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- Early years research
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- How does this fit with my role?
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- Study to look at treatment to prevent disorders in premature babies
- Drinking while breastfeeding could lead to lower cognition in children
- Stark rise in severely obese children in England
- Prolonged oxygen exposure as a newborn could impair later cognitive development
- SMARTER September
- How maternal diet could change the infant gut microbiome
- Consultation on sugar labelling
- Researchers call for cheaper, better screening for brain-threatening newborn condition
- New Zealand’s worrying fast food trends
- Two million NZers will be obese by 2038
- Early Life Nutrition symposium - Spring 2018
- Formula feeding changes gut microbiome and increases risk of baby being overweight
- Auckland school children getting heavier
- Exclusive breastfeeding in hospital associated with longer breastfeeding duration
- Brain scans of preterm babies could reveal best feeding for brain development - NZ study
- World Health Organisation launches Global Action Plan on Physical Activity
- The future is Now: Transform your Practice for the Changing Face of Disease in NZ
- NZ ECE teachers lack knowledge about basic nutrition
- Top tips for having difficult conversations
- Study shows TV junk food ban a cost-effective way to address childhood obesity
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians statement on obesity
- Renewed calls for mandatory folic acid supplementation in bread
- Study aims to improve NZ low breastfeeding rates
- Child poverty casts a shadow over oral health care
- Type 2 diabetes rising in Auckland kids
- Study highlights the importance of sleep in warding off obesity
- Raw fruit and vegetables provide better mental health outcomes
- Adolescent girls more likely to be obese in wealthier countries
- Yoghurt in the first year of life may help to prevent eczema
- Could early physical activity ward off obesity?
- Jury's out on whether viagra helps growth-restricted babies
- School-based obesity prevention programmes show success
- The predictors of obesity include being male and not being breastfed
- Study shows only 10% of toddlers eat enough vegetables
- Call for baby-friendly workplace initiative to support exclusive breastfeeding
- Too much TV can lead to obesity and poor eating habits
- Vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy could lead to childhood obesity
- Could micronutrients improve ADHD symptoms?
- The power of family meals
- Could fish oil in pregnancy prevent weight-related health issues in children
- A healthy start for a healthy life: Liggins Institute public lecture
- New WHO guidelines on childbirth to prevent unnecessary interventions
- Call for strategy to prevent obesity in mums-to-be
- Probiotic supplementation for pregnant women does not preven eczema in their children
- Study finds childhood fitness leads to healthy lungs in adulthood
- Holding babies affects their genes
- The risks and benefits of caesarean section deliveries
- High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Southern New Zealand women
- Talking about diabetes – improving health, one sentence at a time
- Ground breaking study shows gestational diabetes link to heart disease
- NZ children's milk drinking habits analysed
- Decline in obesity in NZ four-year-olds
- Concerning levels of vitamin D deficiency in some NZ women
- Poll shows parents are confused about what constitutes healthy food
- New research gives unique insight into breastfeeding in New Zealand
- Teenagers and energy drinks
- Lack of food contributing to students' poor health
- Otago study finds infection and schizophrenia symptom link
- Healthy food choices in childhood lowers risk of developing cardiovascular disease
- Inducing first-time mothers aged 35 and over earlier could reduce stillbirths and neonatal deaths
- Clamping the umbilical chord later saves pre-term babies lives
- Kiwi kids visit junk food outlets twice a day
- Could a drug be used to reverse negative effects of maternal obesity
- The brain's role in fertility
- Period pain to pregnancy weight gain: What’s going on in the female body?
- The power of water
- Evidence gathers to show that rapid weight gain in infancy leads to obesity
- NZ scientists untangle the genetic link between obesity and diabetes
- Many NZ mums not getting message about boosting iodine and folic acid
- Taking probiotics may reduce postnatal depression
- New research shows NZ children are surrounded by junk food ads
- High blood pressure in expectant mothers raises children's risk of obesity
- Progesterone does not prevent preterm birth or complications:
- Lactation hormone also helps a mother’s brain
- Rules in the home could help solve the obesity epidemic
- The association between early life stress and obesity
- What makes a successful weight management programme for children?
- New clues in childhood obesity puzzle
- Caregivers of obese children feel isolated and blamed
- Mobile makeover for NZ children growth charts
- The association between childcare types and obesity
- Well women birth better in primary level care
- New study finds exercise improves children's brain power
- How nutrition in early life affects adult bone health
- New statistics on maternity in NZ show a low birth rate but higher caeserean rates
- New discovery could help prevent preterm birth in at-risk pregnant women
- Healthy Conversation Skills expands with three new trainers!
