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If you thought a glass or two of alcohol on special occasions was safe during pregnancy, think again.
Over 1.9 billion adults worldwide are overweight or obese, and by 2025 this is projected to increase to 2.7 billion. Obesity significantly raises the risk of developing 11 different types of cancer, stroke, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Researchers from the University of Auckland’s Bioengineering Institute (ABI) will step outside their laboratories tomorrow and spend a day with 40 Year nine and ten pupils at NgÄ TaiÄtea School in Hamilton.
Girl babies born more than a week past term could be 12 percent more likely to grow up obese, according to a new international study led by a Liggins Institute researcher.
Health research grants totalling more than $28 million for University of Auckland research projects, programmes, feasibility studies and work by emerging researchers, were announced by the Health Research Council of New Zealand this week.
Gravida: National Centre for Growth and Development has awarded almost $3 million in its latest round of research funding grants for 19 short-term research projects, 21 PhD scholarships, including two joint PhD Scholarships with the Riddet Institute and the inaugural jointly-funded Heart Foundati
Pregnant women who eat a lot of sugar-laden food could be compromising their babies' development, new New Zealand research suggests.
Research by a team at The University of Auckland's Liggins Institute has demonstrated a link between the consumption of sugar-rich diets during pregnancy and compromised fetal development.
Wellington, Dec 16 NZPA - Nutrition experts are warning about potential harmful consequences of a recently-revived fad diet based on hormones from human placenta.
A lifestyle programme that has benefited over 2,000 Canterbury women, a GAP year application for students that's solving a skills shortage and a project that's resulted in a 100% reduction in complaints were the winners in this year's 12next ›last »
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