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TV Eye: But weight, there's more reality TV

Dear, oh dear, whatever's happened to the once-rather-wonderful Kirstie Alley? She got fat, of course.

Women return from obesity surgery in Korea

Women risk lives for obesity surgery in South Korea

Parents buy unhealthy food on sportspeople's say-so

Maori women more likely to get breast cancer: study

Study: Sugars could harm unborn baby

Pregnant women who eat a lot of sugar-laden food could be compromising their babies' development, new New Zealand research suggests.

Kilos slashed, new hobbies added

It's just over a year since Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia had her stomach-stapling operation. Since then, she's lost 32kg and picked up a few new hobbies.

Big mums risk babies' health

Overweight pregnant women are a growing problem and they are costing the health system millions of dollars.

<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Make the fatties walk

Maori pedal weight-loss plan to the top

'First drop your pie' was the lesson for one of the Hastings crew who cycled into Parliament to prove their weight loss programme was working.

NSW law requires fast food outlets to display kilojoule counts

There is praise in New Zealand for an initiative across the Tasman, forcing fast food outlets to display kilojoule counts.

Patients facing big bills to fix obesity surgery

Dieting brings back Buck

Six weeks ago rugby legend Buck Shelford was an overweight, pie-eating bloke for whom exercise was a distant memory.

<i>Editorial:</i> Take care who gets obesity surgery help

McDonald's fined for obese employee

Obesity surgery in line for $2m funding boost

Fast-food discount a fat chance for staff

Reductil to be axed over health risks

A review of the weight loss drug found the risks to patients outweighed the benefits, Medsafe's principal clinical advisor said today.