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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.
Scott Kara: Obesity issue? Look to parents first
Judging by the food court scene, it's no wonder NZ has an obesity problem. The people carrying those big plates of food were big and they had large kids in tow.
Shedding the obesity myth
Martin Johnston talks to Andrew Dickson about how the weight-loss industry exploits the anxieties of the obese.
World's expanding waistline is putting pressure on resources
The extra food needed to feed overweight and obese people is the same as feeding an extra billion mouths, researchers say.
Stature a better indication of a nation's wealth than GDP - researcher
A person's height and body mass should be used to measure a nation's wealth and wellbeing, says a researcher. Professor Les Oxley