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We need to change our fatty-bashing culture if we are ever to have a sensible conversation about food and health. The fact is that our obesity and diabetes crisis is not simply a result of gluttony and sloth. The truth … Read More

Dairy is our largest exporter, dominates our landscape and is our greatest contribution to the diet of the world. In the past we have been justifiably proud of this industry, but the relentless push for increased volume is changing it … Read More

Soft drinks are under the hammer. Around the world they are being taxed and regulated. Here in New Zealand we have seen the launch of the FIZZ campaign to knock soft drink consumption for six. Coca Cola recognises the threat, … Read More

The initial response to our book and infographic has sparked the sort of online spats that the book was trying to address – incomplete science, the prevalence of see-saw fad diets and the habit of breaking foods down to their … Read More

One of the most surprising findings of Appetite for Destruction was that being fat isn’t a matter of individual choice. We have actively raised this current generation of fatties as if they were battery farmed hens, and our only hope … Read More

Us Kiwi’s are eating ourselves to death. Here are some of the most shocking facts we found out about the food New Zealanders eat. INFOGRAPHIC: How Kiwis have been fooled by fake food was last modified: April 6th, 2016 by … Read More

The other day we tweeted a simple fact: Poor neighbourhoods have three times the number of takeaways and dairies around schools as rich neighbourhoods. The reaction on social media was one of concern at this state of affairs and it also … Read More

Over the past two weeks we have been showered with some astounding new findings in the world of nutrition. We have had a busy time getting the book off to the printers and the website up and running. Now we … Read More

Around half of Kiwis admit they are baffled about how to eat healthily. Think about that. That is one in two people. Half the nation. There is no better indication that the modern food market is broken – how can … Read More