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Health and medical - Obesity

Healthy eating advice to prevent obesity at every age and tips for limiting sugar and saturated fat.

Obesity in pregnancy may affect baby’s brain development

Obesity in pregnancy may affect baby’s brain development

University of Otago researchers have recently found a clue as...

Why aren’t diets dead?

Why aren’t diets dead?

If you’ve been paying attention to social media lately, you...

Kiwi obesity stubbornly high

Kiwi obesity stubbornly high

Adult obesity rates have increased from 27 per cent of...

NZ obesity numbers remain stubbornly high

NZ obesity numbers remain stubbornly high

The most current data show 1.26 million Kiwi adults, and...

Your guide to healthier takeaways

Your guide to healthier takeaways

Sometimes it's just convenient to cosy up on the couch...

‘Food swamps’ swallow kids’ choices

‘Food swamps’ swallow kids’ choices

How much do you think about the environment around you?...

Is your job making you fat?

Is your job making you fat?

Whether night-shift work is a necessity or a lifestyle choice,...

Rethinking health and weight

Rethinking health and weight

Recently on TV, there was a piece looking at the...

Home-based model helps obese children

Home-based model helps obese children

A home-based programme to tackle obesity has the improved health...

Home rules help obesity-risk kids

Home rules help obesity-risk kids

Good habits at home, such as eating breakfast and having...

What men can learn from Simon Gault

What men can learn from Simon Gault

I’ve enjoyed watching the Prime TV series Why Are We...

Are there such things as fattening foods?

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Are there such things as fattening foods?

Registered nutritionist Nicola Jackson looks at the concept of 'fattening...

Childhood obesity reduces quality of life

Childhood obesity reduces quality of life

Child obesity potentially affects quality of life as much as...

Obesity: A vital election issue

Obesity: A vital election issue

Three years ago, I wrote a story for Healthy Food...

How much protein do babies really need?

How much protein do babies really need?

There has been quite a bit of confusion over a news...

Should we talk to our children about their weight?

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Should we talk to our children about their...

Registered nutritionist Nicola Jackson looks at the thorny issue of...

Evidence of obesity, cancer association

Evidence of obesity, cancer association

Strong evidence supports the association between obesity and some major...

Gut bug transfer for healthy weight

Gut bug transfer for healthy weight

A New Zealand study into the effect of transplanting gut...

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