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Fat tax a turn-off for fast food
Tax would lead 14 per cent to quit, survey finds
Tax would lead 14 per cent to quit, survey finds
A walk after a meal could help people with type-2 diabetes better manage their blood-sugar levels, new research has found.
COMMENT: A day-long symposium on eliminating sugary drinks from New Zealand concluded there is no silver bullet - but a tax would be a good first step.
Health services staff from Waikeria Prison have supported a prisoner to significantly improved his health by losing 68kg in six months. Jack
Survey finds 59 per cent are stressed at least weekly
Forty per cent of obese children and adolescents in a New Zealand study have been found to be at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes in future.
The family of a Rotorua man who died suddenly last year have hit out at what they believe are "systemic failures" in the health system
Rotary is more than just a group that puts up park benches and runs sausages sizzles outside local hardware shops. Rotary's humanitarian
Weight-loss surgery is an effective option for obese patients with type-2 diabetes, a New Zealand study has found.
More than a million New Zealanders are thought to have prediabetes and one in four Kiwis don't even know we're at risk.
New Zealanders are being urged to "stop turning a blind eye" to what's been described as the fastest-growing health crisis the country faces - diabetes.
Broadcast journalist Paul Hobbs hasn't let his Type 1 Diabetes stop him covering stories around the world, including in war zones and at the Olympics.
Antibiotic-resistant superbugs are on the rise and we're being urged to forgo antibiotics wherever possible to limit their spread.
Carrying out exercise during the early teenage years could reduce the risk of developing diabetes later in life, UK health experts say.
Chef Simon Gault is gutted that a reality TV show he would front to help diabetes sufferers has been knocked back for funding.
Patients in New Zealand have become the first in the world to receive an experimental treatment for type 2 diabetes.
Being fat is a disability, EU judges have ruled, meaning that European companies must offer obese staff bigger chairs, special parking spaces and a lighter workload.
Matt Chamberlain, and Cameron Jones will join the 1600 entrants in the popular 2.9km Auckland Harbour crossing.
A cure for diabetes is a step closer after scientists found what they believe is the root cause of the disease.
A single protein jab has been shown to reverse diabetes in the laboratory, raising hopes of effective new treatments.
When Vicki Parry's highly trained Siberian husky nudges forcefully into her leg, she knows it's time to do a diabetes test of her blood-sugar level.
A couch potato lifestyle is linked to a significantly greater risk of certain cancers as well as heart disease and diabetes, research has shown.
Colombia's most obese baby - who weighs the same as a six-year-old child - has been "rescued" by a charity so he can undergo life-saving treatment.
Plant compounds in herbs, berries and red wine may protect against diabetes, say scientists.