27 Jun, 2008: NZ: Public Health Bill - media coverage

26 Jun, 2008: NZ: Health Committee weakens obesity provisions in Public Health Bill - FOE

26 Jun, 2008: NZ: Public Health Bill - hearings and report

22 Jun, 2008: NZ: Marketing to children

17 Jun, 2008: NZ: Mother's diet when pregnant may influence children's weight

10 Jun, 2008: Australia: Parents want traffic-light food labelling

06 Jun, 2008: NZ: Obesity rates slowing

04 Jun, 2008: NZ: High obesity rates need urgent action - FOE media release

31 May, 2008: Australia: Childhood obesity slowed

30 May, 2008: US: Child obesity may have levelled off

28 May, 2008: NZ: School lunchbox contents changing, sandwiches out of favour

25 May, 2008: International beverage companies announce new rules on advertising to children

15 May, 2008: NZ: Children's TV ad guidelines released

15 May, 2008: NZ: Kids TV ad guidelines show self-regulation a failure

14 May, 2008: Australia: Inquiry into Obesity

08 May, 2008: Ireland: Parents support TV junk food ad ban before 9:00pm

08 May, 2008: NZ: Children's TV - when are they watching - and what?

08 May, 2008: NZ: Many schools still selling junk food

05 May, 2008: Australia: How to curb obesity - AMA plan

04 May, 2008: Sweden: Fat cell numbers may be 'set for life'

01 May, 2008: NZ: Health academic supports regulation of food ads

29 Apr, 2008: NZ: Pineapple lumps and the Public Health Bill

29 Apr, 2008: NZ: Lynley Boniface on the Public Health Bill

29 Apr, 2008: NZ: NZ Health Survey results coming soon

29 Apr, 2008: NZ: Potato chips and rugby cards

21 Apr, 2008: UK: Junk food marketing Bill blocked

17 Apr, 2008: Australia: Junk food ads on kids websites

12 Apr, 2008: NZ: Fruitful thinking

11 Apr, 2008: NZ: Public Health Bill - two great submissions

09 Apr, 2008: NZ: Tax on sugary drinks could put fizz into anti-obesity fight

02 Apr, 2008: ‘McContributions not enough’ to help battle against obesity

16 Mar, 2008: NZ: Obesity challenge calls for more than smart one-liners

15 Mar, 2008: Saving the junk food generation

13 Mar, 2008: NZ: Tough food controls in anti-obesity bill

11 Mar, 2008: NZ: Obesity reports 'too focused on food, not exercise'

11 Mar, 2008: NZ: Make a submission on the Public Health Bill

05 Mar, 2008: NZ: Motueka group battling proposed new McDonald's

29 Feb, 2008: The Bangkok Call to Action

18 Feb, 2008: NZ: Parents want ban on junk food tv advertising to children

13 Feb, 2008: NZ: Robyn Toomath talks about FOE

10 Feb, 2008: Australia: SA govt calls for junk food ad ban

24 Jan, 2008: UK: National obesity strategy launched

10 Jan, 2008: NZ: Food sector braces for battle

29 Dec, 2007: UK: Government widens ban on junk food TV ads

17 Dec, 2007: NZ: Public Health Bill surprises

13 Dec, 2007: Europe: Big food companies to change junk food marketing policies to under 12s

09 Dec, 2007: NZ: A fat tax?

05 Dec, 2007: UK: New junk food advertising Bill introduced

02 Dec, 2007: NZ: Food researcher wants GST removed from fruit and vegetables

28 Nov, 2007: NZ: Inquiry into Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes - latest updates

27 Nov, 2007: NZ: Government response to obesity inquiry report 'inadequate'

27 Nov, 2007: NZ: Government releases response to obesity inquiry

27 Nov, 2007: NZ: FOE finds obesity report disappointing

22 Nov, 2007: NZ: Public Health Bill released

13 Nov, 2007: NZ: School lunchboxes unhealthy

12 Nov, 2007: UK: TV ad rules continue to fail children

12 Nov, 2007: NZ: Ethnic differences seen in extreme child obesity

01 Nov, 2007: NZ: FOE media release. Government must act on cancer report

01 Nov, 2007: Strong link between obesity and cancer risk - landmark report

31 Oct, 2007: Australia: Lobbying 'has stopped junk food ad bans'

01 Oct, 2007: NZ: Legislate to beat the flab epidemic

18 Sep, 2007: NZ: Call for ban on food advertising to children - report

31 Aug, 2007: NZ: Health Committee Inquiry report released

31 Aug, 2007: NZ: FOE media release on Health Committee Inquiry report

31 Aug, 2007: NZ: Govt declares war on obesity

27 Aug, 2007: US: Critics question food industry advertising pledge

24 Aug, 2007: NZ: Obesity in New Zealand children: NZMJ editorial

21 Aug, 2007: UK: Cartoon characters promote junk food - Which? report

21 Aug, 2007: NZ: Four-year olds to get health checks

19 Aug, 2007: Australia: VicHealth calls for a ban on junk food marketing to children

17 Aug, 2007: NZ: FOE - Advertising report discredited

16 Aug, 2007: NZ: McDonalds plans new outlet close to Auckland schools

16 Aug, 2007: NZ: Popular foods sold in supermarkets unhealthy

09 Aug, 2007: NZ: Pick the tick rarely used by low-income groups

07 Aug, 2007: US: Fast food branding effects preschoolers' taste preferences

03 Aug, 2007: The Sydney Principles: Changing food and drink marketing to children

31 Jul, 2007: NZ: Milk replaces soft drinks at some rugby venues

31 Jul, 2007: UK: Food manufacturers target children on internet

23 Jul, 2007: Australia: Junk food advertising on the increase in programmes popular with kids

18 Jul, 2007: US: Big food and drink companies to limit kid's junk food ads

17 Jul, 2007: NZ: Food and beverage classification system for schools

09 Jul, 2007: NZ: Asian teens - "an obesity timebomb"

04 Jul, 2007: NZ: Call for government to stay staunch in face of “hardball” junk food industry

04 Jul, 2007: NZ: PHA conference highlights nutrition, urban design

30 Jun, 2007: UK: TV Junk food ad rules may fail

26 Jun, 2007: Australia: Children’s television standards review

14 Jun, 2007: US: Kellogg to phase out some food marketing to children

14 Jun, 2007: Australia: Website encouraged pester power

12 Jun, 2007: NZ: Schools to sell healthy food

10 Jun, 2007: Australia: The indigestible truth about junk food ads and our kids

09 Jun, 2007: UK: Bill to protect children from junk food advertising through to next stage

28 May, 2007: NZ: Schools still selling unhealthy food - Green Party survey

22 May, 2007: UK: Food advertising: digesting the new rules

18 May, 2007: NZ: Mission-On campaign sponsors children's TV show

17 May, 2007: US: Food companies use digital marketing tactics

15 May, 2007: Australia: Call for a ban on TV junk food ads before 9:00pm

12 May, 2007: Australia: Queensland tuck shop food fight

07 May, 2007: NZ: Junk food in easy reach of the poor

06 May, 2007: Australia: Adolescence determines adult weight

05 May, 2007: NZ: Government announcement - No junk food ads during kid's TV programmes

