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Child obesity problems upsized

The number of clinically overweight children aged under 10 being seen by a Tauranga dietitian has increased fourfold in two years.

Unsafe dieting linked to obesity rise - expert

Eating disorder clinics are increasingly seeing patients who developed their condition as a result of being overweight or obese, a leading Australian health expert says.

Study: Fat tax would benefit Kiwis

Taxing fizzy drinks and fatty foods and subsidising fruit and vegetables could have significant health benefits for New Zealanders, a local study has shown.

Help to fight the workplace bulge

Diabetes doubles risk of mood disorders - research

Obesity gobbles up health dollars

New Zealand's weight problem is gobbling up more than 4 per cent of what we spend on health care, according to a study out today.

Baby test reveals obesity risk

Asthma fall in weight loss schools

Researchers studying a school-based programme credited with reducing the rates of obese and overweight 7-year-olds have now found a reduction in asthma symptoms.

'Obesity gene' linked to lower risk of depression

Skip breakfast, gain weight

Kiwis punch above their weight

We're becoming a nation of fatties. And while we only make up 0.08 per cent of the total world weight, we make up 0.22 of the world's excess weight due to obesity.

Jetlagged by life

Our fast-paced, high-tech lives have led to a new syndrome.

Dr Paul Hutchison: We can arrest obesity at birth

Alarm over teens' risky weight-loss tactics

A study finds doctors could do more to help at-risk teens who are vomiting, taking diet pills and skipping meals.

Only children more likely to be obese - research

Research has found children who don't have any brothers or sisters are about 50 per cent more likely to have weight problems.

Obese more at risk from dementia

The Diary: Monty Betham fights child obesity

John Roughan: If you must spoil fun, hurry up