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obesity

(Updated) New Zealand Diet and Nutrition Survey – Experts Respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 15 September 201115 September 2011

New Zealand’s latest nutrition survey shows the nation’s obesity epidemic surged ahead over the past dozen years — even though […]

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Slower eating – worth the weight

In the News  |  Published: 01 September 201101 September 2011

Eating slower be the key to losing weight, according to new Kiwi research. A recently published study from Otago University […]

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Tackling obesity – an innovative approach

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 19 August 201107 September 2011

Increasing obesity rates in New Zealand present a real health issue, and experts are saying we need to re-think the […]

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NZ must change ‘obesogenic’ environment – Researchers

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 18 August 201119 August 2011

New Zealand’s obesity problem is getting worse and researchers are becoming more vocal about the need for action to avoid […]

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Obesity crisis looms for kiwis – NZMJ

In the News  |  Published: 15 August 201115 August 2011

Health professionals have called on the government to halt New Zealand’s growing obesity problem, saying it will cost the healthcare […]

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Early start needed to tackle obesity

In the News  |  Published: 28 July 201129 July 2011

Sir Peter Gluckman and several colleagues have called for policy makers to take a long view of the causes of […]

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Project Energize boosts Waikato kids’ health

Expert Reactions, In the News  |  Published: 25 July 201125 July 2011

Children taking part in a new initiative called Project Energize show significant health benefits, with Energize children less overweight and obese, […]

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Media Coverage: Maternal diet and obesity

In the News  |  Published: 19 April 201119 April 2011

New Zealand scientists have helped establish a link between a mother’s diet while pregnant and the probability that her child […]

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Fructose in pregnancy may compromise fetal health

In the News  |  Published: 14 February 201124 March 2011

Researchers investigating effects of maternal diet on children’s health at the University of Auckland’s Liggins Institute are warning pregnant mums […]

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Dr Helen Petousis-Harris: The demonization of fat

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 16 August 201016 August 2010

From SkepticsNZ: Some of the links between diet and health outcomes in the 1970s were very tenuous. However these have […]

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