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Is it ever okay to put your child on a diet?
Here’s how to help your child with their weight while building their self-esteem.
Christopher Niesche: Diabetes ‘miracle’ drug slims health industry profits
Will the rise of Ozempic keep eating into other companies' profits?
'No one wants to sit by the fat lady' - how obesity myths take hold
Sasha Borissenko says the personal choice narrative is hard to break
The hidden reason why supermarket Coke is so cheap
There's a reason why stores can afford to sell it at such a low price
Why fat discrimination in the workplace is legal in NZ
The latest episode of Chewing the Facts examines why there is no will to change the law
Are caps on weight loss surgery racist? Chewing the Facts finds out
Sasha Borissenko looks at weight loss surgery.
Dieting to lose weight? Don't bother, say experts
Sasha Borissenko does some myth busting in Chewing the Facts episode 4
‘I tried every diet - nothing worked': Mum of three details her weight loss success
Kiwis turn to virtual “inject” weight management programme in fight against obesity.
Autism breakthrough hoped for through 'bug transfers'
Researchers explore a new way to ease stomach problems suffered by many autistic people.
Premium: NZ hop extract used to curb appetite
Dr Edward Walker is the lead scientist on a 12-year project to discover an extract from NZ hops that will curb appetite. It is now being used in a product called Calocurb. Video / Dean Purcell
Weight loss journey key to former EIT student helping others
My role is to support people to achieve their goals.
Claire Trevett: Labour back to tuck shop politics, and what is Winston up to?
OPINION: Normal politics is back in all its magnificent, inane and mundane glory.
More business travel, more body fat, says new study
A recent dive in business travel may be good for workers' waistlines.
Lisa Carrington, Sophie Pascoe among new dames and knights
More than 180 New Zealanders recognised in New Year honours.
Covid takes health toll but smoking drops
While people are generally healthy, the Covid-19 pandemic has taken a toll on adults.
Opinion: Our other epidemic is being ignored
OPINION: Kushlan Sugathapala puts the case for an all-out effort to reduce obesity.
Does poor sleep harm our health? Yes, but exercise helps
Let us explain what unhealthy sleep patterns include...
Move over BMI, here's the new formula for measuring health
BMI was never intended to be a way to measure a healthy weight.
Faulty 'appetite gene' to blame for obesity in some people - research
New research suggests thousands of people can blame that extra weight on their DNA.
Beer bellies linked to 75 per cent chance of more severe Covid illness
Scientists call for Covid patients with pronounced abdominal fat to be closely monitored.
Diabetes 'tsunami': Rates expected to double
Four actions could save hundreds of millions of dollars each and boost life expectancy.