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Media outlets to take responsibility for journalists’ drug habits

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

Following the “Joey” Johns scandal, and in an effort to be consistent, major media outlets have decided that they will now take responsibility for their employees’ drug habits. Johns admitted to a history of abusing alcohol and illegal drugs. Not only was he criticised by the media, but so was his football club, the Newcaslte […]

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Not fast food afterall

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while you’ll know I have doubts that fast food is the major villain behind the rise in obesity. A new study says that the culprit is fruit juice. This claim should also be taken with a grain of salt (although it’s not on the DASH diet I’m […]

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Putting heart into fast food

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

I was recently very critical of a Cancer Council NSW study into fast food advertising. The award of Heart Foundation ticks to some McDonald’s meals puts the study into more trouble. McDonald’s has paid $330,000 to the Heart Foundation, and nine of its meals have qualified. Before anyone suggests the Foundation can be bought, this […]

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Sumo targets “Big Muck”

Monday, July 31st, 2006

Cancer NSW recently complained that there was too much advertising for unhealthy food on Australian TV, as I discussed in my previous post. The balance is about to be redressed, at least partially. A new company called SumoSalad is to mount an advertising blitz against fast food (but not on TV). In early August, a […]

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