Are we using the term “addiction” too freely these days? Headlines portray a range of human weaknesses from social media “addiction” to shoe shopping “addiction”. We’ve long known about the serious nature of alcohol, nicotine and narcotic addictions, and the… Read More ›
With the release of the 2008/09 nutrition survey summary report last week, I was heartened to read that diet-wise, New Zealand adults seem to be starting to make the right choices. According to the survey, since 1997 we’ve reduced our… Read More ›
n. 1. The act of engaging or the state of being engaged. 2. Betrothal. 3. Something that serves to engage; a pledge. 4. A promise or agreement to be at a particular place at a particular time. 5. a. Employment,… Read More ›
New Scientist ran an interesting series of articles about denial in May this year. It got me thinking that scepticism vs denialism is another way of describing a theme often addressed in this blog. I consider myself a sceptic –… Read More ›
Lately, having done a small amount of work with McDonald’s NZ, I’ve been pondering the place of takeaway foods in our diet. Like them or loathe them, they’re here to stay. A recent evaluation of the zoning strategy employed by… Read More ›
Politics might be about people, but at the end of the day it is the fiscal health of our country and the impact an issue has on that health that is guaranteed to exercise the conscience and therefore policy direction… Read More ›
As soon as I heard the Health Minister had announced the revised list of health targets, which exclude nutrition and obesity, I felt a blog coming on. Especially since it kind of slipped in quietly, with the media otherwise occupied… Read More ›