This is a thorough and carefully done analysis of the ways in which Big Food companies took advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic as a marketing opportunity. The report gives more than 40 specific examples of corporate: Nutri-washing: Coupling “solidarity actions” with aggressive marketing of junk food...
The objective of the current study was to identify challenges of making and sustaining healthy lifestyle changes for families with children/adolescents affected by obesity, who were referred to a multicomponent healthy lifestyle assessment and intervention programme in Aotearoa/New Zealand (NZ). Read research ...
As the government shifts its focus from COVID- 19 elimination to addressing the longer- term social and economic repercussions of the pandemic, it is critical that Mäori are able to partner and lead in decision- making. In the new normal of a post- COVID Aotearoa,...
The results of a study co-designed by Countdown supermarkets and academics at the University of Auckland, have highlighted opportunities to further build on knowledge that could promote healthy food purchasing decisions in a supermarket setting.The chosen intervention tested more prominent shelf placement of healthier breakfast...
Auckland City Mission research has found that aspirations of people experiencing food insecurity align with the wider population's sociocultural ideas for wellness. The most common goal or dream is a longing for stable and fulfilling employment.Many people experiencing food insecurity simply aspire to have sufficient...
Foodhui 2020 was held in Wellington in October to discuss the need for a national food strategy. Eat New Zealand chief executive Angela Clifford tells RNZ why this is necessary Listen to the RNZ interview or see more about a proposed national food strategy. Angela Clifford said...
The first ever 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults show Canadians what a healthy 24 hours looks like when it comes to physical activity, sedentary behaviours and sleep, The Guidelines are unique because it is the first time there are recommendations that integrate the three movement behaviours (physical...
The Heart Foundation has released new recommendations to eat less than 350g of red meat each week to protect the population from heart disease and stroke. Three lean red meat meals each week can be part of a healthy eating pattern. Read press release ...
New Zealand children consume almost half of their energy intake from ultra-processed food by 12 months old, with consumption rising even higher by the time they turn five.That’s according to new research by the University of Otago’s Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research Centre (EDOR ), published...
Growing Up in New Zealand has released its Now We Are Eight: Life in Middle Childhood report which provides a unique insight into the lives and experiences of eight-year-old Kiwi children. Visit Website ...