05 May, 2007: NZ: Diabetes Epidemic Intensifies

05 May, 2007: NZ: Food ads to be limited on children's TV

01 May, 2007: Australia: Children's food database - nutritional information for parents

28 Apr, 2007: UK: Health groups want stronger rules for non-broadcast media advertising

26 Apr, 2007: US: Beware Shrek

24 Apr, 2007: UK: Children eat more after watching TV food ads - study

23 Apr, 2007: US: Agency to investigate food companies' marketing tactics to children

19 Apr, 2007: Australia: Junk food ads target children

17 Apr, 2007: UK: MPs sign-up to protect children from junk food ads

11 Apr, 2007: UK: Ban on children's junk food ads to include some non-broadcast media

04 Apr, 2007: NZ: Submissions called for new Health and Nutrition Claims standard

31 Mar, 2007: UK: Restrictions on TV advertising of foods to children come into force

30 Mar, 2007: UK: Which? arms parents against junk food marketing

30 Mar, 2007: NZ: Govt 'heeds industry not medics' on obesity

28 Mar, 2007: Australia: Many Australian teenagers have poor diet

28 Mar, 2007: NZ: FOE media release: New report highlights divisions over obesity prevention

28 Mar, 2007: NZ: FOE Report on submissions to the Inquiry into Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

28 Mar, 2007: NZ: School food guidelines

28 Mar, 2007: NZ: Ribena health claims exposed

28 Mar, 2007: US: New Study Finds That Food is the Top Product Seen Advertised by Children

23 Mar, 2007: NZ: Consumer magazine investigates health food claims

23 Mar, 2007: Australia: Children eat too many treat foods - research

20 Mar, 2007: Australia: Children who drink fruit juice likely to be overweight - study

17 Mar, 2007: US: People who drink sugary drinks consume more calories in a typical day than those who don't

14 Mar, 2007: NZ: Takeaway food sales show huge increase since 2002

10 Mar, 2007: NZ: Lessons learned from healthier school setting

06 Mar, 2007: US: Soft drink consumption linked with obesity and type 2 diabetes - report

06 Mar, 2007: NZ: Supermarkets to store full-fat dairy products on lower shelves?

05 Mar, 2007: Australia: British ban on junk food ads worries advertising industry

03 Mar, 2007: NZ: Who shoulders the blame for obesity?

03 Mar, 2007: NZ: Obesity epidemic too big to fight alone

03 Mar, 2007: NZ: Savvy supermarket navigation

03 Mar, 2007: Canada: Type 2 Diabetes "time bomb" predicted

02 Mar, 2007: France: Junk food ads to carry health messages or risk a fine

28 Feb, 2007: NZ: Fewer children walking to school

27 Feb, 2007: UK: Public wants 'traffic light' food labels - survey

25 Feb, 2007: NZ: Heart Foundation tick for fast food?

24 Feb, 2007: US: Kids eat more when watching TV

22 Feb, 2007: Pacific countries have the greatest percentage of overweight people

22 Feb, 2007: UK: Ofcom confirms TV junk food ad ban for children under 16

20 Feb, 2007: UK: Junk food advertising ban may be widened to non-broadcast media

20 Feb, 2007: US: Obesity and the Food Industry

16 Feb, 2007: UK: Health group finds food industry labelling scheme flawed

14 Feb, 2007: US: School fundraising can be healthy and profitable

10 Feb, 2007: UK: Bill introduced in British parliament to protect kids from junk food ads

10 Feb, 2007: NZ: Row over free food in schools

08 Feb, 2007: NZ: School lunch box survey - parents under pressure

07 Feb, 2007: Australia: Nine McDonald's meals get Heart Foundation tick

06 Feb, 2007: UK: MPs seek tougher junk food ad ban

05 Feb, 2007: NZ: suburban design can have a big impact on our fitness

05 Feb, 2007: NZ: Where we live makes a difference when it comes to being active

30 Jan, 2007: NZ: Parents underestimate children's weight. School checks needed

27 Jan, 2007: NZ: Call to improve school food and review food pricing options - NZMJ editorial

26 Jan, 2007: NZ: Healthy food only slightly more expensive

26 Jan, 2007: NZ: Ministry welcomes timely new evidence on nutrition

26 Jan, 2007: NZ: Health Minister comments on activity and diet

23 Jan, 2007: NZ: Food industry worried about 'traffic lights' system

23 Jan, 2007: NZ: Snack foods in NZ unhealthy too. Better labelling called for

11 Jan, 2007: Australia: Working mothers risk having fatter children

11 Jan, 2007: US: More family meals may help keep kids slim

05 Jan, 2007: NZ: Should junk food be sold at school and work? Herald poll.

03 Jan, 2007: UK: Food industry fights 'traffic-light' food labelling scheme

01 Jan, 2007: Australia: 'Traffic-light' food labelling essential

01 Jan, 2007: Australia: Children's TV food advertisers exploit rules

29 Dec, 2006: NZ: Bluebird chippies ad withdrawn

26 Dec, 2006: Spain: Health Minister breaks off agreement with fast food restaurants

26 Dec, 2006: UK: Tallest, fastest growing preschoolers more overweight

18 Dec, 2006: NZ: Ministry of Health publishes progress on HEHA

16 Dec, 2006: NZ: School soft drink row continues

14 Dec, 2006: Australia: Healthy food too expensive in some Sydney suburbs

13 Dec, 2006: UK: Advertising and marketing stresses children - report

13 Dec, 2006: NZ: Full sugar fizzy and energy drinks to be removed from secondary schools

11 Dec, 2006: Australia: NSW children spend too much time watching TV or playing on the computer

08 Dec, 2006: Alarming increase in diabetes in children worldwide

03 Dec, 2006: Australia: Junk food banned from WA school canteens

29 Nov, 2006: Canada: Government Inquiry into Childhood Obesity reports back

27 Nov, 2006: UK: Healthy Start scheme launched nationwide

24 Nov, 2006: UK: Kids bombarded with junk food marketing - report from Which?

21 Nov, 2006: Australia: Why overnourished babies may become obese adults

17 Nov, 2006: UK: Ofcom restricts TV advertising of junk food to children

17 Nov, 2006: Spain: Ministry for Health attacks Burger King ad

16 Nov, 2006: European nations sign anti-obesity charter

15 Nov, 2006: US: New food advertising standards to children "window dressing"

14 Nov, 2006: Australia: Abbott says soft drinks are major contributor to childhood obesity

11 Nov, 2006: US: Fruit juice bad news for at-risk children

10 Nov, 2006: Australia: Survey finds toddlers raised on junk food

08 Nov, 2006: NZ: Food industry recommends voluntary food labelling system

08 Nov, 2006: NZ: Walking off the burger

06 Nov, 2006: NZ: The big picture

03 Nov, 2006: Europe: Call for children's food ad curbs

01 Nov, 2006: Australia: Food labelling confusion

31 Oct, 2006: Europe: stepping up action to address the obesity epidemic

27 Oct, 2006: NZ: Traffic-lights for food labels?

