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 ...
New Zealand is currently facing an obesity and non communicable diseases (NCDs) epidemic. Recent studies have largely attributed these health issues to insufficient food and low-quality diets that cause micronutrient deficiencies. Improving healthy diets requires broader thinking and collaboration, particularly around maintaining sustainable food systems,...
By Emma Shields, NZ Registered DietitianRead on and you’ll find out:How we know obesity causes cancerWhat types of cancer obesity causesHow obesity causes cancerWhat we need to keep a healthy weight When most people learn that overweight and obesity is the biggest preventable cause of cancer...
By Emma Shields, NZ Registered Dietitian.Read on and you’ll find out:Why cancer advice has changed thanks to decades of researchHow having a healthy and balanced diet can reduce the risk of cancerHow cancer research has shown that this is mostly by helping you keep a...
Conclusions: Most single-serve beverages available for sale in 2019 were sugary drinks with high sugar content and large serve sizes; therefore, changes made across the years were not meaningful for population’s health.Article by Teresa Gontijo de Castro, Helen Eyles, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Leanne Young and...
In this final instalment in our series about Wai Auckland, we learn how the project’s strong partnerships have led to innovative research and the ability to ride out the rough times.2020 was a year that could be appropriately described, to quote Her Majesty the Queen...
In this third story in our four-part series on Wai Auckland, we discover what the Auckland Regional Public Health Service-led project has learned about consumers’ attitudes towards sugary drinks.We’ve all been there. We’re out, we’re parched, we forgot (or didn’t think we’d need) our water...
For the second story in our series about the Wai Auckland project, we look at the project’s research into Auckland’s drinking water fountains.If you’re struck by thirst while out and about, but have no idea where to find your nearest drinking fountain, you could be...
Here is the first in a four-part series showcasing the Wai Auckland project, an initiative led by Auckland Regional Public Health Service to promote tap water and side-line sugary drinks. In this issue, we hear how the project came about. Sugary drinks are one of the...
By Alison Pask, Registered DietitianI was shopping for a friend over Christmas and the shopping list asked for a weeks’ worth baby food and snacks. The family I was shopping for are a busy family and rely on convenience and packaged foods for their young...
