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NEWS 2005
- Monday, December 19th, 2005
Australia: Children remember junk food ads - Friday, December 16th, 2005
UK: Health trends survey shows continuing rise in obesity - Tuesday, December 6th, 2005
US: IOM report slams junk food advertising to kids - Saturday, November 19th, 2005
NZ: FOE Press Release for petition launch – Invasive marketing by food manufacturers must be regulated - Saturday, November 19th, 2005
NZ: Casualties on the rise as we lose battle of the bulge - Wednesday, October 19th, 2005
UK and US: TV watching linked to childhood obesity – two studies - Friday, October 14th, 2005
France: Advertisers must pay - Saturday, October 1st, 2005
NZ: Health guns fire on obesity front - Thursday, September 29th, 2005
UK: Fighting obesity will involve politics as well as medicine - Wednesday, September 28th, 2005
UK : Junk food to be banned in schools - Thursday, September 22nd, 2005
WHO warning on rapid global increase in overweight - Wednesday, September 14th, 2005
NZ: Children’s TV watching and obesity link - Wednesday, September 7th, 2005
Europe: Many children risk obesity related diseases - Monday, September 5th, 2005
NZ: Guidelines for active children in schools - Friday, September 2nd, 2005
France bans all school vending machines and toughens rules for junk food TV advertisers - Tuesday, August 30th, 2005
Australia: Child obesity study results shock researchers - Thursday, August 11th, 2005
US: Junk Food Nation: Who’s to Blame for Childhood Obesity? - Wednesday, August 10th, 2005
NZ: School fundraising undermines health education messages – Otago University research - Sunday, August 7th, 2005
NZ Listener story on our overuse of sugar – “On the Level” - Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005
NZ: Coca-Cola brochure on beverage choices - Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005
NZ: Obesity Action Coalition’s press release on Coca Cola’s leaflet - Monday, July 25th, 2005
NZ: FOE poll on school food and TV ads - Monday, July 25th, 2005
NZ: Poll shows strong mandate for change in school canteens and on TV – FOE media release - Wednesday, July 20th, 2005
Cochrane Library update on obesity - Wednesday, July 20th, 2005
Australia: The role of data and evidence in ‘public’ policy making - Friday, July 15th, 2005
NZ: Food ads near schools mostly for unhealthy food - Monday, July 11th, 2005
US: The Community Guide – Systematic reviews on obesity - Thursday, July 7th, 2005
Australia: Queensland introduces school tuckshop policy and sponsorship guidelines for school events - Wednesday, June 22nd, 2005
UK: Children’s Food Bill back before the UK parliament - Friday, June 3rd, 2005
NZ: Police use McDonald’s vouchers as road safety campaign rewards - Thursday, May 26th, 2005
NZ: Waitemata DHB issues beverage guidelines for schools - Thursday, May 26th, 2005
NZ: Sugary drink intake can predict weight gain in children - Friday, May 6th, 2005
NZ: Green Party school food campaign - Friday, April 29th, 2005
NZ: Complaint over giant Easter egg advert upheld - Thursday, April 21st, 2005
US deaths associated with underweight, overweight and obesity – new CDC research - Saturday, April 9th, 2005
NZ: Wellington supermarket checkouts – fighting sweet temptation - Wednesday, March 16th, 2005
US: Healthy Community Design Legislation Database - Monday, March 7th, 2005
NZ: Government falls for McDonalds’ marketing ploy - Wednesday, March 2nd, 2005
NZ: Statement on Ronald McDonald dental caravans – OAC - Monday, February 28th, 2005
NZ: Cheaper food can take toll on the waistline - Saturday, February 26th, 2005
NZ: McDonald’s Northland mobile dental clinic link angers nutritionists - Wednesday, February 23rd, 2005
UK: Cartoon characters selling ‘unhealthy’ food to kids – Which? magazine report - Monday, February 21st, 2005
Australian researcher considers obesity will soon overtake smoking as a primary public health issue - Wednesday, February 9th, 2005
UK: Children’s Food Bill on the UK parliamentary agenda again - Monday, January 31st, 2005
Australian healthy school canteen policy