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How well you smell could be making you fat - research

Scientists have discovered that obese people can imagine smells more vividly than those who are slim.

Is marriage making you fat?

Marriage can boost your health in a number of ways but it appears there is one measure where it lets you down – your waistline.

Dita de Boni: Beating obesity? Fat chance

A sugar tax is out according to Dr Jonathan Coleman who says there's no evidence it works. That's wrong, writes Dita De Boni.

Teachers win right to ban junk food

In a move that has fired up parents, teachers in the UK have won the right to inspect pupils’ lunchboxes and confiscate unhealthy snacks.

What is making Kiwis fatter?

An over-supply of high-energy, high-calorie foods in many countries has been today shown by New Zealand researchers as a likely driver of rising global obesity.

Facebook food ads focus of new study

The kind of food Facebook is advertising to teenagers is the subject of a study being done at the University of Auckland.

Is breakfast really important?

Not everyone enjoys eating first thing in the morning. But your first choice of foods may contribute to an overall healthy diet.

Computer game could help shed kilos - research

Scientists believe the online training game may help to change bad eating habits and combat obesity.

NZ chefs back Jamie Oliver's 'sugar tax'

Two of the nation's best chefs back the idea of a 'sugar tax' in NZ, but opinions were divided when it came to adopting Jamie's concept in their Auckland eateries.

How eating different brands of the same food could be encouraging you to eat more

Research has established that, over time, we learn to associate the flavour of a food with its energy content. This learning is important because it comes to determine how and what we eat.

Modern etiquette: Can I tell a friend they're fat?

Life and Style columnist Lee Suckling tackles your modern etiquette and ethical predicaments, one reader-submitted query at a time.

Junk food kills slimming bacteria

Junk food kills the gut bacteria that can help keep people thin, while Belgian beer and coffee increase them, a new book by a leading academic claims.

Long car rides linked to weight gain

People who switched from driving to work to using public transport, cycling or walking lost significant amounts of weight, a study has found.

Vitamin D helps weight loss - study

Taking vitamin D supplements has been found to aid weight loss in obese and overweight people, Italian researchers have found.

Fat fight turns to hidden sugars

In the face of a soaring global epidemic of type 2 diabetes and obesity, the food industry is at last on the back foot.

Gym scolded for 'fat shaming'

A gym has been scolded for running an ad mocking fat people.

Fighting Fat: Drain your stomach

In a new attempt to control New Zealand's obesity epidemic, severely overweight patients will have a stomach drain installed through which they pump out excess food.

The truth about what's making us fat

Excessive sugar and carbohydrates are behind the obesity crisis rather than physical inactivity, claim three experts in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.