February 2022: preventive health in the news

The list is not comprehensive and mainly focusses on topics relevant to the work of the Prevention Centre. Some articles may be behind paywalls but we try to avoid them.

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• How sweet it is! Some bottles of wine have more sugar than a glazed donut
  The New Daily, 28 February 2022

• Conversations about health and weight must not be delayed
  MJA Insight, 28 February 2022
• Meat too expensive? Experts warn cutting it out without proper substitutes can be dangerous
  ABC News, 28 February 2022
• The silent killer: Why medical research is fired up about inflammation
  Good Weekend, 26 February 2022
• Vegetarians have 14% lower cancer risk than meat-eaters, study finds
  The Guardian, 24 February 2022
• Just what the Treasurer ordered? The health sector fights back
  Croakey, 23 February 2022
• Drinking at home is cheap and easy. Why is it more harmful?
  Sydney Morning Herald, 23 February 2022
• More Australian voters say government should prioritise population’s wellbeing over law and order, poll suggests
  The Guardian, 23 February 2022

• Concerns about lowering tax on alcohol
  ABC RN Drive, 22 February 2022
• Heart disease affects women, too. It’s time to talk about it
  Canberra Times, 22 February 2022
• Sax Institute and the NSW Health COVID-19 Research Program
  MJA Insight, 21 February 2022
• Autopsy finds man most likely died as a result of vaping
  ABC News, 21 February 2022
• Alcohol ban eases on Mornington Island after decades of battling deadly home brew
  ABC News, 21 February 2022
• Balcony Garden Project to improve wellbeing of elderly during COVID
  ABC News, 20 February 2022
• Australia is failing marginalised people, and it shows in COVID death rates
  The Conversation, 18 February 2022
• Passive smoking, synthetic bedding and gas heating in homes show the strongest links to asthma
  The Conversation, 18 February 2022
• Transport junk food ad ban has helped Londoners shop more healthily – study
  The Guardian (UK), 18 February 2022
• Backlash over McDonalds bold new plan
  news.com.au, 18 February 2022
• Ultra-processed foods: global analysis shows they aren’t well sign-posted
  The Conversation, 15 February 2022
• E-cigarettes less effective than gum and other nicotine replacements in effort to give up smoking
  7news, 14 February 2022
• McDonald’s push into regional Australia angers health experts amid warnings of ‘food deserts’
  The Guardian, 13 February 2022
• Alzheimer’s disease to cost economy $26.6b
  Canberra Times, 11 February 2022
• Sport during school linked to academic performance
  Sydney University Newsroom, 11 February 2022
• What the ‘Active Grandparent Hypothesis’ can tell us about ageing well
  Sydney Morning Herald, 10 February 2022
• Chronically ill parents experienced high levels of mental distress during COVID
  Deakin University Newsroom, 9 February 2022
• Happier kids get better test results
  ANU Newsroom, 9 February 2022
• Australians left with bigger thirst for alcohol as pandemic drinking habits stick
  ABC News, 4 February 2022
• Let’s serve up a healthier future for Victorian kids
  The Age, 3 February 2022
• How machine learning can clean up our cities
  UNSW Newsroom, 3 February 2022
• Two or more chronic health problems in middle age ‘doubles dementia risk’
  The Guardian, 3 February 2022
• The baffling case of metabolically healthy obese people: Are they protected from chronic diseases?
  The Conversation, 2 February 2022
• Food agency to check school lunches in England meet standards
  The Guardian, 2 February 2022
• The push for plain packaging and ‘graphic’ warnings on soft drink
  3AW, 2 February 2022
• Walking just 10 extra minutes a day may lead to a longer life
  Sydney Morning Herald, 2 February 2022

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