26 Oct, 2006: NZ: New anti-obesity projects funded

26 Oct, 2006: NZ: Workplace canteens and vending machines

25 Oct, 2006: NZ: Ministry of Health report shows alarming trends in nutrition

25 Oct, 2006: International Obesity Task Force report outlines obesity prevention strategy

25 Oct, 2006: NZ: ERO not planning to check school lunch boxes

24 Oct, 2006: NZ: Households 'spending more on sweets than fruit'

20 Oct, 2006: UK: Health education alone won't reduce obesity. Government policies needed.

19 Oct, 2006: UK: Lack of sleep a factor in childhood obesity?

18 Oct, 2006: Australia: Obesity causing disease in teens

18 Oct, 2006: NZ: Police dump McDonald's school road safety campaign

18 Oct, 2006: Australia: Cost effective ways to reduce childhood obesity

18 Oct, 2006: Australia: New code for advertising to children criticised

17 Oct, 2006: NZ: More fruit in schools

16 Oct, 2006: US: Disney limiting fat, calories on licensed foods

16 Oct, 2006: Australia: Victoria bans sweets and fatty foods in schools

15 Oct, 2006: Australia: Obesity crisis costs billions every year

13 Oct, 2006: US: Consumers unlikely to follow their own good advice on healthy eating, exercise

13 Oct, 2006: NZ: Battle about childhood obesity fought in the Dominion Post

11 Oct, 2006: NZ: Turning off TV 'not enough to fight obesity'

09 Oct, 2006: UK: Support for tough rules on TV junk food ads

06 Oct, 2006: US: Voluntary guidelines for snack foods in schools

06 Oct, 2006: UK: Does physical activity prevent obesity in young children?

29 Sep, 2006: Australia: McDonald’s Australia launches PR campaign

29 Sep, 2006: NZ: McDonald's labels should be extended

27 Sep, 2006: NZ: Obesity action plan could have classroom spinoff

26 Sep, 2006: NZ could help halt obesity epidemic - expert

26 Sep, 2006: UK: Huge support for a ban on TV junk food advertising to children before 9:00 pm

25 Sep, 2006: NZ: Children hooked by texting marketers

25 Sep, 2006: NZ: Latest NZ Heath Survey underway

22 Sep, 2006: NZ: Obesity scheme merely an entree

21 Sep, 2006: NZ: Government announces $67m package to tackle obesity in young people

19 Sep, 2006: NZ: Nutrition fund to boost healthy food in schools announced

19 Sep, 2006: NZ: Big new roading 'bad for health'

17 Sep, 2006: NZ: Fast-food firms target primary schools

14 Sep, 2006: NZ: Obesity is preventable. WHO expert urges environmental changes

13 Sep, 2006: US: Childhood obesity rates are increasing - report

09 Sep, 2006: Australia: International Congress on Obesity in Sydney- media coverage

09 Sep, 2006: UK: Limp reception for salads as diners vote the burger king

09 Sep, 2006: Australia: Obesity is the biggest public health hurdle of the century

09 Sep, 2006: NZ: McDonalds and Coca-Cola speak to obesity inquiry

08 Sep, 2006: Australia: Obesity hard on feet of young

05 Sep, 2006: Australia: NSW calls for new food label system

05 Sep, 2006: US: Overweight Toddlers Often Become Overweight 12-year-olds

03 Sep, 2006: NZ: Ban on sugary drinks in schools likely

30 Aug, 2006: NZ: Coca-Cola to put kilojoule information on its labels

29 Aug, 2006: Australia: Beverage industry announces new marketing guidelines

25 Aug, 2006: UK: Obesity predictions in England to 2010

24 Aug, 2006: Australia: Is the food industry killing us?

24 Aug, 2006: NZ: Effectiveness of food industry accord challenged

24 Aug, 2006: Australia: Community weight loss programme for children a big success

20 Aug, 2006: Australia: Obesity: What politicians should do

18 Aug, 2006: BMI may not be an accurate indicator of cardiovascular disease - Lancet articles

18 Aug, 2006: NZ: Small changes in diet would could save 1000 lives a year

18 Aug, 2006: Canada: Canadian Parents Biased About Their Kids' Health Status

15 Aug, 2006: NZ: APPLE project ups children's physical activity levels

14 Aug, 2006: Australia: Promotions pushing junk food in Sydney supermarkets

12 Aug, 2006: US: How 'toxic' diet breeds obesity

10 Aug, 2006: US: More babies overweight

02 Aug, 2006: NZ: Switch to diet drink shows way

27 Jul, 2006: Australian and NZ health ministers meet in Brisbane.TV advertising on the agenda

27 Jul, 2006: Australia: Junk food ads target kids - research

25 Jul, 2006: UK: Blair threatens junk food ad ban

24 Jul, 2006: NZ: Fruit in Schools programme making a difference

19 Jul, 2006: Australia: Children's nutrition survey announced

19 Jul, 2006: Australia: Obesity taskforce announced

19 Jul, 2006: US: Food websites target children - report

17 Jul, 2006: NZ: Canterbury DHB calls for strong measures to tackle obesity

13 Jul, 2006: Can 'economic instruments' such as taxes and price incentives reduce obesity?

13 Jul, 2006: NZ: TV, junk food and the fat police

13 Jul, 2006: NZ: MP says Bay of Plenty schools are tackling obesity problem

07 Jul, 2006: NZ: NZ Marketing covers the great food debate

07 Jul, 2006: NZ: Banning sugary drinks in schools a fizzer?

07 Jul, 2006: NZ: Children's TV viewing habits contribute to obesity - report and media coverage

05 Jul, 2006: UK: Ofcom consultation on TV junk food ad ban

04 Jul, 2006: NZ: Obesity epidemic blamed for rise in type 2 diabetes in adults and teens

01 Jul, 2006: NZ: Health checks for preschoolers to include height and weight?

23 Jun, 2006: US: Do increased portion sizes affect how much we eat?

19 Jun, 2006: NZ: Food outlets targeting kids via internet

16 Jun, 2006: UK: Call to restrict junk food advertising on websites, computer games

15 Jun, 2006: US: Food marketing and childhood obesity - Dr Marion Nestle comments on IOM report

13 Jun, 2006: Australia: Food and drink advertisers find new ways to target children

06 Jun, 2006: NZ: What are our preschoolers eating? Disturbing findings from new survey

01 Jun, 2006: UK: Warning on teens TV and computer use

01 Jun, 2006: NZ: Get fizzy drink out of school says Minister

31 May, 2006: NZ: Obesity campaign could save thousands of lives

31 May, 2006: NZ: Children’s eating affects school performance: OAC report

31 May, 2006: NZ: FOE submission to Inquiry

28 May, 2006: NZ: 'Pick the Tick' scheme has drawbacks

25 May, 2006: NZ: French MP urges school vending machine ban

24 May, 2006: Australia: Soft drink ban in NSW schools

24 May, 2006: Australia: Excessive eating, not lack of exercise, is behind childhood obesity

23 May, 2006: US: Older teens from poor families more likely to be overweight

23 May, 2006: UK: Legal challenge over OfCom's children's TV advertising consultation