- Children with weight issues at high-risk of emotional problems
- Low blood sugars in newborns linked to later difficulties
- Review of male support for breastfeeding in NZ
- MLifestyle changes can reduce the risk of caesarean and diabetes in pregnancy
- Sugar intake during pregnancy associated with allergy in children
- The children of pregnant women who drink artifically sweetened drinks are more likely to be obese
- Association between stress in early life and obesity
- $2.1m to support Raising Healthy Kids target
- 2017 Otago Spotlight Series: Child Health Research
- Obesity and fertility in women: Can we and should we treat obesity prior to conception
- Series on toddler nutrition
- Fresh fish oil lowers diabetes risk in rat offspring
- Using nutrition to improve symptoms of depression in pregnant women
- The power and potential of the gut microbiome
- Study looks at early childhood teachers' knowledge of nutrition and physical activity
- Modified baby-led weaning shows benefits for infants
- Exercise in early life has long-lasting benefits
- Managing childhood obesity
- Healthy Start Workforce programmes qualify for professional development for exercise professionals
- Delivery rates in IVF are affected by the age of the male partner.
- Study examines how nutrition interacts with DNA
- Many childcare services fall short of nutrition recommendations
- Going to sleep on your back increases the risk of stillbirth
- New health targets focusing on pregnant women and children
- Being overweight or obese in childhood is closely linked to heart health risk in middle age
- How We Eat report examines NZ eating behaviours
- Combination of bed sharing and maternal smoking: extremely hazardous
- Children with bedroom TVs at greater risk of being overweight
- Links between how kids spend their time and their quality of life
- Smoking mothers more likely to have babies with teeth abnormalities
- First-ever NZ activity guidelines for under 5s.
- Growing Up in NZ study shows obesity levels are rising in pre-school children
- Early puberty linked to growing up in poorer homes
- New physical activity guidelines for children and young people
- New Zealand GPs could be providing better preconception care
- Children of overweight and obese mothers are at increased risk of epilepsy
- Preferences of women for web-based nutritional information in pregnancy
- Collection of research on breastfeeding
- Brainwave Trust Professional Development Symposium
- Risk of obesity influenced by changes in our genes
- Healthy Babies Healthy Futures text programme helps mums
- Early life antibiotic use could lead to inflammatory gut diseases in adulthood
- High fat, high sugar diet during pregnancy “programmes” for health complications in mother and child
- Studies confirm long-term safety of life-saving treatment for premature babies
- Could mothers’ bacteria protect c-section babies from obesity risk?
- Probiotics may reduce the risk of gestational diabetes
- The importance of sleep for young minds
- Too many antibiotics for New Zealand children
- Organised breastfeeding support makes a difference to breastfeeding duration and exclusivity
- Māori Nutrition and Physical Activity Symposium
- Child obesity can be tackled by simple sleep interventions
- Exercise and nutrition for life-long improved cognition
- Regular exercise in pregnancy can protect against gestational diabetes in obese women
- Midwives more successful in helping women to manage pregnancy weight gain
- An evening of mini lectures by Liggins Institute Researchers
- Outlook for extremely premature babies 'improving'
- Unhealthy food choices pushed to youngsters on websites
- Vitamin D supplements can help Kiwi kids
- Government regulation is needed to reduce the advertising industry’s marketing of unhealthy foods to children and young people
- Lifestyle Choices for Early Life Learning Symposia
- New fathers can get new baby depression too
- Promising new blood-test for preterm birth risk
- Kids with weight issues do little exercise, spend lots of time on screens
- Short sleep duration linked to obesity in children
- Tapuaki Pacific Pregnancy and Parenting Programme deemed a success
- Pre-schoolers aren’t getting the nutrients they need in packed lunches
- Weight bias may affect healthcare for overweight and obese pregnant women
- Study finds children eat half their daily sugar intake before the school bell rings
- The 'cost' of sugar forum
- The Diabesity Crisis: How can we make a difference
- Royal College of GPs endorses Healthy Conversation Skills
- The impact of maternal obesity on a child’s cognitive and physical development
- Premature baby girls shorter as adults
- NZ parents' reactions to weight screening in young children
- Study sheds light on diet of children with weight issues
- NZ kids rate as very physically active
- Children who skip breakfast and get less sleep more likely to become overweight
- Full fat milk may be better for children
- Early life diet and the impact on future health
- ECE as priority settings for child health
- Summer School: Confronting children's obesity-promoting environments
- Summer School: Participation and collaboration with children, young people and whānau
- Vitamin D deficiency linked to childhood asthma
- Sugar gel could prevent potentially dangerous condition in newborns
- Liggins mini-lectures
- Influence of maternal obesity on the long-term health of offspring
- NZ women’s expereince of eating during pregnancy
- World Health Organisation pushes for tax on sugary drinks
- NZ's first 'no sugary drinks' logo revealed
- NZ College of Nurses endorse Healthy Start Workforce programmes
- Tackling childhood obesity on land and in water
- Low vitamin D levels may lead to learning disabilities
