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Pleasure overeating studied

Scientists are starting to unravel the mystery of moreishness - why some snacks seem impossible to eat in small amounts.

Kelly Osbourne still battles body hang-ups

Kelly Osbourne is still critical of her body despite losing about weight.

Dita De Boni: Airline's weighty call rankles

Forcing the hefty to pay more is not only an indignity, it's manifestly unfair.

The Cuban diet: eat less, exercise more - halve preventable deaths

In a unique natural experiment, researchers have observed how a nation that lost an average of 5kg per head over five years contributed to a halving of the death rate.

Laziness - is it in your genes?

Genes play major role in deciding whether we're a couch potato or active bunny, a new study shows.

Shelley Bridgeman: Why do fat people get a bad rap?

Risk of obesity could be in your genes

The rise in the number of overweight children in Western countries may be as much to do with their genes as their diet and exercise levels.

Fat passengers hit in the pocket

The world's first airline to charge passengers by weight - rather than a normal fare structure - says the policy helps raise obesity awareness and improve public health.

Breath test and obesity link

Obesity may be caused by an imbalance of gases in the body, rather than over-eating or a lack of exercise, researchers claim.

High fibre foods = more calories, scientists say

Manufacturers' measurements do not take into account the caloric value of fibre.

Fight the fat by age 4: study

The battle against the bulge should start while you're still a toddler, according to an obesity study in Auckland which has spanned nearly two decades.

Academic: Sport needs fast food support

Children's sport would be almost non-existent without support from multinational fast food companies, an academic says.

Dita De Boni: Female voters vs fear of fat

This week in America, one of the contenders most likely to be the 2016 Republican presidential candidate defiantly ate a doughnut on late night television; it was a glazed and jelly-filled two-fingered salute to his critics.

NZ sports need healthy sponsors - research

A study into sports sponsorship has found a third of food and beverage companies sponsoring sport in New Zealand could be classified as unhealthy.

Food set for healthy rate system

One expert fears the voluntary system may be dominated by Australian food industry pressure for even unhealthy foods to get a star.

Everyone's talking about Paleo

Paleo diets have gained substantial ground in the past two years as more nutritionists and health gurus turn a sceptical eye to the benefits of a grain-based diet, which many of us eat.

US anti-obesity Coke ads may air in NZ

Just six weeks to a new you

It takes just six weeks for the long-term benefits of a diet overhaul to be seen, a University of Auckland study has found.