dc.contributor.author |
McGill, Anne-Thea |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2012-03-26T02:32:31Z |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2012-04-04T20:00:33Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2010 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1175-8716 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/16735 |
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dc.description.abstract |
When it comes to medical treatment of any condition we are well used to the adage ‘above all do no harm’ but perhaps we should make sure that we ‘really do good’. The complicated, expanding fields of obesity prevention and management are doing less well than those of tobacco management.1 Giving an (artificial) agent that does no overt or immediate harm, but no good either, is not adequate. On further examination, there appear to be a range of concerns with agents generally assumed to help weight loss and obesity related disease. These include food additives designed to enhance qualities such as sweetness.2,3 These additives are variably tested for toxicity,4 efficacy2 yet extensively for industrial application.5 Also problematic are modified food extracts (nutraceuticals),6 alternative therapies,7 supplements8 (vitamin, mineral and other) and drugs.9–12 Some of these agents may not even be harmless or stop weight gain, and some have noticeable adverse effects. |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
New Zealand Medical Journal |
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dc.relation.replaces |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/15390 |
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dc.relation.replaces |
2292/15390 |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
The right diet-'sweet as'? |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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pubs.issue |
1311 |
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pubs.begin-page |
6 |
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pubs.volume |
123 |
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dc.identifier.pmid |
20360790 |
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pubs.end-page |
11 |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Editorial Comment |
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pubs.elements-id |
149667 |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
1175-8716 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2012-03-29 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
20360790 |
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