There is widespread public confusion about the optimal balance of fats, carbohydrates, and protein for a healthy diet. In particular, media stories have suggested low-carbohydrate, high-fat diets are linked to weight loss and improved health...
Breastfeeding provides optimum nutrition for infants. Current advice is to aim to exclusively breastfeed infants up to around six months of age, and ideally, to continue to breastfeed for up to two years or longer. However, for mums who are not breastfeeding, there may be...
Some might argue that butter is a healthier and more ‘natural’ choice than margarine and other table spreads. However, butter is higher in saturated fats than other spreads. Evidence suggests that reducing intake of saturated fats, and replacing it with healthier unsaturated fats, reduces risk...
Many people are looking for ways to strengthen their immune system. There is a widespread misconception that it is possible to ‘boost’ immune function with a specific food or nutrition supplement. This can take the focus away from the importance of overall diet quality. Download Fact...
Interest in the health benefits of fermented foods has surged in recent years. There is emerging evidence that regularly eating fermented foods may provide a range of benefits. However, this is still a new area of research. No health claims have been approved on fermented...
What are pēpi and tamariki really eating in Aoteoroa? The biggest dietary change in every human’s life is from consuming a 100% milk diet in the first months of life to consuming a diet that is broadly the same as the rest of their family by...
.This is a summary of what we know about physical health equity, including recent findings from the 2020 evidence update report. This latest update builds on the previous two reviews from Te Pou in 2014 and 2017. It brings together the latest published research on...
This report identifies and summarises the current and future trends in chronic disease prevention research in Australia and globally. A literature review was conducted to capture a broad view of the current research landscape in prevention, including both grey literature (policy and government documents and...
In this study, we assessed the degree to which the in-store environments within major Australian supermarket chains (Coles, Woolworths, ALDI and independent stores) promote healthy eating, and how this varies according to the level of socioeconomic disadvantage of the area in which the stores were...
Growing evidence confirms a link between consumption of ultra-processed food (UPF) and drinks and non-communicable diseases with 37 of 43 studies associating dietary UPF exposure with at least one adverse health outcome. No study reported an association between UPF and beneficial health outcomes. Read research here ...
