Gourmet soup kitchen for homeless comes to film festival
A film about 60 of the world’s best chefs cooking for the homeless...
Gut bug study tests C-section and obesity link
A two-year study into whether bacteria from mothers can protect babies born by...
New coeliac disease online tool launched
Coeliac New Zealand has launched a new online assessment tool for people who...
Call for participants for Auckland gut bacteria study
Massey University (Albany) is calling for female participants to take part in a...
Food origin labelling bill passes first hurdle
A Bill requiring country of origin labelling for single component foods, such as...
Getting enough vitamin D and exercise
Scientists have found evidence vitamin D is better for heart health if taken...
How to get yourself into a pickle
My best friend, when I was small, was Dutch. The great thing about...
Gut bug transfer for healthy weight
A New Zealand study into the effect of transplanting gut bacteria from slim...
Low-fat, plant-based diet helps health – study
A small study of obese or overweight people in Gisborne has showed positive...
Grassroots action on kids’ health sweet as!
I was heartened last week to read a great story about two Taranaki...
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...
Is the proliferation of junk food a human rights issue?
It is, according to United Nations special representative on the right to food...
Would you like bugs for dinner?
Today I received a very interesting delivery, all the way from Thailand. It’s...
Let’s do something about obesity, type 2 diabetes and dental health today
We’ve been hearing for a while now the alarming reports of what excess...
Sugary drinks tax petition: why are we doing this?
Media organisations – especially magazines – lobbying the government is not something you...
French say ‘non’ to food waste – should we do the same?
The French are a pretty innovative nation. They lead the world in style...