23 May, 2006: NZ: British school children's weigh-ins won't happen here

22 May, 2006: NZ: British school food rules an example to follow: Greens

22 May, 2006: Australia: South Australia to investigate junk food advertising

20 May, 2006: NZ: Obesity soars in poorer schools - Waikato study

20 May, 2006: NZ: We’re eating our way to an early grave

19 May, 2006: UK: Junk food banned from school dinners

18 May, 2006: NZ: Budget has $76.1m to fight the obesity epidemic

17 May, 2006: NZ: FOE press release

16 May, 2006: NZ: School tuckshops still selling unhealthy food

16 May, 2006: UK: Why some people just cannot resist food

15 May, 2006: NZ: Call for action on obesity

15 May, 2006: NZ: More in budget for projects to tackle obesity

15 May, 2006: Canada: Survey on private fundraising in schools

15 May, 2006: Australia: Type 2 diabetes epidemic in full flight

14 May, 2006: NZ: Report on key indicators of NZers health includes obesity

13 May, 2006: UK: Combating obesity: a Lancet editorial

12 May, 2006: Australia: 1 in 5 preschool children are overweight

11 May, 2006: NZ: Health Select Committee hears from the Ministry of Health

08 May, 2006: US: Disney ends happy meal toy deal with McDonalds

07 May, 2006: NZ: McMarketing To Beat Obesity

05 May, 2006: US: Successful TV junk food ads increase childhood obesity, report

05 May, 2006: UK: Adolescent obesity is established in childhood

04 May, 2006: NZ: US decision on fizzy drinks has implications for NZ

04 May, 2006: Australia: Is TV to blame for childhood obesity?

04 May, 2006: NZ's soft drink consumption doubles - Fonterra survey

03 May, 2006: Inquiry into Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in NZ. Have your say. Make a submission

03 May, 2006: US: Beverage Industry to withdraw sugary drinks from schools by 2010

03 May, 2006: NZ: Parents need to encourage children’s play

01 May, 2006: NZ: Consumer magazine can't recommend any children's breakfast cereals

30 Apr, 2006: NZ: Will promotional toys be banned?

29 Apr, 2006: Australia: Why pester power works

27 Apr, 2006: World Health Organization releases new Child Growth Standards

26 Apr, 2006: Australia: Does promoting food to children encourage them to eat more of it?

25 Apr, 2006: Australia: draft food advertising code

23 Apr, 2006: NZ: Government must beat the fat-cats

23 Apr, 2006: Australia: Victoria bans sugary drinks from schools

22 Apr, 2006: NZ: Alcohol, junk food and gambling dominate youth sport sponsors

22 Apr, 2006: Australia: Makers of unhealthy food sponsor children's sport

21 Apr, 2006: UK: Child obesity nearly doubles in a decade

21 Apr, 2006: US: Economic ways to tackle obesity: taxation and pricing incentives

21 Apr, 2006: NZ: Heart disease deaths continue to decline

20 Apr, 2006: NZ: Minister's speech to the food industry

20 Apr, 2006: US: children who watch the most TV eat the most junk food

19 Apr, 2006: Obesity: how is the international food industry responding?

16 Apr, 2006: Australia: 10- 15-years-olds spend far too much time in front of the screen

15 Apr, 2006: Australia: Advertising to children criticised

11 Apr, 2006: NZ: Whangerei man's story for the Inquiry

11 Apr, 2006: Australia: Diet trumps exercise in weight debate

09 Apr, 2006: Europe: TV leads to junk food diet

09 Apr, 2006: US: Kids getting too big for standard children's car seats

08 Apr, 2006: Obesity on the agenda: Australian and NZ Health Ministers meet in Wellington

06 Apr, 2006: NZ: Childrens and food advertising codes released

06 Apr, 2006: Controlling the obesity epidemic in NZ - NZMJ editorial

05 Apr, 2006: Ireland: Super-sized chocolate bars reformatted

05 Apr, 2006: NZ: Inquiry into Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in NZ. Write a letter

04 Apr, 2006: US: Childhood TV and vides games are a ‘major health issue’

03 Apr, 2006: Australia: Junk food ad bill introduced by Democrats

03 Apr, 2006: NZ: Visiting obesity expert gives advice

03 Apr, 2006: NZ: Obese children join expensive weight-loss programmes

02 Apr, 2006: Australia: Junk food ad bill introduced by Democrats

02 Apr, 2006: NZ: Do you know what your child is eating for breakfast?

31 Mar, 2006: NZ: Portion controls an answer to obesity woes?

30 Mar, 2006: NZ: PHA Urges Parents To Have Say On Childhood Obesity

28 Mar, 2006: NZ: Have you signed FOE's petition to Parliament ? It closes on 1 May

28 Mar, 2006: UK: Food companies are using the internet to market junk food to children

28 Mar, 2006: UK: OfCom proposes limits on children's TV junk food ads

22 Mar, 2006: US: Girls soft drink consumption linked to weight rise

21 Mar, 2006: NZ: Fountain of youth has no fizz in this Hastings school

20 Mar, 2006: Australia: Soft drink consumption soars

17 Mar, 2006: NZ: Healthy Eating in Active Schools - new SPARC resource

10 Mar, 2006: UK: Traffic light system for food labelling meets oppostion

10 Mar, 2006: Australia:

10 Mar, 2006: Australia: The role of soft drinks in childhood obesity

08 Mar, 2006: Child obesity levels are expected to increase sharply by end of the decade, study says

06 Mar, 2006: US: Soft drinks weight gain warning

06 Mar, 2006: UK: Food industry not doing enough to tackle obesity

03 Mar, 2006: UK: New food guidelines means junk food likely to banned in British schools from September

01 Mar, 2006: NZ: School community approach to healthy eating

28 Feb, 2006: UK: New Bill includes standards on food in schools

20 Feb, 2006: NZ: Nutrition and physical activity behaviours among Maoari, Pacific and NZ European children

18 Feb, 2006: NZ: Government planning action to halt childhood obesity

16 Feb, 2006: NZ: Unhealthy food advertising dominates during children's TV viewing times

31 Jan, 2006: NZ: PE and physical activity in schools

28 Jan, 2006: NZ: Health Minister comments on activity and diet

25 Jan, 2006: NZ: PHA urges support of obesity petition

25 Jan, 2006: Europe: Drink firms tackle child obesity

24 Jan, 2006: NZ: study finds that NZ is bad for Asian health

18 Jan, 2006: US: Consumer groups are suing over junk food ads

17 Jan, 2006: NZ: draft advertising rules for foods that make health claims

11 Jan, 2006: US: The Fat Tax: A controversial tool in war against obesity

10 Jan, 2006: Australia: Stuck-at-home kids miss out on exercise

07 Jan, 2006: NZ: Schools eat into obesity epidemic

05 Jan, 2006: US: Childhood Obesity. 2005 update and overview of new legislation

05 Jan, 2006: NZ: Fight against obesity to receive more funding

04 Jan, 2006: NZ: Health funds under pressure

