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New cream could wipe out fat
It sounds like a harebrained scheme, but scientists studying baldness have come up with an idea for a cream that dissolves fat.
It sounds like a harebrained scheme, but scientists studying baldness have come up with an idea for a cream that dissolves fat.
Australians are gaining weight so fast that medical experts are calling for obesity to be classified as a disease and new national programmes launched to combat it.
South Auckland parents believe their children are as healthy as the average youngster, even though their obesity level is far above national norms.
The tiny tots at a shiny new pre-kindergarten school and day-care centre in Durant.
Whether surfing the web, playing video games or watching TV, children's after-school eating habits in front of screens have concerned researchers.
Consuming too many sugary sweets, desserts and drinks can triple your chances of dying from heart disease.
Obesity in pregnancy can alter the brain wiring of babies and leave them prone to long-term disorders such as diabetes and uncontrolled weight gain, a study suggests.
A new weight-loss balloon that can be swallowed in a pill has been launched in Britain.
Colourful labels with simple images are more effective at prompting people to pick up healthy foods than traditional ones with detailed information, new research has found.
Babies who are spoon-fed by their parents are more likely to become overweight, a new study has revealed.
It's a frightening figure - 11 per cent of early deaths in NZ are due to poor nutrition and obesity. So what can be done to reverse the trend?
Early childhood education centres are targeted in a new study examining some of the root causes of NZ's growing obesity problem.
A mocked-up image of a plus-size Barbie beside a traditional Barbie has sparked a debate about the doll's impact on female body image.
Minister rejects 'nanny state' intervention as health survey shows NZ is getting fatter, with three in every 10 adults now regarded as obese.
The obesity pandemic has taken the world by surprise and there is an urgent need for bold solutions, says an international expert.
People who are obese and have normal blood pressure, cholesterol and blood-sugar readings will still be unhealthy and die sooner compared with people who have a normal body weight, according to researchers.
The fatter we get as a nation, the more we seem to lie about what we eat, a New Zealand study has shown.
Children born prematurely not only risk becoming overweight adults, but they may also hand a legacy of obesity to their own offspring, warn Auckland medical researchers.
Spending hours in the gym to stay slim might be all for nothing if you have the wrong genes, a new study suggests.
When it came to clean living, our earliest ancestors knew what they were doing - at least that's the message of personal trainers Luke Hines and Scott Gooding.
Children who get away with fussy eating are more likely to become obese, a nutrition expert says.
New Zealand children will wear cameras in a world-first study to monitor the daily advertising bombardment of junk food and other unhealthy products.
A lack of protein in the modern diet is a cause of overeating and is a big factor in causing obesity, an Australian university study has found.
Teens seeking weight-loss surgery in the US have a startling number of health problems that used to be seen only in adults, according to a major government-funded study.
Researchers hunting for the next blockbuster heart drug say levels of enzyme activity checked in their study can help to predict a person's risk of coronary heart disease.
The number of New Zealanders dying from strokes has dropped dramatically in the last 20 years, but it's affecting more young and middle-aged people, a major new study has found.
Lack of exercise, $1.50 pies, an abundance of fried chicken and traditional Polynesian food served with lashings of coconut cream have resulted in an obesity rate in Pacific adults of more than 60 per cent.
More than a million New Zealand adults are now obese, according to the 2013 Ministry of Health annual report.