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Teachers reluctant to be 'food police'
Report identifies unhealthy lunches and competitive behaviour on the sideline as problems.
All-you-can-eat diet proves its worth
Is an all-you-can-eat, whole food, plant-based diet the answer to weight loss?
White pride group spreads to Wellington
A white pride group says it has opened a Wellington chapter and plans to put up posters shortly.
$1.6 million boost for diabetes study
The New Zealand Health Research Council has injected $1.6 million into a research project to tackle diabetes.
How cheating can help you lose weight
If you're still struggling to shift those extra kilos, an outspoken weightloss expert believes he's found the answer.
Man gets revenge by losing half his weight
Texan man Andy Albertson weighed almost 150kg and was teased about his body.
Why being obese doesn't mean being unhealthy
Science has proven that some obese people with high levels of fat can also be in good physical health. Here's how.
'Concern' over child obesity study findings
Too little "huff and puff" and too much screen time, childhood obesity study finds.
Minties-addicted mum drops 70kg
An obese Minties addict who ate 4,000 calories of the chewy treat every day, looks unrecognisable after losing 70kgs and her 'flappy' excess skin.
All Black great Jonah Lomu lives on
Watch NZ Herald Focus: Henry Vaeoso is honouring the late Jonah Lomu with community driven aerobics.
What it's like to be fat-shamed in a viral meme
They provide laughs on social media, but what about the real people pictured in those "funny" memes?
Roast potato cancer link 'overreaction'
UK Government has been accused of "massively overreacting" by telling people not to eat roast potatoes despite no scientific proof of a link to cancer.
How to avoid a 'midlife middle'
It's never too late to trim your waist - you just have to be smarter, says Maria Lally.
Linda Hall: Let us eat cake
Uh oh - British dentists are calling office workers to "combat cake culture in" 2017. They say the ritual of shouting supermarket-bought
Why goals are a way of selling yourself short
Already bored of setting goals for the new year? That means you're extremely likely to fail and given we're well into the first week of January, maybe you already have.
Looking to shed Christmas weight? Set your target high
For people hoping to shed those extra kilos in the early new year, setting out with unrealistic expectations could be the key to losing weight.
Darren Powell: Needs of children must win out
COMMENT: It looks as though our Advertising Standards Authority will, once again, fail to adopt a strict code of food advertising to children.
Pasifika factors probed in sugary drinks study
The toll of sugary drinks on the health of Pacific Island people is an issue close to the heart of 23-year-old Paul Nai, who is leading a new study on cultural drivers of consumption.
'Yes, I've got fat. No, I don't care'
COMMENT: The fact I have my gut feelings - and my gut - back is actually a good thing.
Is this why we're so fat?
Meals which were fine to eat 30 years ago may now be too calorific, a new study suggests.
Lack of sleep may be making us fat
A good sleep may be an early step towards preventing later obesity.
Alan Duff: Why is the world so fat?
COMMENT: Sugar is sprinkled over sugar over calorie-laden stodge. It's the culture, dude.
Authority stumbles over advice to restrict kids' food ads
New submissions sought on how to identify age of advertising audience.
NZ study offers hope on type-2 diabetes
A million-dollar Kiwi study has revealed a new mechanism in the body that could offer new hope for those with a genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes.
Tamaki warns of 'demonic' Harry Potter
According to Tamaki, Harry Potter is a tool to recruit people toward evil.
The health trend Castro couldn't control
In the early and mid-1990s, the Cuban population became the only modern society to lose significant weight on a national basis.
Children drinking a glass of fizzy a day
Study finds some overweight and obese children drink up to 2L of sweet drink - including juice, cordial, energy drinks and soft drinks - a day.