreement leaves large gaps in our capacity …
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