Belinda Castles
Belinda Castles is a research writer for Consumer NZ, where she focuses on the efficacy of consumer products. Recently, she highlighted that many over-the-counter cold and flu remedies provide little more than a placebo effect, advocating for simpler and more affordable alternatives like paracetamol and ibuprofen.
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Belinda Castles says the results are worrying given these companies’ lack of transparency about when and where their products are tested.
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Consumer NZ research writer Belinda Castles said some of the claims made by cold and flu remedies did not stack up.
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