Everyone's talking about Paleo
Paleo diets have gained substantial ground in the past two years as more nutritionists and health gurus turn a sceptical eye to the benefits of a grain-based diet, which many of us eat.
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Just six weeks to a new you
It takes just six weeks for the long-term benefits of a diet overhaul to be seen, a University of Auckland study has found.
Hefty kids a growing trend
Children as young as 9 are joining weight-loss programmes in a trend industry experts say will grow as children lead more sedentary lives.
Clearing up the sugar debate
A new study into the health effects of sugar by the University of Otago aims to disentangle what has been a confused and controversial issue, its author says.
Helen Walls: Weighing up dangers of obesity
The rising level of obesity, alongside diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other related diseases, is predicted to slow down or reverse the decline in mortality seen in most Western countries.
The score on dieting
Many festive folks will have one eye on the difference Christmas indulgence makes to their waistlines.
Health alert for celebrity food
Recipes by TV chefs including Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson are "less healthy" than ready meals, researchers said.
Child obesity problems upsized
The number of clinically overweight children aged under 10 being seen by a Tauranga dietitian has increased fourfold in two years.
Unsafe dieting linked to obesity rise - expert
Eating disorder clinics are increasingly seeing patients who developed their condition as a result of being overweight or obese, a leading Australian health expert says.
Study: Fat tax would benefit Kiwis
Taxing fizzy drinks and fatty foods and subsidising fruit and vegetables could have significant health benefits for New Zealanders, a local study has shown.
Obesity gobbles up health dollars
New Zealand's weight problem is gobbling up more than 4 per cent of what we spend on health care, according to a study out today.
Asthma fall in weight loss schools
Researchers studying a school-based programme credited with reducing the rates of obese and overweight 7-year-olds have now found a reduction in asthma symptoms.
Study: Daycare fosters obesity
Researchers unable to explain higher health risk for children in facilities.
Action urged on South Auckland's high baby death rate
Newborns and unborn babies in later pregnancy have been dying in South Auckland at a higher rate than the national average for most of the past decade.
Kiwis punch above their weight
We're becoming a nation of fatties. And while we only make up 0.08 per cent of the total world weight, we make up 0.22 of the world's excess weight due to obesity.
Alarm over teens' risky weight-loss tactics
A study finds doctors could do more to help at-risk teens who are vomiting, taking diet pills and skipping meals.
Only children more likely to be obese - research
Research has found children who don't have any brothers or sisters are about 50 per cent more likely to have weight problems.