- Sleep disorders can lead to problem behaviours in children
- New report on emerging evidence in childhood nutrition
- Major NZ study looks at gestational diabetes
- Feeding babies egg and peanut may prevent food allergy
- Study finds obese children at risk of serious illness
- NZ review confirms excessive sugar consumption harmful to health and hard to avoid
- Webinar on Food and Activity Guidelines
- NZ Study looks at how gestational diabetes is diagnosed
- Placenta plays pivotal “umpire” role to influence pregnancy outcomes
- Increasing nursing mothers’ vitamin D levels may benefit babies
- International Asian and Ethnic Minority Health and Wellbeing Conference 2016
- Early Life Nutrition Symposium
- Antibiotic use before the age of two linked to increased risk of obesity
- Pacific Heartbeat Nutrition Courses
- Study examines whether a sugar gel could benefit high-risk newborn babies
- Stress hormones in breast milk linked to c-section and support for mum
- Early pre-school bedtimes cut risk of obesity in later life
- Many pregnant NZ women are in the dark about healthy weight gain in pregnancy
- Exercise beneficial for pregnant women
- Towards a Sugary Drink Free Aotearoa
- Caution urged over taking fish oil supplements in pregnancy
- Study shows parents are overfeeding toddlers
- Green Prescription scheme working for families
- World Health Organisation report on maternal nutrition
- New health champion for Raising Healthy Kids
- What role does the gut microbiome play in obesity?
- “There’s a huge and complex need right here!”
- Premature girl and boy babies may need different food to thrive
- Liggins Institute 15th Anniversary Lecture and Cocktail Reception
- Adequate folate for pregnant women could protect their children from obesity
- Diabetes reflects Auckland’s health inequities
- Women born to obese mothers much more likely to be obese as adults
- Obesity and gestational diabetes in mothers is linked to early puberty in daughters
- Uk study says sugary drinks are responsible for most of children's sugar intake
- ANA Whangarei Regional Forum
- Dietary intake differs in infants who follow baby-led weaning
- The role of sleep in early childhood development
- Guidelines needed for children’s screen time at daycare
- Marijuana use increases risks in pregnancy
- Premature babies can face significant social hurdles
- School students flooded with fast-food choices
- The shorter the mother, the higher the odds of having a premature baby: study
- New physical activity guidelines for under-fives on the way
- Vitamin D helps reduce childhood allergy rate
- Number of obese people worldwide hits 640million
- Overdue baby girls more likely to grow up obese
- Public health experts call for a tax on sugary drinks
- Spotlight on sugary drinks
- New Zealand Interprofessional Health Conference
- Childhood obesity risk factors and interventions examined
- New research project to reduce obesity and improve learning skills and mental health in New Zealand children
- Childhood obesity: the challenge of policy development in areas of post-normal science
- Overweight and obese children may be more likely to have developmental delays
- Better nutrition policies needed for children
- Commission calls for political action on childhood obesity
- Actions needed to curb leading causes of death
- Study to improve physical activity in children
- Report shows Healthy Start Workforce programmes hit the mark
- “It’s not just about getting through the night”
- Pregnancy weight gain linked to stillbirths
- Childhood obesity: The challenge of policy development in areas of post-normal science
- Healthy Start Workforce Project introduced to the world
- Study intervenes in pregnancy to prevent obesity in children
- Children’s pester power and parents’ attitudes to unhealthy food crucial in obesity interventions
- Government plan to address childhood obesity
- Draft final report from Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity now open for comment
- Bone development changes with exercise
- ANA Asian Forum
- New research for nutritional solutions to obesity and diabetes
- Healthy Conversation Skills opened my eyes
- New Eating and Activity Guidelines
- Study: Commercial baby food is too sweet
- Larger portions, packages and tablewear lead to over consumption of food
- Firstborn women more likely to be overweight or obese: study
- New study to identify genetic link with obesity and diabetes
- Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity visits Auckland
- Study shows a mother's diet before birth could affect her child's cancer risk
- Obesity could soon overtake tobacco as the leading cause of cancer
- WHO interim report from the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity
- Maternal and infant nutrition at ANA Conference 2015
- How does the food environment affect diet decisions
- European, US and Australian researchers pool resources in early life research
- HCS roadshow for WCTO providers
- Workshop on nutrition and physical activity in Pasifika communities
- ToiRoa Level 4 Accredited Training in Nutrition and Physical Activity
- Early Life Nutrition: the first 1000 days Symposium
- Seminar looking at the healthy and unhealthy aspects of diet in US preschool-aged children
- South Auckland women’s knowledge of nutrition and physical activity during pregnancy
- Archive
- Study sheds light on diet of overweight and obese kids
- Your Microbiota and their part in your good health
- FIZZ: Taxing Sugary Drinks - an election issue
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- Brain, Biome and Behaviour Change
- The Future is Now 2019
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- The Future is Now - 2019 Healthy Start Symposium Date Announced
- Who are we?
