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18 Feb Unleash the Strategist Within with Alicia McKay Webinar

Posted at 11:17h by Kim Tucker

Move past the daily grind and embrace your strategic side – for current and aspiring leaders.

04 Feb Nadia Lim: my year of living off the land

Posted at 15:01h by Margaret McLachlan

Celebrity chef Nadia Lim shares her secrets about living off the land. A year ago, she and her family moved to a property near Arrowtown in Central Otago. Now they are diversifying the sheep farm into different crops and learning about organic farming. Nadia will...

04 Feb Analysis of complaints made to the Advertising Standards Authority Code for Advertising and Promotion of Alcohol: 2017-2020

Posted at 10:27h in Resources, Advocacy by Kim Tucker

Read the report on the regulation of alcohol marketing that is needed to meet health, wellbeing and equity goals. Read report

04 Feb Nutrition Study Design Issues—Important Issues for Interpretation

Posted at 10:24h in Resources, Research by Kim Tucker

This article published in the American Journal of Health promotion helps readers of research to realize that what appears to be conflicting conclusions from similar studies are actually logically different conclusions from studies that are not as similar in design and conduct as titles and...

04 Feb Consolidating evidence on the effectiveness of interventions promoting fruit and vegetable consumption: an umbrella review

Posted at 10:19h in Resources, Healthy Community by Kim Tucker

The overarching objective was to examine the effectiveness of intervention strategies to promote fruit and vegetable consumption. To do this, systematic review evidence regarding the effects of intervention strategies was synthesized; organized, where appropriate, by the setting in which the strategies were implemented. Additionally, we...

04 Feb Ultra-processed foods and the corporate capture of nutrition—an essay by Gyorgy Scrinis

Posted at 10:14h in Resources, Advocacy by Kim Tucker

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

04 Feb From individual behaviour strategies to sustainable food systems: Countering the obesity and non communicable diseases epidemic in New Zealand

Posted at 10:02h in Resources, Healthy Systems by Kim Tucker

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,...

04 Feb Regional Healthy Eating Forum: Waikato, Lakes, and Bay of Plenty – Exploring the Options

Posted at 09:59h by Kim Tucker

This forum offers the opportunity to address various approaches to eating and aims to provide facts and dispel myths. This is a regional event including the Rotorua, Taupo, Tauranga Eastern Bay of Plenty and Waikato branches of Diabetes NZ. Guest speakers will address the following approaches to eating:...

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