Resources
Welcome to our resource centre. All resources have a free PDF option and many have hard copies that you can order online using Visa or Mastercard, by invoice using the resource order form or pick up from our Auckland office.
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The Heart Foundation is committed to meeting the goal of a smoke free New Zealand by 2025. Meeting this goal will require the commitment and collaboration of the Heart Foundation with the government, other tobacco control services and the wider health sector. more»
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This position statement summarises the key findings and recommendations from the Heart Foundation’s evidence paper, ‘Dairy and Heart Health’, which was issued in August 2017. more»
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Background paper detailing the issue of food poverty and its implications for New Zealand’s children / tamariki. more»
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Two out of five households in New Zealand struggle to afford good food. Healthy food supports a healthy heart and wellbeing, so it is important to work out ways of ensuring families have access to healthy food. more»
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This position statement summarises the key findings and recommendations from the Heart Foundation’s evidence paper, ‘Whole grains and the heart’, which was issued in September 2018. more»
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Our ‘Whole grains and the heart’ evidence paper outlines the research underpinning our recommendations for eating whole grain foods. more»
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It is the overall diet, as well as single dietary components, that impact on health status and risk of disease, including cardiovascular disease (CVD). Many studies have investigated the association between dietary patterns and risk of disease. This paper reviews the latest evidence on dietary patterns and CVD, including heart… more»
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Eating too much sodium is related to higher blood pressure, and to the rise in blood pressure often seen with age. High blood pressure increases our risk of heart disease. The current evidence base remains sufficient to continue recommendations to reduce dietary salt intakes. more»
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There are a lot of claims being made about coconut oil. In relation to heart health, the claims are not convincing, and there is little evidence to support coconut oil being called a ‘superfood’. more»
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This position statement is to provide an up to date assessment of the evidence linking alcohol and cardiovascular disease, and place it in the wider context of alcohol use, as the basis for advice on low risk alcohol consumption. more»
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Given the contribution of sugary drinks to total sugar intakes in New Zealand, find out our position about why we support a sugar tax. more»
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This evidence snapshot reviews the current evidence for sugar and/or sugar-sweetened beverages (soft drinks or drinks with sugar added), and their impact directly on heart disease and risk factors for it. more»
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