School-based obesity prevention programmes show success
A review of interventions to prevent obesity in children suggests school-based programmes combining diet and physical activity are moderately successful.
The systematic review of more than 56 studies worldwide identified school-based programmes as reporting significant and favourable intervention effects.
The authors say these findings support recommendations that schools should be a focal point for obesity prevention efforts.
“Students spend half of their waking hours and consume at least one-third of their daily calories at school, and educational settings can use existing infrastructure to reach most children without substantial adjustments to the child's schedule or lifestyle,” they say.
The review found that school-based interventions were more successful than pre-school, community or home-based interventions.
Most of the successful interventions used a combined diet and physical activity approach and most also involved some kind of home outreach element.
The authors note that although the school programmes were deemed to be successful, the changes in BMI they resulted in were quite small.
They suggest a broader approach may be needed.
“Although the school setting is a convenient intervention point, approaches that target multiple settings simultaneously might be most beneficial.
“Extending beyond the settings included in this systematic review, existing evidence also supports the need for synchronous and multisectoral efforts (eg, government and business) to effectively tackle childhood obesity worldwide,” they say.
The review also found that many of the successful interventions also included policy or environment changes and staff training which meant the impact of the intervention could have longer lasting effects.
“The long-term sustainability of interventions must be considered in addition to their short-term or medium-term effectiveness; it is important to help children maintain healthy behaviours beyond the end of a study to prevent weight gain.
“Moreover, policy and environmental interventions that decrease obstacles to individual behaviour change can help reform the so-called obesogenic environment that contributes to weight gain,” they say.
The researchers say more work on the success of interventions is needed, particularly in developing countries.
You can read the full research here.
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Healthy Start Workforce Project
- Early years research
- Our programmes
- How does this fit with my role?
- NZ guidelines and tools
- Family resources
- Video resources
-
News and events
- Study to look at treatment to prevent disorders in premature babies
- Drinking while breastfeeding could lead to lower cognition in children
- Stark rise in severely obese children in England
- Prolonged oxygen exposure as a newborn could impair later cognitive development
- SMARTER September
- How maternal diet could change the infant gut microbiome
- Consultation on sugar labelling
- Researchers call for cheaper, better screening for brain-threatening newborn condition
- New Zealand’s worrying fast food trends
- Two million NZers will be obese by 2038
- Early Life Nutrition symposium - Spring 2018
- Formula feeding changes gut microbiome and increases risk of baby being overweight
- Auckland school children getting heavier
- Exclusive breastfeeding in hospital associated with longer breastfeeding duration
- Brain scans of preterm babies could reveal best feeding for brain development - NZ study
- World Health Organisation launches Global Action Plan on Physical Activity
- The future is Now: Transform your Practice for the Changing Face of Disease in NZ
- NZ ECE teachers lack knowledge about basic nutrition
- Top tips for having difficult conversations
- Study shows TV junk food ban a cost-effective way to address childhood obesity
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians statement on obesity
- Renewed calls for mandatory folic acid supplementation in bread
- Study aims to improve NZ low breastfeeding rates
- Child poverty casts a shadow over oral health care
- Type 2 diabetes rising in Auckland kids
- Study highlights the importance of sleep in warding off obesity
- Raw fruit and vegetables provide better mental health outcomes
- Adolescent girls more likely to be obese in wealthier countries
- Yoghurt in the first year of life may help to prevent eczema
- Could early physical activity ward off obesity?
