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04 May Kai and COVID-19

Posted at 13:47h in Healthy Education, Food Security by Kim Tucker

Dr Geoff Kira says’ there are a few ways in which we can improve the situation for whānau during the COVID-19 pandemic and they all just happen to celebrate our culture.’

04 May Covid-19 has thrown food insecurity into sharp relief. Let’s use it as an opportunity

Posted at 13:44h in Healthy Education, Food Security by Kim Tucker

Chris Farrelly of the Auckland City Mission recommends we use this time in COVID-19 as an opportunity to address food security.

30 Apr Unhealthy Takeaways Have No Mauri

Posted at 14:01h in Healthy Community by Alison Pask

Unhealthy Takeaways Have No Mauri! That’s the bold message Toi Tangata wants to send to whānau who now have the option of buying take out food again. Chief Executive Megan Tunks says, “McDonalds, KFC and the like are heavy in saturated fat and sodium. These...

29 Apr Dr Geoff Kira

Posted at 15:04h in Food Security by Alison Pask

Dr Geoff Kira (Nga Puhi) is a senior lecturer in Public Health at Massey University. “I’m a public health scientist with the School of Health Sciences at Massey. My research is a wide variety of things, with a focus on interventions that will positively impact...

23 Apr Most diets lead to weight loss and lower blood pressure, but effects largely disappear after a year

Posted at 11:30h in Research by Kim Tucker

This research compared the of dietary macronutrient patterns of 14 popular named dietary programmes for weight and cardiovascular risk factor reduction in adults. The results over six months showed modest weight loss and substantial improvements in cardiovascular risk factors, particularly blood pressure. At 12 months the effects...

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Posted at 11:29h by Kim Tucker

23 Apr Women’s lifestyle changes, even in middle age, may reduce future stroke risk

Posted at 11:25h in Research by Kim Tucker

Middle age may not be too late for women to substantially reduce their stroke risk by not smoking, exercising, maintaining a healthy weight and making healthy food choices, according to new research published today in Stroke, a journal of the American Stroke Association, a division...

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