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Fact sheets about the Public Health Bill
FOE (26 February 2008)
Download: PDF PDF (108KB)
Summary: FOE prepared five “fact sheets” to assist with preparation of submissions on the Public Health Bill to the Health Select Committee.
Keywords: obesity; Public Health Bill
Categories: Reports

Political party responses about election policies
Compiled from responses (30 October 2008)
Download: PDF PDF (56KB)
Summary: Responses of New Zealand political parties to questions about obesity prevention.
Keywords: obesity
Categories: Reports

BMI Mr Bennett
John White (28 July 2009)
Download: PDF PDF (26KB)
Summary: Explains why columnist Joe Bennett got it wrong when attacking the use of body mass index (BMI).
Keywords: obesity
Categories: Reports

Industry case against advertising restrictions: an introduction
FOE (7 August 2007)
Download: PDF PDF (6KB)
Summary: Associate Professors Deborah Harker and Michael Harker of the University of the Sunshine Coast prepared a report, ‘Advertising’s Role in Diet and Exercise in New Zealand and Australia: Developing a research agenda.’ FOE thought it lightweight and in some respects misleading. We commissioned two reviews - one from Professor Janet Hoek and the other by Associate Professor Robert Scragg. They scrutinised it from both advertising and obesity research perspectives, and were not impressed.
Keywords: advertising; Obesity Inquiry
Categories: Reports

Industry case against advertising restrictions: a review
Janet Hoek (30 March 2007)
Download: PDF PDF (105KB)
Summary: Reviews 'Advertising’s Role in Diet and Exercise in New Zealand and Australia: Developing a Research Agenda' from an advertising perspective.
Keywords: advertising; Obesity Inquiry
Categories: Reports

Industry case against advertising restrictions: a review
Robert Scragg (30 April 2007)
Download: PDF PDF (53KB)
Summary: Reviews 'Advertising’s Role in Diet and Exercise in NZ and Australia: Developing a Research Agenda' from an obesity research perspective.
Keywords: advertising; Obesity Inquiry
Categories: Reports

Legislative intervention to address obesity in overseas jurisdictions
FOE (31 January 2004)
Download: PDF PDF (167KB)
Summary: This report identifies some legislative measures relating to obesity prevention and control that were proposed or in place overseas before 1994.
Keywords: obesity
Categories: Reports

Information sheet on the Public Health Bill
FOE (25 February 2008)
Download: PDF PDF (32KB)
Summary: Explains why FOE thinks retaining regulation-making powers in the Public Health Bill are important for preventing obesity. Gives some examples of how they might be used.
Keywords: obesity; Public Health Bill
Categories: Reports

Analysis of submissions to the Obesity Inquiry
FOE (21 March 2007)
Download: PDF PDF (321KB)
Summary: An analysis of submissions to the Inquiry into Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in New Zealand.
Keywords: obesity
Categories: Reports

FOE submission to the Obesity Inquiry
FOE (30 April 2006)
Download: PDF PDF (822KB)
Keywords: obesity
Categories: Reports , Submissions

FOE submission on the Public Health Bill
FOE (27 April 2008)
Download: PDF PDF (177KB)
Summary: Submission to the Health Select Committee on the Public Health Bill
Keywords: obesity
Categories: Reports , Submissions

Cutting the fat: How a fat tax can help fight obesity
FOE (10 August 2004)
Download: PDF PDF (247KB)
Keywords: obesity
Categories: Reports

FOE submission to the Advertising Standards Authority
FOE (1 April 2005)
Download: PDF PDF (237KB)
Summary: Submission on the review of the children's and food advertising codes
Keywords: obesity; advertising
Categories: Reports , Submissions

The POD report
FOE (10 March 2003)
Download: PDF PDF (158KB)
Summary: Prevention of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in New Zealand Children. The Facts.
Keywords: obesity
Categories: Reports

FOE public opinion survey
BRC (22 July 2005)
Download: PDF PDF (226KB)
Summary: Presents the results of questions inserted in the June 2005 BRC survey on TV advertising to children and selling unhealthy food and drink products in schools.
Keywords: advertising; school food
Categories: Reports



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