Health
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Weight-loss tips for men: Beer
Weight-loss expert Andrew Dickson has advice for men on a favourite topic: beer. Beer is a problem for men. It’s…
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Alcohol and your health
You might enjoy the odd tipple, but how much do you know about what’s happening inside your body after a…
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Slow your sips
Do you find you’ve polished off your tipple before your drinking companion has got halfway through theirs? You may want…
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In the drink
In an independent survey conducted by Canstar Blue, 38 per cent of the 1437 surveyed New Zealanders said they regularly…
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Christine Rogan, Alcohol Healthwatch health promotion advisor and FASD project coordinator explains a common, preventable cause of disability in children.…
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Women sipping their way to high cholesterol
Sugary drinks can contribute to poor heart health. A five-year study of more than 4000 US women aged 46-84, without…
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French say ‘non’ to food waste – should we do the same?
The French are a pretty innovative nation. They lead the world in style and they’re pretty good at putting ingredients…
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Coconut: the good oil?
It’s easy to assume that coconut oil is well-established as a ‘healthy’ oil, these days, so entrenched is it in…
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Is the obesity solution in the garden?
Last week I spoke at the launch of the Empower Project, a joint initiative between Garden to Table and Life…
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Flatulence-causing foods
Q: “I’ve been on a high-protein, low-carb diet for two months now and since I started this diet, I fart…
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