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COMMENT: The Netflix film The Game Changers is a compelling narrative.
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Science teacher Brian Murphy started at Mt Albert Grammar in 1960.
Niki Bezzant: The truth about red and processed meat
COMMENT: A predominantly plant-based diet is still the best.
Fish oil researchers, medical journal, apologise over flawed paper
Researchers have retracted a study that raised concerns with fish oil supplement labels.
Niki Bezzant: 15 years of nutritious advice
COMMENT: How have our diet trends changed in the past 15 years? Niki Bezzant explains.
The longevity files: How to live to a ripe old age
So you want to live to a healthy old age. But how?
Niki Bezzant: Eat less meat, not more meat-free alternatives
COMMENT: Nutritionally, you may not be doing yourself any favours.
Niki Bezzant: An apple a day keeps impetigo away
COMMENT: Fruit in schools is helping keep kids healthy.
'It's a lifesaver': Once timid cooks praise meal kits
Meal kits like My Food Bag and HelloFresh have changed the game for numerous Kiwis.
Niki Bezzant: Health ratings not written in the stars
COMMENT: Change can only be a good thing.
Niki Bezzant: The wurst of both worlds
COMMENT: When you're trying to cash in on a trend, you need to apply a bit of common sense
'Virtual supermarket' shows junk food taxes spur healthier shopping
Study's "virtual supermarket" suggests junk food taxes lead consumers to shop healthier.
Niki Bezzant: Shining light on food facts
COMMENT: IT can be hard to get as much information as we'd like about the food we eat.
Vegan activists force supermarkets to up security after meat targeted
Activists are putting stickers like "dairy is scary" on meat products in supermarkets.
Cancer disgrace: Public pressure builds for Govt to take action
Five people who signed the petition explain why they did and what it means to them.
What makes a really good breakfast?
Not all cereal is created equal. Niki Bezzant identifies which are actually good for us.
Anti-obesity scheme just 'window-dressing'
Former top health adviser slams $10m anti-obesity programme as "window-dressing".
Niki Bezzant: The real reason you can't resist fast food
COMMENT: Low-quality, highly processed foods don't satisfy us - so we eat more and more.
It's confirmed, uni students gain 4kg in first year
What Auckland University is doing to make healthy food options more readily available.
The big thing missing from our food labels
Now's the time to think about adding something in, rather than cutting something out.
Niki Bezzant: The 'fire hose' food you need to eat
COMMENT: Niki Bezzant on the study of the interplay between food and genes.
The truth behind five 'superfoods'
The idea of food as medicine, although attractive, is easily oversold in the headlines.
'Joke' Insta post turned into multimillion-dollar product
Charlie made a post on her company's social media about a new product "sort of as a joke".
Niki Bezzant: The thin red line
COMMENT: New research links red and processed meats to colorectal cancer.
Pizza or cereal for breakfast?
The suggestion on whether pizza is healthier than cereal has raised plenty of interest.
Here's why you shouldn't skip breakfast
People who skip breakfast 'are five times less likely to survive a heart attack'.
Looking for a new diet? Here's what Jesus ate
Do we need to look for new diets when we can look at what our forebears consumed?
Study: Bowel cancer risk with even 'moderate' amount of red meat
Even a moderate amount of red and processed meat raises risk of bowel cancer, study says.