03 Jan, 2006: US: Obesity’s role in heart disease requires apples and pears comparison

31 Dec, 2005: US: Study helps explain obesity-diabetes link

29 Dec, 2005: US: Helping Your Kid Slim Down

21 Dec, 2005: Australia: Children's Television Standards review

19 Dec, 2005: Australia: Children remember junk food ads

18 Dec, 2005: Australia: PM says its up to parents to fight fat

16 Dec, 2005: US: Food manufacturers are shifting to healthier products

16 Dec, 2005: UK: Health trends survey shows continuing rise in obesity

12 Dec, 2005: Scotland: Child obesity rates rise

10 Dec, 2005: What interventions work for obesity?

08 Dec, 2005: European Commission launches Green Paper on how to promote healthy diets and physical activity

06 Dec, 2005: US: high-fructose corn syrup fueling obesity epidemic, doctors say.

06 Dec, 2005: US: IOM report slams junk food advertising to kids

06 Dec, 2005: UK: Getting Personal: shifting responsibilities for dietary health

06 Dec, 2005: Australia: Where you live affects your weight

05 Dec, 2005: NZ: Fast-food chain ditches sugar-laden soft drink

03 Dec, 2005: Australia: Abbott won't back bans on junk food

03 Dec, 2005: NZ: Number seven in an OECD league of the world's most obese nations

01 Dec, 2005: US: Babies born to overweight mothers 'face adult obesity'

29 Nov, 2005: Australian Medical Association speaks out on nutrition

28 Nov, 2005: Australia: AMA Position Statement on Nutrition

25 Nov, 2005: US: Snack-food makers on fitness kick

24 Nov, 2005: UK: Supermarkets encourage shoppers to take unhealthy option on food

22 Nov, 2005: Canada: Lure of junk food hard to resist

19 Nov, 2005: FOE Press Release - Invasive marketing by food manufacturers must be regulated

19 Nov, 2005: NZ: Casualties on the rise as we lose battle of the bulge

18 Nov, 2005: US: Special Report: Food Marketing to Children and the Law

17 Nov, 2005: Australia: Parents armed with "junk food free kids' TV kit" to help combat obesity epidemic

17 Nov, 2005: NZ: Hodgson to Australia for Health Ministers meeting

28 Oct, 2005: NZ: Sugar-loaded drinks removed from Hawke's Bay District Health Board facilities

27 Oct, 2005: NZ: Heart attacks in younger adults on the rise

27 Oct, 2005: NZ: Food industry fights obesity battle

27 Oct, 2005: NZ: Heart attacks in younger adults on the rise

26 Oct, 2005: US: McDonald's adding nutrition information on food wrappers

24 Oct, 2005: UK: The war on unhealthy food - Interview with Food Standards Association chair

19 Oct, 2005: NZ: Teenager changes family eating habits

19 Oct, 2005: UK and US: TV watching linked to childhood obesity - two studies

18 Oct, 2005: NZ: Days of junk food in schools numbered by Green agreement with Labour

18 Oct, 2005: NZ : Free fruit in school programme underway

17 Oct, 2005: Australia: Four Corners investigates the reasons for childhood obesity

14 Oct, 2005: France: As child obesity doubles, France acts against advertisers

11 Oct, 2005: UK: Top chefs tell PM to ban junk food marketing to children

10 Oct, 2005: UK: Public consultation on school lunch standards

09 Oct, 2005: UK: Burger King opts out of health food drive

08 Oct, 2005: Australia: Like America, we're destined for big things

06 Oct, 2005: UK: School dinners compare favourably to home-made school lunches

06 Oct, 2005: Australia: Maccas' attempt to shed old image is a hard sell

06 Oct, 2005: WHO report

05 Oct, 2005: US: strong link between fruit and vegetable prices and weight gains in young children

04 Oct, 2005: US: Marketing to children: Big business, big problem

03 Oct, 2005: UK: McDonald's sponsors head teachers' conference

03 Oct, 2005: NZ: Type 2 diabetes prevention study world's biggest

03 Oct, 2005: US: Home cooked meals help prevent obesity

02 Oct, 2005: Canada: Obesity rates in Canadian children

02 Oct, 2005: Canada: Obesity rates in Canadian children

01 Oct, 2005: NZ: The fight against junk food

01 Oct, 2005: NZ: Health guns fire on obesity front

29 Sep, 2005: Australia: Breast best for weight study

29 Sep, 2005: US - Children's food pyramid

29 Sep, 2005: US: Children's food pyramid launched

29 Sep, 2005: UK: Fighting obesity will involve politics as well as medicine

28 Sep, 2005: U.K. to ban junk food sales in schools

28 Sep, 2005: UK: School vending machines will have to meet nutrition standards

26 Sep, 2005: US: Study: Are parents or the food industry to blame for obesity?

25 Sep, 2005: IOTF warns that childhood obesity is leading to heart disease

24 Sep, 2005: NZ: Kiwi women increasing in size

23 Sep, 2005: Tonga - Health Ministry proactive about obesity problem

22 Sep, 2005: WHO warning on rapid global increase in overweight

19 Sep, 2005: Australia: Parents survey has huge support for healthy food laws in schools

19 Sep, 2005: Australia: NSW and Vic call for tighter rules on TV advertising to children

16 Sep, 2005: US: California's governor signs school food bills

14 Sep, 2005: NZ: Children's TV watching and obesity link

13 Sep, 2005: Australia: National nutrition and physical activity survey launched

12 Sep, 2005: US: McDonald's kicks off school PE programme

08 Sep, 2005: US: You do what you eat. Is there a connection between school food and school behaviour?

07 Sep, 2005: Europe: Many children are at risk for obesity related diseases

07 Sep, 2005: US: Does junk food availability in schools contribute to obesity?

06 Sep, 2005: UK: Children may be misclassified as obese

06 Sep, 2005: School food in New Zealand

05 Sep, 2005: California Legislature votes to limit school soda and junk food sales

05 Sep, 2005: NZ: Guidelines for active children in schools

04 Sep, 2005: UK: New nutritional standards coming

02 Sep, 2005: California Legislature votes to limit school soda and junk food sales

02 Sep, 2005: US: Corporate opposition to healthy school food legislation

02 Sep, 2005: France bans all school vending machines and toughens rules for junk food TV advertisers

30 Aug, 2005: Australia: Child obesity study results shock researchers

30 Aug, 2005: US: Fast food "clusters" seen around schools

29 Aug, 2005: Australia: Minister announces Australia's largest ever childhood obesity prevention trial

28 Aug, 2005: US: School food

28 Aug, 2005: Australia: Now we can live to 130!

28 Aug, 2005: Australia: Tackling child obesity starts at school canteen

22 Aug, 2005: Why energy drinks may contribute to obesity

21 Aug, 2005: Australia: Sunday Age special on obesity

17 Aug, 2005: Indian and Asian kids fare worst in NZ child obesity study