- Jury's out on whether viagra helps growth-restricted babies
- School-based obesity prevention programmes show success
- The predictors of obesity include being male and not being breastfed
- Study shows only 10% of toddlers eat enough vegetables
- Call for baby-friendly workplace initiative to support exclusive breastfeeding
- Too much TV can lead to obesity and poor eating habits
- Vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy could lead to childhood obesity
- Could micronutrients improve ADHD symptoms?
- The power of family meals
- Could fish oil in pregnancy prevent weight-related health issues in children
- A healthy start for a healthy life: Liggins Institute public lecture
- New WHO guidelines on childbirth to prevent unnecessary interventions
- Call for strategy to prevent obesity in mums-to-be
- Probiotic supplementation for pregnant women does not preven eczema in their children
- Study finds childhood fitness leads to healthy lungs in adulthood
- Holding babies affects their genes
- The risks and benefits of caesarean section deliveries
- High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Southern New Zealand women
- Talking about diabetes – improving health, one sentence at a time
- Ground breaking study shows gestational diabetes link to heart disease
- NZ children's milk drinking habits analysed
- Decline in obesity in NZ four-year-olds
- Concerning levels of vitamin D deficiency in some NZ women
- Poll shows parents are confused about what constitutes healthy food
- New research gives unique insight into breastfeeding in New Zealand
- Teenagers and energy drinks
- Lack of food contributing to students' poor health
- Otago study finds infection and schizophrenia symptom link
- Healthy food choices in childhood lowers risk of developing cardiovascular disease
- Inducing first-time mothers aged 35 and over earlier could reduce stillbirths and neonatal deaths
- Clamping the umbilical chord later saves pre-term babies lives
- Kiwi kids visit junk food outlets twice a day
- Could a drug be used to reverse negative effects of maternal obesity
- The brain's role in fertility
- Period pain to pregnancy weight gain: What’s going on in the female body?
- The power of water
- Evidence gathers to show that rapid weight gain in infancy leads to obesity
- NZ scientists untangle the genetic link between obesity and diabetes
- Many NZ mums not getting message about boosting iodine and folic acid
- Taking probiotics may reduce postnatal depression
- New research shows NZ children are surrounded by junk food ads
- High blood pressure in expectant mothers raises children's risk of obesity
- Progesterone does not prevent preterm birth or complications:
- Lactation hormone also helps a mother’s brain
- Rules in the home could help solve the obesity epidemic
- The association between early life stress and obesity
- What makes a successful weight management programme for children?
- New clues in childhood obesity puzzle
- Caregivers of obese children feel isolated and blamed
- Mobile makeover for NZ children growth charts
- The association between childcare types and obesity
- Well women birth better in primary level care
- New study finds exercise improves children's brain power
- How nutrition in early life affects adult bone health
- New statistics on maternity in NZ show a low birth rate but higher caeserean rates
- New discovery could help prevent preterm birth in at-risk pregnant women
- Healthy Conversation Skills expands with three new trainers!
- Children with weight issues at high-risk of emotional problems
- Low blood sugars in newborns linked to later difficulties
- Review of male support for breastfeeding in NZ
- MLifestyle changes can reduce the risk of caesarean and diabetes in pregnancy
- Sugar intake during pregnancy associated with allergy in children
- The children of pregnant women who drink artifically sweetened drinks are more likely to be obese
- Association between stress in early life and obesity
- $2.1m to support Raising Healthy Kids target
- 2017 Otago Spotlight Series: Child Health Research
- Obesity and fertility in women: Can we and should we treat obesity prior to conception
- Series on toddler nutrition
- Fresh fish oil lowers diabetes risk in rat offspring
- Using nutrition to improve symptoms of depression in pregnant women
- The power and potential of the gut microbiome
- Study looks at early childhood teachers' knowledge of nutrition and physical activity
- Modified baby-led weaning shows benefits for infants
- Exercise in early life has long-lasting benefits
- Managing childhood obesity
- Healthy Start Workforce programmes qualify for professional development for exercise professionals
- Delivery rates in IVF are affected by the age of the male partner.
