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24 Nov NZ Health Sector’s Role in Responding to Climate Change

Posted at 15:22h in Research by Alison Pask

Health professionals from around the country meet on 23 November 2017, in Wellington, to talk about how the NZ health sector can respond to the challenges of climate change for health and healthcare services. This was the first national ‘Sustainable Healthcare in Aotearoa-NZ’ forum. Flooding, storms...

24 Oct Nuts

Posted at 08:56h in Research by Alison Pask

A recent national survey has shown New Zealanders aren't eating enough nuts, despite research showing frequent consumption is an effective way to get essential nutrients, University of Otago nut group researcher Dr Alexandra Chisholm says. The university's department of human nutrition has been conducting research since...

10 Oct Children’s everyday exposure to food marketing: an objective analysis using wearable cameras

Posted at 14:21h in Research by Alison Pask

Published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 Authors: L.N Signal, J. Stanley, M. Smith, M. B. Barr, T. J. Chambers, J. Zhou,A. Duane, C. Gurrin, A. F. Smeaton, C. McKerchar,A. L. Pearson, J. Hoek, G. L. S. Jenkin and C. Ni Mhurchu Abstract Background Over the past three decades the global prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity has increased by 47%. Marketing of energy-dense nutrient-poor...

10 Oct Kiwi Kids are Exposed to 27 Junk Food Advertisements a Day

Posted at 08:15h in Research by Alison Pask

Some Kiwi kids are being bombarded with an average of 27 junk food advertisements a day in their schools, homes and on the streets, new research has found. In a world-first study by Otago and Auckland universities, 168 children from across the Wellington region, aged between 11 and...

09 Oct Otago Study Finds Solving Obesity Epidemic Can Start At Home

Posted at 10:43h in Research by Alison Pask

Fighting the wave of adolescent obesity in New Zealand could be as simple as establishing family rules and routines around food consumption and limiting screen time, a new University of Otago study has found. These positive approaches to staying healthy were revealed to be working for...

09 Oct Using appreciative inquiry methodology to develop a weight management program for obese children in New Zealand

Posted at 09:34h in Research by Alison Pask

Authors:Tasileta Teevale, Joseph Kaholokula Published in Australia and New Zealand of Public Health Abstract Objectives: Paediatric obesity predicts adult obesity, and alarming new data in New Zealand reveals that obesity among the young continues to rise. In this study, we used a novel solution-focused paradigm, or appreciative inquiry...

03 Oct Making sense of evaluation: A handbook for everyone

Posted at 15:34h in Research by Alison Pask

This handbook, published by Superu, is an introduction to the main concepts and language of evaluation, and points users to a range of other resources that provide more detail on specifics. The contents are presented in four modules, featuring a penguin case study to ground the...

03 Oct Development of an Evaluation Tool to Measure Accessibility and Usability of Parks and Playgrounds.

Posted at 13:09h in Research by Alison Pask

Urban parks and children’s playgrounds have the potential to provide a free environment to participate in social, leisure and physical activities for all ages. There is evidence that people who visit parks are more likely to meet recommended physical activity guidelines and report better physical,...

27 Sep Effect of a mobile app intervention on vegetable consumption in overweight adults: a randomized controlled trial

Posted at 08:50h in Research by Alison Pask

Mummah, S., et al. (2017). Effect of a mobile app intervention on vegetable consumption in overweight adults: A randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 14:125. The authors tested the effect of a mobile app to increase vegetable consumption among overweight adults attempting...

19 Sep Research Commentary on Cancer and Obesity Research

Posted at 09:42h in Research by Alison Pask

Association between Dietary Energy Density and Obesity-Associated Cancer: Results from the Women’s Health Initiative Commentary by: Dr Rachel Nicholls, Health Promotion Advisor, Cancer Society of New Zealand A diet high in energy dense foods (those high in fats and/or added sugars and/or low in fibre) contribute to increasing rates...

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