17 Aug, 2005: American Beverage Association releases new vending policies

17 Aug, 2005: US: American Beverage Association's new school beverage policy

17 Aug, 2005: What 's being done to help battle obesity ? New survey

16 Aug, 2005: Soft drinks may increase risk of childhood obesity

15 Aug, 2005: Australia: Web poll results - Public want regulation of food advertising to reduce childhood obesity

13 Aug, 2005: Australia: Obesity in children worse than thought

12 Aug, 2005: Australia: South Australian obesity levels among world's worst

12 Aug, 2005: ASA calls for further submissions on children's and food advertising codes

11 Aug, 2005: US: Junk Food Nation: Who's to Blame for Childhood Obesity?

10 Aug, 2005: Green Party food policy and media coverage of the policy

10 Aug, 2005: School fundraising undermines health education messages - Otago University research

07 Aug, 2005: NZ Listener story on our overuse of sugar - "On the Level"

05 Aug, 2005: US - Industry controls over food marketing to children: are they effective?

04 Aug, 2005: US: Protecting America's Kids From Consumer Culture

03 Aug, 2005: UK: Advertising junk food to children on the Internet

02 Aug, 2005: Coca-Cola releases brochure on beverage choices

02 Aug, 2005: Obesity Action Coalition's statement on Coca Cola's leaflet

01 Aug, 2005: US - Trends and Policy Solutions for Childhood and Adult Obesity

29 Jul, 2005: UK: New score card to define healthy and unhealthy food

28 Jul, 2005: Industry Promotes Kids Juice Drinking Guidelines

26 Jul, 2005: FOE poll press release: media coverage

25 Jul, 2005: NZ: FOE poll

25 Jul, 2005: FOE media release: Strong mandate for change in school canteens and on TV

24 Jul, 2005: Sluggish Kiwi kids fail basic activity tests

23 Jul, 2005: Vegy test stumps Auckland school children

20 Jul, 2005: Cochrane Library update on obesity

20 Jul, 2005: Australia: the role of data and evidence in 'public' policy making

18 Jul, 2005: US: Self-regulation of food marketing to children is not working

15 Jul, 2005: Food ads near schools are mostly for unhealthy food

14 Jul, 2005: Australia: most obese 25-35 year olds were not overweight as children

13 Jul, 2005: US: Call for health warnings on soft drinks

11 Jul, 2005: US: The Community Guide - Systematic reviews on obesity

07 Jul, 2005: Queensland introduces a school tuckshop policy and sponsorship guidelines for school events

07 Jul, 2005: Australia: Big changes to Queensland's school tuckshop menus

05 Jul, 2005: Jamie Oliver's school dinners - now on TV One

05 Jul, 2005: Australia: School canteens are a good place to start making changes

23 Jun, 2005: Healthy choices not that easy with fast food

22 Jun, 2005: Children’s Food Bill back before the UK parliament

22 Jun, 2005: British Medical Association calls for tough action to tackle childhood obesity

22 Jun, 2005: American Medical Association gives new advice to help fight childhood obesity

17 Jun, 2005: Chocolate bars being used as school fundraisers

16 Jun, 2005: Australian industry may curb junk food advertising

14 Jun, 2005: Connecticut Governor Vetoes School Nutrition Bill

14 Jun, 2005: Children need 60 minutes of daily physical activity, says US expert panel

10 Jun, 2005: What do British kids buy?

09 Jun, 2005: More west Auckland schools to ban sugary drinks

08 Jun, 2005: NZ - study finds sleep patterns, TV viewing, and parents' lack of awareness of children's excess weight contribute to obesity

06 Jun, 2005: TV confuses children about which foods are healthy

06 Jun, 2005: Obesity in Canada

06 Jun, 2005: US - 100% childhood obesity predicted by 2044

03 Jun, 2005: Over half of EU family doctors back "fat tax" - survey

03 Jun, 2005: Over half of EU family doctors support a fat tax

03 Jun, 2005: Police use McDonald's vouchers as road safety campaign rewards

01 Jun, 2005: Obesity policy and the law of unintended consequences

31 May, 2005: Advertising Education Forum - May news

30 May, 2005: US - Connecticut hopes to ban schools from selling sugary soft drink and junk food

29 May, 2005: UK - Smart shoe can stop children watching too much TV

26 May, 2005: Rockquest goes it alone: Coca-Cola not needed as sponsor

26 May, 2005: Waitemata DHB issues beverage guidelines for schools

26 May, 2005: Sugary drink intake can predict weight gain in children

22 May, 2005: Advertising Standards Authority appoints a panel to review its food and children advertising codes

21 May, 2005: UK - Early life risk factors for obesity in childhood

16 May, 2005: Growing Up in Australia

15 May, 2005: Scientific American - special feature on obesity

11 May, 2005: Australian parents don't realise their preschool children are overweight

10 May, 2005: How to Improve the Food our Children Eat: Green MP Sue Kedgley's Speech to a Public Meeting

09 May, 2005: US - Detroit considers 'fast food' tax

07 May, 2005: Dr Michael Cullen’s address to Diabetes NZ Conference

07 May, 2005: FOE: Dr Robyn Toomath's presentation to the DNZ conference, May 2005

06 May, 2005: Green Party school food campaign

04 May, 2005: NZ Food Awards 2005

03 May, 2005: Obesity 'Report Card' for US states released

03 May, 2005: UK: Junk food diet 'makes children badly behaved'

02 May, 2005: Food Advertising to Children Seminar papers now on ANA website

02 May, 2005: Obesity - hype or not? - CFC's ad campaign

01 May, 2005: US Congress proposes a Prevention of Childhood Obesity Act

01 May, 2005: FOE's submission to Advertising Standard's Review is now available

30 Apr, 2005: Marketing Magazine looks at obesity, liquor and therapeutics

30 Apr, 2005: NZ: Family restaurants not so family friendly

29 Apr, 2005: Complaint over giant Easter egg advert upheld

29 Apr, 2005: England - health surveys results and trends data

29 Apr, 2005: England - children's obesity survey finds children are getting fatter

28 Apr, 2005: The marketing of unhealthy food to children in Europe

26 Apr, 2005: Nature Neuroscience offers free access to its special issue on obesity until mid July

23 Apr, 2005: Faulty body clock in mice leads to obesity and diabetes

22 Apr, 2005: Malta tops obesity and overweight charts in WHO survey

21 Apr, 2005: European misleading health and nutritional food label ban sags in EU committee

21 Apr, 2005: US deaths associated with underweight, overweight and obesity - new CDC research

21 Apr, 2005: American Heart Association's statement on the pathophysiology and epidemiology of overweight in children and adolescents