- Study examines how nutrition interacts with DNA
- Many childcare services fall short of nutrition recommendations
- Going to sleep on your back increases the risk of stillbirth
- New health targets focusing on pregnant women and children
- Being overweight or obese in childhood is closely linked to heart health risk in middle age
- How We Eat report examines NZ eating behaviours
- Combination of bed sharing and maternal smoking: extremely hazardous
- Children with bedroom TVs at greater risk of being overweight
- Links between how kids spend their time and their quality of life
- Smoking mothers more likely to have babies with teeth abnormalities
- First-ever NZ activity guidelines for under 5s.
- Growing Up in NZ study shows obesity levels are rising in pre-school children
- Early puberty linked to growing up in poorer homes
- New physical activity guidelines for children and young people
- New Zealand GPs could be providing better preconception care
- Children of overweight and obese mothers are at increased risk of epilepsy
- Preferences of women for web-based nutritional information in pregnancy
- Collection of research on breastfeeding
- Brainwave Trust Professional Development Symposium
- Risk of obesity influenced by changes in our genes
- Healthy Babies Healthy Futures text programme helps mums
- Early life antibiotic use could lead to inflammatory gut diseases in adulthood
- High fat, high sugar diet during pregnancy “programmes” for health complications in mother and child
- Studies confirm long-term safety of life-saving treatment for premature babies
- Could mothers’ bacteria protect c-section babies from obesity risk?
- Probiotics may reduce the risk of gestational diabetes
- The importance of sleep for young minds
- Too many antibiotics for New Zealand children
- Organised breastfeeding support makes a difference to breastfeeding duration and exclusivity
- Māori Nutrition and Physical Activity Symposium
- Child obesity can be tackled by simple sleep interventions
- Exercise and nutrition for life-long improved cognition
- Regular exercise in pregnancy can protect against gestational diabetes in obese women
- Midwives more successful in helping women to manage pregnancy weight gain
- An evening of mini lectures by Liggins Institute Researchers
- Outlook for extremely premature babies 'improving'
- Unhealthy food choices pushed to youngsters on websites
- Vitamin D supplements can help Kiwi kids
- Government regulation is needed to reduce the advertising industry’s marketing of unhealthy foods to children and young people
- Lifestyle Choices for Early Life Learning Symposia
- New fathers can get new baby depression too
- Promising new blood-test for preterm birth risk
- Kids with weight issues do little exercise, spend lots of time on screens
- Short sleep duration linked to obesity in children
- Tapuaki Pacific Pregnancy and Parenting Programme deemed a success
- Pre-schoolers aren’t getting the nutrients they need in packed lunches
- Weight bias may affect healthcare for overweight and obese pregnant women
- Study finds children eat half their daily sugar intake before the school bell rings
- The 'cost' of sugar forum
- The Diabesity Crisis: How can we make a difference
- Royal College of GPs endorses Healthy Conversation Skills
- The impact of maternal obesity on a child’s cognitive and physical development
- Premature baby girls shorter as adults
- NZ parents' reactions to weight screening in young children
- Study sheds light on diet of children with weight issues
- NZ kids rate as very physically active
- Children who skip breakfast and get less sleep more likely to become overweight
- Full fat milk may be better for children
- Early life diet and the impact on future health
- ECE as priority settings for child health
- Summer School: Confronting children's obesity-promoting environments
- Summer School: Participation and collaboration with children, young people and whānau
- Vitamin D deficiency linked to childhood asthma
- Sugar gel could prevent potentially dangerous condition in newborns
- Liggins mini-lectures
- Influence of maternal obesity on the long-term health of offspring
- NZ women’s expereince of eating during pregnancy
- World Health Organisation pushes for tax on sugary drinks
- NZ's first 'no sugary drinks' logo revealed
- NZ College of Nurses endorse Healthy Start Workforce programmes
- Tackling childhood obesity on land and in water
- Low vitamin D levels may lead to learning disabilities
- Sleep disorders can lead to problem behaviours in children
- New report on emerging evidence in childhood nutrition
- Major NZ study looks at gestational diabetes
- Feeding babies egg and peanut may prevent food allergy
- Study finds obese children at risk of serious illness
- NZ review confirms excessive sugar consumption harmful to health and hard to avoid
- Webinar on Food and Activity Guidelines
- NZ Study looks at how gestational diabetes is diagnosed
- Placenta plays pivotal “umpire” role to influence pregnancy outcomes
- Increasing nursing mothers’ vitamin D levels may benefit babies
- International Asian and Ethnic Minority Health and Wellbeing Conference 2016
- Early Life Nutrition Symposium
- Antibiotic use before the age of two linked to increased risk of obesity
- Pacific Heartbeat Nutrition Courses
- Study examines whether a sugar gel could benefit high-risk newborn babies
- Stress hormones in breast milk linked to c-section and support for mum
- Early pre-school bedtimes cut risk of obesity in later life
- Many pregnant NZ women are in the dark about healthy weight gain in pregnancy
- Exercise beneficial for pregnant women
- Towards a Sugary Drink Free Aotearoa
- Caution urged over taking fish oil supplements in pregnancy
- Study shows parents are overfeeding toddlers
- Green Prescription scheme working for families
- World Health Organisation report on maternal nutrition
- New health champion for Raising Healthy Kids
- What role does the gut microbiome play in obesity?
