Caffeine: This Health Promotion Agency ‘Behind the Hype’ information sheet highlights the effect caffeine can have on the body, the amount of caffeine in common food and drinks, and who should limit their intake ...
Published on 19 April in the BMJ The conclusion from this study found: Cycle commuting was associated with a lower risk of CVD, cancer, and all cause mortality. Walking commuting was associated with a lower risk of CVD independent of major measured confounding factors. Initiatives to...
Individual, employment and psychosocial factors influencing walking to work: Implications for intervention design. Authors: Emma J. Adams*, Dale W. Esliger, Ian M. Taylor, Lauren B. Sherar (UK) A number of individual, employment-related and psychosocial factors were associated with commuter walking. In particular, age, car ownership, availability...
This research examined 1271 school age children from Santiago Metropolitan Region and looked at the association between the engagement in regular physical activity and the academic performance. The findings support the notion that academic and health-related behaviors are linked and, similarly, that school health programs may...
The Heart Foundation has a wonderful resource providing helpful tips on healthy fundraising ideas for schools. These are great alternatives to less healthy options. While this resource is made for schools it is also useful for sports clubs and other organisations doing fundraising....
This article was written for the Listener by Author Nicky Pellegrino published 28 February 2017 titled "We lead the world in butter consumption -that's not good news"...
This Ministry of Health publication provides updated clinical guidance for primary health care practitioners and others who provide advice on weight management for New Zealand children and young people aged 2 to 18 years. The Guidelines follow a four-stage process: monitor, assess, manage, and maintain. The...
This report takes a deep-dive into the self-reported fruit, vegetable and juice consumption of 145,000 Australian adults. ...
ERO effective practice report" Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity in NZ Schools and Early Learning Services". ERO found that most schools and services were doing a good job of equipping young people with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to make healthy choices around food, nutrition...
Is body mass index (BMI) relentlessly increasing in NZ, or plateauing? In this blog we present trends in BMI by ethnicity in NZ going back to the 1980s. Over the last four decades the annual increase in BMI is linear, relentless increasing; no sign of a plateau,...
