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25 Feb 10
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By Catherine Robinson
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Counties Manukau
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 7:27p.m. TV 3
We often get told that there's more to South Auckland than just the...
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24 Feb 10
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Youth,
Weight Management Guidelines,
Health
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By Catherine Robinson
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International
The National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality has recently launched a new website.....
As a healthcare professional, you see the...
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22 Feb 10
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Nutrition,
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By Catherine Robinson
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National
18/02/2010 17:04:01 Newstalk ZB
Green MP Sue Kedgley is claiming a win in her battle against the company responsible for...
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19 Feb 10
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Health
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By Catherine Robinson
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International
People who are usually happy and enthusiastic are less likely to develop heart disease than those who tend to be...
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19 Feb 10
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Nutrition,
Food Industry
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By Catherine Robinson
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International
Please find below a very interesting article (and accompanying graphic) regarding the soda tax and soda lobby.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-soda-tax7-2010feb07,0,282916.story
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-soda-tax7-2010feb07-g,0,7058408.graphic
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18 Feb 10
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Physical Activity,
Sport,
Recreation
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By Catherine Robinson
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Key Documents
In december 2009 the Women's Sports Foundation released a new and expanded comprehensive review of its essential Her Life Depends...
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14 Jan 10
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Physical Activity
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By Catherine Robinson
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International
DOES an activity have to get you out of breath to count as exercise? Do you really have to do...
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14 Jan 10
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Physical Activity,
Health
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By Catherine Robinson
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National
By DAVE BURGESS - The Dominion Post
Last updated 05:00 13/01/2010
Every hour spent watching television increases the risk of...
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14 Jan 10
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Nutrition,
Education
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By Catherine Robinson
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Canterbury
Children's lunch boxes have become increasingly unhealthy since the Government dropped a healthy tuck-shop directive, a Christchurch nutritionist says.
Last...
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14 Jan 10
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Nutrition,
Education
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By Catherine Robinson
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National
A Christchurch nutritionist's claims that children's lunch boxes have become increasingly unhealthy since the government dropped a healthy food mandate...
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14 Jan 10
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Weight Management Guidelines,
Health
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By Catherine Robinson
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National
This email is to let you know that the Ministry of Health has recently released the Clinical Guidelines for Weight...
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11 Jan 10
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Physical Activity,
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Weight Management Guidelines,
Health
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By Catherine Robinson
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International
Obesity is now a bigger overall threat to people's health than smoking, according to results of the longest ongoing health...
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08 Jan 10
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Nutrition,
Aged
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By Catherine Robinson
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Canterbury
Stan Sturgess has never been much of a cook. "I used to work 14-hour days and everything like that was...
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08 Jan 10
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Nutrition,
Food Industry
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By Catherine Robinson
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National
Food manufacturers are using ''smoke and mirrors'' to mislead parents into thinking sugar and fat-laden snacks are healthy for children,...
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22 Dec 09
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Weight Management Guidelines,
Health
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By Catherine Robinson
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International
More than one in ten women suffer from eating disorders such as binge eating and bulimia, according to new research...
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22 Dec 09
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Weight Management Guidelines
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By Catherine Robinson
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National
The silly season can be the downfall of many a dieter, with boozy parties and fatty festive food all but...
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22 Dec 09
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Health
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By Catherine Robinson
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National
A new medal will commemorate diabetes expert Sir Don Beaven.
To be known as the Emeritus Professor Sir Donald Ward...
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22 Dec 09
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Health
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By Catherine Robinson
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Newsletters
In this issue we observe Australian researchers reporting that counselling from a primary care physician did not help overweight children...
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21 Dec 09
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Weight Management Guidelines,
Health
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By Catherine Robinson
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International
Traditional images of Santa Claus set a bad example and could promote obesity and drink-driving, a public health expert has...
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18 Dec 09
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Breastfeeding
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By Catherine Robinson
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International
Breastfeeding could more than halve the risk of metabolic syndrome, sometimes referred to as pre-diabetes, a range of symptoms that...
