Obesity

Healthy eating advice to prevent obesity at every age and tips for limiting sugar and saturated fat.

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What’s all the fuss about sugar?

Obesity and related chronic diseases are a huge cost to our health system....

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My journey back from obesity

As a society we're becoming obese, but I don’t need to tell you...

NEWS

How to make your vote count

With the upcoming election drawing near, HFG editor Niki Bezzant asks the political...

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There’s something we need to talk about…

They say it’s not a good idea to talk about religion or politics...

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Are you eating more than you think (without realising)?

Unless you are extraordinarily disciplined with your eating, chances are that you eat...

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Are our kids destined to be obese?

It’s back to school and with the new school year it’s time to...

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What Coke could really do to tackle obesity

Coca Cola is no-one’s idea of a health food – and to be...

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Sugar – should we stop eating it?

Everyone’s talking about sugar at the moment. It comes in the wake of...

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Foods on the ‘blacklist’ – should we stop eating them?

You will have seen the list of NEEDN’T foods released recently by researchers...

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Should sugary drinks be taxed?

HFG editor Niki Bezzant looks at the much-debated issue of sugar-sweetened drinks. What’s the...

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Is your child overweight or obese?

Thirty-one per cent of NZ children aged 5-14 years are overweight or obese. But...

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The right way to handle childhood obesity

Childhood obesity is a growing problem in New Zealand. How do you tell...

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Six readers share: How I reclaimed my health

Six Healthy Food Guide readers tell their inspiring stories of how they took...

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How to manage an overweight or obese child

It can be tough managing an overweight child - especially when other children...

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