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No Silver Bullet In Tackling Nutritional Challenges
Thursday, 9 May 2013, 10:12 am | Agencies for Nutrition Action
‘Food literacy’ has become the new buzzword in health policy circles, says leading Australian academic and social nutritionist Associate Professor Danielle Gallegos. More >>
Physical activity needed for chronic disease prevention
Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 1:51 pm | Agencies for Nutrition Action
Physical activity is increasingly acknowledged as one of the keys to preventing chronic disease. Yet compared to efforts to address risk factors like smoking, hypertension, poor diet, and obesity, its position remains low, says Australian physical activity ... More >>
Spotlight on nutrition and physical activity at conference
Tuesday, 7 May 2013, 1:12 pm | Agencies for Nutrition Action
New Zealand and Australian nutrition and physical activity experts are in Rotorua to discuss the linked public health challenges of improving our food supply and getting New Zealanders up and moving. More >>
Spotlight on nutrition and physical activity at conference
Thursday, 2 May 2013, 12:47 pm | Agencies for Nutrition Action
New Zealand and Australian nutrition and physical activity experts will gather in Rotorua on 8 and 9 May 2013 to discuss the linked public health challenges of ways to improve our food supply and getting New Zealanders up and moving. More >>
Too Much Sitting Bad for Health – Even If You Exercise
Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 3:05 pm | Agencies for Nutrition Action
Too much time spent sitting is bad for our health – even if we’re getting adequate exercise, according to an expert on the effects of physical activity in the prevention and management of chronic diseases. More >>
‘Do it for the planet’ message may improve eating habits
Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 11:47 am | Agencies for Nutrition Action
Nutritionist Dr Rosemary Stanton suggests the key to reducing rising obesity levels may be to get people to eat healthy because it’s good for the planet. More >>
Research recommends getting bums off seats
Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 12:25 pm | Agencies for Nutrition Action
Sitting for long periods can be bad for your health, even if you exercise regularly. More >>
Breakfast Helps Children’s Academic Performance
Wednesday, 23 May 2007, 10:01 am | Agencies for Nutrition Action
Released at the Agencies for Nutrition Action conference being held this week in Rotorua, the report found there was considerable evidence that regular breakfast consumption improved academic performance. More >>
Obesity Under Spotlight at Conference
Monday, 21 May 2007, 11:05 am | Agencies for Nutrition Action
The challenge of New Zealand’s rising obesity levels is the focus of the National Nutrition and Physical Activity conference being held in Rotorua this week. More >>
Link Between Advertising. Kid's Food Choices Solid
Friday, 7 July 2006, 9:52 am | Agencies for Nutrition Action
The authors of a report on the link between television watching and childhood obesity are standing by their findings, in wake of criticism from the Food Industry Group. The report was launched at the Public Health Association conference in Palmerston ... More >>
Banning Sugary Drinks a Start in Obesity Fight
Friday, 7 July 2006, 9:45 am | Agencies for Nutrition Action
Agencies for Nutrition Action (ANA) is extremely disappointed that two health professionals have chosen to criticise the plan to ban sugar-laden soft drinks from schools to help control the obesity epidemic. Associate Professor Wayne Cutfield and Dr Paul ... More >>
What is Happening Just Outside the School Gates?
Friday, 15 July 2005, 11:26 am | Agencies for Nutrition Action
Agencies for Nutrition Action (ANA) welcomes the release of new research carried out by the Wellington Medical School looking at the school environs and food advertising. More >>
Call To Action From Nutrition Groups
Thursday, 19 May 2005, 5:49 pm | Agencies for Nutrition Action
Pedometers, apples and green prescriptions are just some of the tools for change this country’s nutrition and physical activity specialists will be exploring in the week ahead. More >>
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Food Advertising
Monday, 14 March 2005, 3:41 pm | Agencies for Nutrition Action
Just how much influence food advertising and promotion has on children’s food choices and obesity will be the subject of discussion at a symposium in Wellington on Tuesday 15 March. More >>
Healthy Action highlights Nutrition Messages
Monday, 28 June 2004, 4:35 pm | Agencies for Nutrition Action
Agencies for Nutrition Action (ANA) supports the Healthy Eating - Healthy Action Implementation Plan, which is being launched today by the Minister of Health. More >>
Follow The Nutrition Guidelines
Wednesday, 12 November 2003, 8:45 am | Agencies for Nutrition Action
Agencies for Nutrition Action (ANA) welcomes the launch of the ‘Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Adults’ released today by the Ministry of Health. ‘The guidelines give us clear practical nutrition advice, based on the latest scientific evidence,’ ... More >>
Survey confirms childhood obesity is a problem
Friday, 7 November 2003, 4:27 pm | Agencies for Nutrition Action
Children’s Nutrition Survey confirms childhood obesity is a serious problem – So what is being done? More >>
Nutrition Highlighted As Key Factor In Disease
Wednesday, 6 August 2003, 4:24 pm | Agencies for Nutrition Action
Agencies for Nutrition Action (ANA) supports the findings of the ‘Nutrition and the Burden of Disease’ launched by Minister of Health, Annette King today (06/08/03). The report found that poor nutrition has a role in about 40% of deaths in New Zealand, ... More >>
Find Thirty It's Not A Big Exercise
Monday, 12 May 2003, 1:16 pm | Agencies for Nutrition Action
That's the message delegates will hear at this week's series of regional Nutrition and Physical Activity Forums organised by Agencies for Nutrition Action. More >>
About Agencies for Nutrition Action
Monday, 12 May 2003, 1:14 pm | Agencies for Nutrition Action
Agencies for Nutrition Action (ANA), is an incorporated society established in 1992, with six principal members, the Heart Foundation, Cancer Society, Te Hotu Manawa Mäori, National Diabetes Forum, New Zealand Dietetic Association and the New Zealand ... More >>
