On average, 12-year-old children snack on unhealthy food and beverages five times a day, according to new research from the University of Otago. The average child snacked on confectionary, salty snacks, cookies/cakes and sugary drinks at least once a day. Healthier snacks, such as fruit,...
This article takes a look at the English obesity policies that have largely been unfit for purpose. Read article ...
New research commissioned by the Stroke Foundation found many supermarket sausages contain high quantities of salt.Over 75% of strokes are preventable and working to reduce the amount of salt in processed foods will help to combat this. Read research ...
He Pūrongo Mate Pukupuku o Aotearoa 2020, The State of Cancer in New Zealand in 2020, provides a detailed snapshot and narrative on the current state of our country’s cancer care system.Te Aho o Te Kahu, The Cancer Control Agency, says this report will be used...
Read the report on the regulation of alcohol marketing that is needed to meet health, wellbeing and equity goals. Read report ...
Food corporations have exploited the dominant model in nutrition science to shape the way their ultra-processed products are defended, promoted, and regulated. Gyorgy Scrinis examines their scientific strategies and suggests ways to reframe the debate Read essay ...
Western Australia's (WA) leading health agencies have joined forces to call on the State Government to immediately end junk food advertising on government property, following the release of a compelling report that shows not only is this feasible but is essential in protecting WA kids from the...
Low household income is strongly associated with the likelihood of food insecurity, according to the Child Poverty Monitor 2020. Over half (56%) of children living in families receiving financial assistance don't always have enough healthy food to eat.The proposed expansion of Ka Ora, Ka Ako (the...
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...
These policy dossiers, from the World Obesity Federation, provide a summary of evidence and resources to help policymakers, NGOs and others when seeking to implement a policy in their country.The dossiers includes summaries and links to a series of systematic reviews, cost studies, advocacy reports, recommendations, stakeholder...
