Mike Berridge: 2 books
Sugar, Rum and Tobacco
Taxes and Public Health in New Zealand
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2017
Can a sugar tax improve public health? Even if it can, is it the right thing to do? One of New Zealand’s foremost health scientists, Mike Berridge, teams up with tax expert Lisa Marriott to explore the issue.This BWB Text explains the relationship between sugar and ill-health, and explores...
The Edge of Life
Controversies and Challenges in Human Health
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2015
‘The world beyond the thought horizon is as vast as the universe, and probing it is the stuff of dreams, imaginative thinking and new technologies.’The gap between rapid scientific progress and public understanding faces unprecedented challenges. Leading research scientist Mike Berridge explores...