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Since the release of Appetite for Destruction we’ve talked a lot about Coke and other liquid lollies. Surely juice is better for us? Kiwis certainly think so. More than a third of the population drinks juice 3 or more times per week, … Read More

Of all the tools the fast food chains use to lure people through their doors, McDonald’s Happy Meal is the most cynical. With its bright packaging and free toy (at the moment they have Furbys for girls and Hot Wheels … Read More

Sauces. You probably don’t even think about them as you add them to your meal for a ‘dash’ of flavour. But have you ever stopped to think about where that flavour comes from? Remember this stuff is designed to sit … Read More

Most Kiwis won’t kid themselves, they know chippies and hot chips are fake foods. But that doesn’t stop us eating them, nor indulging in the fantasy that ‘veggie chips’ are somehow a healthier option. Yes, we are looking at you … Read More

Welcome to the twelve fake foods of Christmas! Now we don’t want to get all bah humbug about your Christmas celebrations, after all this is the one time of year you should be able to let your hair down a … Read More

Alcohol already cops a bit of flak for the terrible toll it takes on our hospital A&E department early on Sunday mornings. However it also exerts a subtler, longer-term toll on our health that people don’t really understand. Alcohol accounts … Read More

Exercise: Don’t Sweat It   “Why don’t fat people just go for a jog?” This is one very popular response to a lot of the discussion on food, particularly when we start talking about taxing unhealthy food. We have already … Read More

Most people blame gluttony and sloth for the obesity epidemic. While individual choice plays a part, genes and upbringing are far more potent deciders of our fate. Yet this cannot explain the recent spike in obesity. Neither our self-control, nor … Read More

Our milk article got a passionate response from many different angles. Perhaps the most common response was that people were surprised to discover that our milk is being watered down. Others condemned the intensification of our dairying and the reliance … Read More

Over the weekend another couple of nails have been hammered into the coffin for soft drinks as they look set to become the heir apparent to cigarettes. First up, Coca Cola was voted the Worst Kids Food Product by Kiwi … Read More