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Real estate chief met Ngāti Whātua O Ōrakei on employment, safety, health and tikanga.

Telegraph: Why it's more dangerous to be an overweight man, and what to about it.

Report calls for levies, limits on ads and fast-food shops, access to weight-loss drugs.

Financial Times: 'When the generics come in there will be a huge price war.'

New York Times: Medications can transform how the brain responds to food.

OPINION: Tax is like a cancer eating away at your hard work.

NY Times: Discrimination or safety? Doctors refusing to operate on those with high BMIs.

OPINION: NZ’s price inflation remains more persistent than many other developed countries.

BRI quantifies body fat levels by looking at height and waist circumference.

'New Zealand is falling short in many areas with its food environment.'

Chewing the Facts explored the myths around obesity, fatness and weight loss.

Midlife is proving a key period where intervention could prevent almost half of all cases.

A new study suggests athletes and regular exercisers can tolerate more than we think.

Study finds excess weight could be fuelling more than 30 types of the disease.

A groundbreaking study has shed important new light on the diets of our under-5s.

Erica Stanford says removing sugary drinks is no longer a government priority.

A recent study reveals 9 of 10 countries with the most obese people are in the Pacific.

From lying on the sofa to neglecting loved ones, is it time to rethink our behaviour?

A report found the obesity rate quadrupled among children and adolescents from 1990-2022.

How can you talk to someone about their weight without ‘fat-shaming’ them?

NZ researchers find some vaccines are less effective when delivered with standard needles.

As a parent, how do you handle your child gaining weight?

'She told the flight attendant I was stealing the seat.'

OPINION: Weight-loss drug headlines mask an attractive longer-term picture.

The Kiwi claimed she stopped eating and drinking to avoid needing to use the restroom.

Studies suggest hot drinks can cause cancer but experts say there are other risky factors.

Here’s how to help your child with their weight while building their self-esteem.

Will the rise of Ozempic keep eating into other companies' profits?

Sasha Borissenko says the personal choice narrative is hard to break