Jenny de Montalk

Jenny de Montalk

BA, GDipJourn, Editor

Jenny is on a mission to make healthy eating accessible to everyone. She believes that food is the glue that binds people together and loves nothing more than sharing a delicious meal with family and friends. Jenny’s background as a health reporter and a digital journalist has provided her with a strong journalistic ethic, and maintaining Healthy Food Guide’s reputation as a legitimate, trustworthy source of evidence-based nutrition advice is at the core of her work on the publication.

By Jenny de Montalk

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Facing anxiety

We’ve all been there – heart thumping, palms sweating, fast, shallow breathing, an...

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Tackling depression: What helps with low mood

Managing editor Jenny de Montalk talks to psychiatrist Mark Lawrence about being resilient...

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How to cope better with stress

Managing editor Jenny de Montalk offers ways to thrive under pressure. Doesn’t life feel...

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How much protein do babies really need?

There has been quite a bit of confusion over a news story claiming we're...

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How to get yourself into a pickle

My best friend, when I was small, was Dutch.  The great thing about...

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The facts on fat

Fat is a hotly debated topic right now, and a confusing one. One...

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The diseases your diet can save you from

How is it possible people in developed countries are showing up at medical...

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Put some muscle into obesity

What do you think of the idea of doctors prescribing exercise? It already happens,...

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Grassroots action on kids’ health sweet as!

I was heartened last week to read a great story about two Taranaki...

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How sleep can shrink BMI

Could better sleep be a tool for obesity prevention in kids? Fascinating research into...

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Changes on the horizon for NZ health and nutrition

There have been two important nutrition-related announcements this week. The first is Retail NZ’s...

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Is the proliferation of junk food a human rights issue?

It is, according to United Nations special representative on the right to food...

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Don’t worry, be healthy

A new study has found people who are really anxious about developing an...

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Ask the experts: How science works

With stories on nutrition science hitting the media every week, it can be...

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Losing weight on beer and pies

Last Wednesday you may have seen a strange story on TV3’s current affairs...

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Plain packaging for sugary drinks

It’s interesting to see sugar back in the spotlight, this time with a...

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