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18 Dec 09
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Breastfeeding
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By Catherine Robinson
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International
Breastfeeding a baby can significantly reduce a woman's chances of developing a condition linked to heart disease and diabetes, research...
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18 Dec 09
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Health
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By Catherine Robinson
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Newsletters
This issue features some papers associated with presentations of trial results from the American Heart Association meeting last month along...
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18 Dec 09
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Weight Management Guidelines,
Health
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By Catherine Robinson
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Newsletters
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15 Dec 09
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Weight Management Guidelines,
Health
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By Catherine Robinson
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National
Mon, 07 Dec 2009 6:04a.m. TV 3
Obesity experts are to start looking at the similarities between smoking and obesity...
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08 Dec 09
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Weight Management Guidelines,
Health
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By Catherine Robinson
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National
Published: 8:39AM Monday December 07, 2009
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Jane Martin of the Obesity Policy Coalition has flown over from Australia to...
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08 Dec 09
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Weight Management Guidelines,
Health
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By Catherine Robinson
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National
NZPA/Stuff
last updated 13:15 04/12/2009
New Zealand medicines regulator Medsafe says it is aware of international concerns about weight-loss drug...
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07 Dec 09
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Weight Management Guidelines,
Health
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By Catherine Robinson
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International
Published: 3:51PM Saturday December 05, 2009
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About 10 million of cans of the diet drink Slim Fast are being...
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07 Dec 09
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Weight Management Guidelines
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By Catherine Robinson
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National
Published: 9:16AM Saturday December 05, 2009
Source: TVNZ
A nutritionist says alcohol is a leading factor in New Zealand's obesity...
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07 Dec 09
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Weight Management Guidelines,
Health
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By Catherine Robinson
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Wellington
Obesity experts are to start looking at the similarities between smoking and obesity at the Fags and Fat seminar in...
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07 Dec 09
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Youth
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By Catherine Robinson
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National
In New Zealand, there are currently large disparities in child health status, with socioeconomically vulnerable children experiencing a disproportionate burden...
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07 Dec 09
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Physical Activity,
Health
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By Catherine Robinson
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International
Web consultation on the development of new Physical Activity Guidelines in the UK is now LIVE
Thank you for registering...
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07 Dec 09
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Physical Activity
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By Catherine Robinson
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International
Source: British Medical Journal, 2009, 339: b4460
Authors: Julien Dumurgier, Alexis Elbaz, Pierre Ducimetiere, Beatrice Tavernier, Anna Alperovitch, Christophe Tzourio...
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07 Dec 09
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Physical Activity,
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By Catherine Robinson
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National
New Zealanders are visiting the doctor and exercising less this year than in 2008, a survey has found.
The survey...
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04 Dec 09
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Physical Activity,
Weight Management Guidelines
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By Catherine Robinson
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Key Documents
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OBESITY AND SEDENTARY BEHAVIOUR
A Systematic Map of Research
Naira Kalra and Mark Newman
EPPI-Centre, Social Science...
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03 Dec 09
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Breastfeeding
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By Catherine Robinson
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International
ACTA Paediatrics 2009 Nov 12. [Epub ahead of print]
Randomized controlled trial of early skin-to-skin contact: effects on the mother...
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26 Nov 09
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Nutrition,
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By Catherine Robinson
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National
In the aftermath of the outcry over Cadbury downsizing its chocolate bars, iconic Kiwi brand Tip Top has slashed the...
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26 Nov 09
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Youth,
Local Government
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By Catherine Robinson
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International
The article draws on a number of research studies, including participatory projects and studies of children's mobility (biking and walking),...
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26 Nov 09
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General,
Sport
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By Catherine Robinson
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International
This is the official website for the Rio 2016 Olympic Summer Games. The site contains the latest news and will...
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26 Nov 09
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Physical Activity,
Youth
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By Catherine Robinson
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Key Documents
This Canadian guide is for organisations who are working towards getting children and youth more physically active. It covers the...
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26 Nov 09
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