21 Apr, 2005: Pilot project increases healthy food sales in Scottish convenience stores

19 Apr, 2005: More on the US obesity suit against McDonalds

19 Apr, 2005: US Government Dietary Guidelines Feature Individualised Diet and Exercise Advice

19 Apr, 2005: First week critical in childhood obesity - US study

12 Apr, 2005: US TV channel, PBS Kids Sprout - An Update

11 Apr, 2005: More on diabetes and obesity – why its all so difficult

11 Apr, 2005: SPARC working with Auckland to create a more active region

11 Apr, 2005: Canterbury launches obesity epidemic plan

10 Apr, 2005: Lazy Aucklanders urged to get moving

09 Apr, 2005: Wellington supermarket checkouts - fighting sweet temptation

08 Apr, 2005: Overweight pregnant mothers hardwiring obesity in babies

08 Apr, 2005: Mobile dental clinics for the Bay of Plenty

02 Apr, 2005: McDonald's quits Auckland's Starship Hospital

01 Apr, 2005: Faking Places - spoof newsletter

30 Mar, 2005: School food barges its way into UK election

30 Mar, 2005: Limiting soda can prevent tooth erosion

29 Mar, 2005: FOE - Launch of dental bus

27 Mar, 2005: Twelve steps on a baby's road to obesity

26 Mar, 2005: Jamie Oliver exposes junk food in British school meals

23 Mar, 2005: Ronald McDonald not a healthy role model for kids - Public Health Association

23 Mar, 2005: Minister's speech for the launch of the mobile dental care unit

21 Mar, 2005: SPARC launches active movement programme for the under-fives

20 Mar, 2005: Make a submission on the Review of Children’s and Food Advertising Codes

20 Mar, 2005: Family breakdown a barrier to weekend sport

19 Mar, 2005: Obesity to shorten many lives

18 Mar, 2005: Safer journeys to Auckland schools

17 Mar, 2005: Whats wrong with vending machines? The Press investigates

17 Mar, 2005: Whangarei school planning to ban fizzy drinks

17 Mar, 2005: Advertising, marketing and obesity – some of the myths

16 Mar, 2005: Healthy Community Design Legislation Database

16 Mar, 2005: European steps to fight obesity

14 Mar, 2005: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Food Advertising

14 Mar, 2005: U.S. won't ban junk-food ads for kids: official

13 Mar, 2005: School dinners around the world

11 Mar, 2005: Advertising Education Forum - latest news

11 Mar, 2005: Maine bill forcing restaurants to post calorie data fails

11 Mar, 2005: F As in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America

11 Mar, 2005: Kids big at puberty become obese adults - US study

11 Mar, 2005: Soft drink promoters enter Wellington school illegally to hand out samples

09 Mar, 2005: Texan lawmakers to debate taxes on snacks and cigarettes

09 Mar, 2005: National Drink Water Day - 15 March

08 Mar, 2005: California planning to ban junk food in schools

08 Mar, 2005: Consensus on Childhood Obesity Recommends Classification as Disease

08 Mar, 2005: Free fruit for schoolchildren

07 Mar, 2005: Government falls for McDonalds’ marketing ploy

07 Mar, 2005: King stands by McDonald's despite outcry

05 Mar, 2005: Tuckshop offers better food

04 Mar, 2005: Three regions to have Ronald McDonald mobile dental vans

02 Mar, 2005: OAC Statement on Ronald McDonald Dental Caravans

01 Mar, 2005: Pepsi to restrict advertising to children

28 Feb, 2005: Cheaper food can take toll on the waistline - new Wellington research

28 Feb, 2005: We are all to blame for the problem of childhood obesity. UK commentary

28 Feb, 2005: Why obesity is becoming an epidemic in both rich and poor countries

27 Feb, 2005: Australia's obesity trends need to be reversed

26 Feb, 2005: Should the US Congress restrict advertising of food products to kids?

26 Feb, 2005: McDonald's Northland mobile dental clinic link angers nutritionists

25 Feb, 2005: Kill your children. Get them to drink sugar

25 Feb, 2005: Arizona’s state plan suggests ways to help citizens slim down

25 Feb, 2005: Massachusetts Bill would require compulsory physical activity in schools

24 Feb, 2005: Overview of US 2003 and 2004 childhood obesity bills

23 Feb, 2005: No sugary, fizzy drinks allowed. Auckland's Oranga School is now a "water only" school

23 Feb, 2005: Singapore schools take strong measures to reduce childhood obesity rates

23 Feb, 2005: Schools can cut childhood obesity: Canadian study

23 Feb, 2005: Kids at risk for obesity need attention at a young age

23 Feb, 2005: Cartoon characters selling 'unhealthy' food to kids - Which? magazine report

21 Feb, 2005: Warning: obesity is the new tobacco

21 Feb, 2005: Australian researcher considers obesity will soon overtake smoking as a primary public health issue

21 Feb, 2005: Australian warning: obesity is the new tobacco

21 Feb, 2005: Parental responsibility? A lot on their plates

20 Feb, 2005: US - marketing to kids. Whats happening?

19 Feb, 2005: Is the Australian Labor party losing its appetite for banning junk food ads for children?

18 Feb, 2005: US commentary on obesity: Unholy US Trinity: Food, Economics, and Obesity

17 Feb, 2005: Spongebob - sitting on the obesity fence?

17 Feb, 2005: Kentucky bill targets overweight primary school children

15 Feb, 2005: US - lower insurance costs for the non-obese

14 Feb, 2005: Some US states are considering food labeling requirements for restaurants

13 Feb, 2005: Australian research finds parents influence their kids obesity

11 Feb, 2005: Obesity promises bankruptcy for the U.S. health care system

11 Feb, 2005: Spanish government plan to tackle obesity

10 Feb, 2005: Swedish health policy - Healthy dietary habits and increased physical activity

09 Feb, 2005: Minister speaks at the International Food Information Organisation Summit in Queenstown

09 Feb, 2005: Children's Food Bill on the UK parliamentary agenda again

09 Feb, 2005: Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood is campaigning to get Coke to stop marketing to children

