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	<title>Fight the Obesity Epidemic</title>
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	<description>Stop our children developing type 2 diabetes.</description>
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		<title>Obesity News 156</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Obesity News is FOE’s regular round-up of obesity-prevention news from around the world.
Read the 24 January 2012 issue
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		<link>http://foe.org.nz/2012/01/29/obesity-news-156/</link>
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		<title>US: Food company computer games increase junk food consumption</title>
		<description><![CDATA[US food company pledges to reduce marketing of unhealthy products  to children are a sham. They are using their websites to target children.
A Yale University study found that children are  disproportionately targeted by food company websites using branded  computer games, known as advergames.
Researchers also found that playing  these games increases children’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foe.org.nz/2012/01/22/us-food-company-computer-games-increase-junk-food-consumption/</link>
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		<title>Obesity News 155</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Obesity News is FOE’s regular round-up of obesity-prevention news from around the world.
Read the 9 January 2012 issue
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		<link>http://foe.org.nz/2012/01/10/obesity-news-155/</link>
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		<title>US: The single, most significant cause of childhood obesity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent Tufts University review of studies published between 1990 and 2007 found that, for school-aged children, sugar sweetened beverages were the most consistent dietary factor associated in increases in fatness. 
The review suggested interventions to reduce consumption, such as drinking water. 
Read more: Psychology Today, 2 Jan 2012
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		<link>http://foe.org.nz/2012/01/04/us-the-single-most-significant-cause-of-childhood-obesity/</link>
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		<title>Obesity News 154</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Obesity News is FOE’s regular round-up of obesity-prevention news from around the world.
It includes:

 Australian and New Zealand ministers’ response to the food labelling review
 reaction from FOE and other health, consumer and industry groups.

Read the 21 December 2011 issue
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		<link>http://foe.org.nz/2011/12/22/obesity-news-154/</link>
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		<title>Ministers back interpretive front-of-pack nutrition labelling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Australian and New Zealand ministers discussed front-of-pack food labelling at a recent meeting in Melbourne. One of their decisions has the potential to be a major step forward for public health. The ministers agreed that:
“an interpretative front-of-pack labelling system be developed that is reflective of a comprehensive Nutrition Policy and agreed public health priorities”.
An interpretive [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foe.org.nz/2011/12/20/ministers-back-interpretive-front-of-pack-nutrition-labelling/</link>
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		<title>Obesity News 153</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Obesity News is FOE’s regular round-up of obesity-prevention news from around the world. This issue includes:
New Zealand political parties views on several obesity prevention issues
Results from the Parents Voice survey on how the govenment could improve healthy eating.
Read the 25 November 2011 issue
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		<link>http://foe.org.nz/2011/12/05/obesity-news-153/</link>
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		<title>NZ: Information on nutrition scarce at fast-food counters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Less than 1 per cent of nutritional information provided by fast food chains is available when people buy their food, a study has found.
Read more: NZ Herald, 17 Nov 2011

Fast food chains “lite” on accessible nutrition information
Nutrition information for meals at New Zealand fast food chains is available but not easily accessible according to a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foe.org.nz/2011/11/17/nz-information-on-nutrition-scarce-at-fast-food-counters/</link>
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		<title>NZ: Food minister can&#8217;t comment on traffic-light labels</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Minister of Food Safety, Kate Wilkinson, is unable to comment on the Government’s position on traffic-light food labelling until she has until she has presented them to next month&#8217;s meeting of the Trans-Tasman food ministers&#8217; council.
A report released earlier this year recommended introducing a voluntary multiple traffic lights front-of-pack food labelling system, but said it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foe.org.nz/2011/11/17/nz-food-minister-holds-back-on-traffic-light-labels/</link>
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		<title>NZ: Political parties differ on obesity prevention &#8211; FOE survey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Media Release
FOE (Fight the Obesity Epidemic)
10 November 2011
Parties differ on obesity prevention
Political parties seeking election in 2011 have some very different approaches to preventing obesity, according to a report just released by Fight the Obesity Epidemic (FOE).
FOE obtained responses from seven parties considered as having some likelihood of gaining at least one seat. Parties were [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foe.org.nz/2011/11/09/nz-political-parties-differ-on-obesity-prevention-foe-survey/</link>
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