It is well established that marketing of unhealthy food is highly prevalent and has a detrimental effect on children’s eating behaviours and diet. A new study highlights how a new type of social media influencer — children themselves — is contributing to this phenomenon. Read article ...
Rapid simultaneous increases in ultra-processed food sales and obesity prevalence have been observed worldwide, including in Australia. Consumption of ultra-processed foods by the Australian population was previously shown to be systematically associated with increased risk of intakes of nutrients outside levels recommended for the prevention...
Eating dairy and a low-fat diet can reduce the risk of bowel cancer in New Zealand, a new University of Otago study reveals.The four-year study - the first to specifically examine the role of diet as a cause of bowel cancer in New Zealand –...
Front-of-pack nutrition labelling (FoPL) of packaged foods can promote healthier diets. Australia and New Zealand (NZ) adopted the voluntary Health Star Rating (HSR) scheme in 2014. We studied the impact of voluntary adoption of HSR on food reformulation relative to unlabelled foods and examined differential...
The pandemic has given us the chance to build a more secure, sustainable, resilient food system – one that is healthier and supports people more fairly. This is the second essay in a new series examining the effects of Covid-19 on New Zealand, in partnership...
Current food systems are failing to guide children towards healthy diets. This paper presents a tool to identify the actions needed to reorient food systems to become more child-centred from a nutrition perspective. To connect the dots between children's lives, their food environments and food...
The WHO–UNICEF–Lancet Commission identified an important threat to children's health and futures by stating that children across the globe are exposed to exploitative advertising and marketing by the private sector. Fast food and sugar-sweetened beverages, alcohol, tobacco, e-cigarettes, breastmilk substitutes, and gambling, were positioned as...
Poverty and food insecurity often go hand in hand with obesity, a result of people eating food high in calories but low in nutrients, Read article ...
This resource provides information on the updated serving size advice that is included in the updated Eating and Activity Guidelines for New Zealand Adults (Ministry of Health 2020). Download resource ...
This document provides evidence-based population health advice on healthy eating and being physically active.The document is written for health practitioners and others who provide advice on nutrition and physical activity for New Zealand adults. The document:brings together the eating and physical activity statements, outlining each...