- “There’s a huge and complex need right here!”
- Premature girl and boy babies may need different food to thrive
- Liggins Institute 15th Anniversary Lecture and Cocktail Reception
- Adequate folate for pregnant women could protect their children from obesity
- Diabetes reflects Auckland’s health inequities
- Women born to obese mothers much more likely to be obese as adults
- Obesity and gestational diabetes in mothers is linked to early puberty in daughters
- Uk study says sugary drinks are responsible for most of children's sugar intake
- ANA Whangarei Regional Forum
- Dietary intake differs in infants who follow baby-led weaning
- The role of sleep in early childhood development
- Guidelines needed for children’s screen time at daycare
- Marijuana use increases risks in pregnancy
- Premature babies can face significant social hurdles
- School students flooded with fast-food choices
- The shorter the mother, the higher the odds of having a premature baby: study
- New physical activity guidelines for under-fives on the way
- Vitamin D helps reduce childhood allergy rate
- Number of obese people worldwide hits 640million
- Overdue baby girls more likely to grow up obese
- Public health experts call for a tax on sugary drinks
- Spotlight on sugary drinks
- New Zealand Interprofessional Health Conference
- Childhood obesity risk factors and interventions examined
- New research project to reduce obesity and improve learning skills and mental health in New Zealand children
- Childhood obesity: the challenge of policy development in areas of post-normal science
- Overweight and obese children may be more likely to have developmental delays
- Better nutrition policies needed for children
- Commission calls for political action on childhood obesity
- Actions needed to curb leading causes of death
- Study to improve physical activity in children
- Report shows Healthy Start Workforce programmes hit the mark
- “It’s not just about getting through the night”
- Pregnancy weight gain linked to stillbirths
- Childhood obesity: The challenge of policy development in areas of post-normal science
- Healthy Start Workforce Project introduced to the world
- Study intervenes in pregnancy to prevent obesity in children
- Children’s pester power and parents’ attitudes to unhealthy food crucial in obesity interventions
- Government plan to address childhood obesity
- Draft final report from Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity now open for comment
- Bone development changes with exercise
- ANA Asian Forum
- New research for nutritional solutions to obesity and diabetes
- Healthy Conversation Skills opened my eyes
- New Eating and Activity Guidelines
- Study: Commercial baby food is too sweet
- Larger portions, packages and tablewear lead to over consumption of food
- Firstborn women more likely to be overweight or obese: study
- New study to identify genetic link with obesity and diabetes
- Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity visits Auckland
- Study shows a mother's diet before birth could affect her child's cancer risk
- Obesity could soon overtake tobacco as the leading cause of cancer
- WHO interim report from the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity
- Maternal and infant nutrition at ANA Conference 2015
- How does the food environment affect diet decisions
- European, US and Australian researchers pool resources in early life research
- HCS roadshow for WCTO providers
- Workshop on nutrition and physical activity in Pasifika communities
- ToiRoa Level 4 Accredited Training in Nutrition and Physical Activity
- Early Life Nutrition: the first 1000 days Symposium
- Seminar looking at the healthy and unhealthy aspects of diet in US preschool-aged children
- South Auckland women’s knowledge of nutrition and physical activity during pregnancy
- Archive
- Study sheds light on diet of overweight and obese kids
- Your Microbiota and their part in your good health
- FIZZ: Taxing Sugary Drinks - an election issue
- Events
- Brain, Biome and Behaviour Change
- The Future is Now 2019
- News
- The Future is Now - 2019 Healthy Start Symposium Date Announced
- Who are we?