08 Feb, 2005: McMarketing fitness to kids in the US

07 Feb, 2005: Obesity in Australia is a major health problem

07 Feb, 2005: Australian research - how to prevent obesity and its complications in young people

07 Feb, 2005: Most US overweight or obese teens are not depressed: study

06 Feb, 2005: Young children who drink sweet drinks risk obesity

06 Feb, 2005: Surgery for obese Australian teenagers

02 Feb, 2005: US: Arizona Finds No Loss of School Funds in Switch from Junk Food to Healthier Fare

31 Jan, 2005: Australian healthy school canteen policy

29 Jan, 2005: Australian food industry meets to look at ways to reduce the advertising of junk food to kids

29 Jan, 2005: Australian food marketing industry changing tactics on junk food ads

28 Jan, 2005: F As in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America

26 Jan, 2005: US food industry creates a lobby group to defend the right to advertise to children

25 Jan, 2005: McDonalds facing an obesity law suit made by New York teenagers

25 Jan, 2005: NZ report - Opportunity for All New Zealanders

21 Jan, 2005: Virginia House Passes Fast-Food Protection Legislation

21 Jan, 2005: Virginia kills bill to stem obesity in schoolchildren

21 Jan, 2005: EU deadline to tackle junk food ads to kids

20 Jan, 2005: EU will covene a forum to fight childhood obesity

20 Jan, 2005: Australian doctors urge food manufactureres to promote healthy eating

19 Jan, 2005: Ausrtralian Medical Assoc considers Kraft has missed a chance to help reduce Australian childhood obesity

19 Jan, 2005: CDC corrects its estimation of the number of US deaths caused by poor diet and physical inactivity in 2000

19 Jan, 2005: Australia and junk food ads

18 Jan, 2005: Texas considers a Child Obesity Bill requiring schools to include the body mass index of students in school reports

18 Jan, 2005: McDonald's dominates NZ Children's Food Awards

18 Jan, 2005: US state of Virginia will consider legislation to help its schools battle obesity

17 Jan, 2005: Australian obesity strategy is too narrow warn health experts

15 Jan, 2005: In a backlash against "food police" US fast food chains are launching new, super-sized meals aimed at "politically incorrect " young men.

14 Jan, 2005: UK child obesity-diabetes study

14 Jan, 2005: US dietary guidelines emphasise reducing calorie consumption and increasing physical activity.

13 Jan, 2005: US Kraft Foods to change its junk food advertising to children to sugar-reduced junk food

13 Jan, 2005: US vending machine industry to use colour code stickers to fend off efforts to remove machines from schools

11 Jan, 2005: UK supermarket Asda is to reduce the prices of its healthy food range

11 Jan, 2005: Does the Built Environment Influence Physical Activity? Examining the Evidence

11 Jan, 2005: Lack of sleep may be related to weight gain

05 Jan, 2005: US lobby group CSPI calls for nutrition standards and curbs on TV advertising, movie tie-ins, school-based marketing and other tactics for selling junk food to children

05 Jan, 2005: Food industry faces challenges

01 Jan, 2005: F As in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America

01 Jan, 2005: The infrastructure of obesity and the obesity epidemic : implications for public policy

31 Dec, 2004: American Heart Association statistics on childhood obesity

30 Dec, 2004: Eating at Fast-food Restaurants More than Twice Per Week is Associated with More Weight Gain and Insulin Resistance in Otherwise Healthy Young Adults

29 Dec, 2004: 2004 - the year of obesity

28 Dec, 2004: 2004 research reports on childhood obesity

21 Dec, 2004: Time magazine article - the year of obesity

17 Dec, 2004: New Zealand Medical Journal 17 Dec 2004 - special issue on obesity

17 Dec, 2004: Disease indicator fails to identify obesity risk in Asian New Zealanders

07 Dec, 2004: New obesity report finds that NZ is in the grip of an obesity epidemic

06 Dec, 2004: Several US school systems see changes in vending machine sales after introducing stricter nutritional standards

05 Dec, 2004: UK Fast food giants to join war on fat

05 Dec, 2004: Eating right and exercising - minor programmes can have a big impact

05 Dec, 2004: Excess kilos are bad for young hearts

03 Dec, 2004: SPARC has a new addition to its web site - Activity Friendly Environments

02 Dec, 2004: UK kids' attitudes towards food

02 Dec, 2004: Australian university releases study on children's leisure activities

02 Dec, 2004: Are there links between NZ obesity and town design?

27 Nov, 2004: UK parents don't notice their child is overweight

25 Nov, 2004: Australian health experts are calling for a ban on junk food ads during kids' TV

25 Nov, 2004: UK research suggests that people want simple food labelling

25 Nov, 2004: Statistical error exaggerated deaths from obesity in US: officials

24 Nov, 2004: CDC to correct obesity impact figures

23 Nov, 2004: CDC: Obesity Deaths Overstated

23 Nov, 2004: Obesity linked to dementia in women

23 Nov, 2004: Fat kids risk heart disease

20 Nov, 2004: Britain's White Paper on Health - a useful turning point?

18 Nov, 2004: US research shows shift in opinion on who is at fault for the obesity epidemic

18 Nov, 2004: NZ should follow Britain and ban junk food advertising say Greens

17 Nov, 2004: CDC's SecretaryThompson urged to take leadership on the US obesity epidemic

17 Nov, 2004: The UK White Paper spells out measures to improve public health

17 Nov, 2004: UK Health White Paper is available here.

17 Nov, 2004: UK's Public Health White Paper - summary

17 Nov, 2004: Air New Zealand ups its aircraft weight calculations

16 Nov, 2004: UK parents 'not worried' about their couch kids

16 Nov, 2004: What influences US fruit and vegy choices—research briefs

16 Nov, 2004: Diet and exercise - what the UK white paper proposes to do

15 Nov, 2004: UK junk food adverts may be banned before 9.00pm

15 Nov, 2004: Voluntary controls on UK junk food ads are not enough - Sustain

15 Nov, 2004: Diabetes NZ releases new report - Tobacco Control: What can be learnt and applied to nutrtiion policy?

15 Nov, 2004: Advertising junk food to Australian children works, and parents don’t like it

15 Nov, 2004: NZ - Sugar is the great evil

15 Nov, 2004: Tobacco Control Policy provides a model for Unhealthy Food Regulation

12 Nov, 2004: UK junk food firms cut adverts for children

11 Nov, 2004: US obesity stats questioned

11 Nov, 2004: Fight childhood obesity to help prevent diabetes, say WHO & IDF

11 Nov, 2004: International obesity survey reveals differing viewpoints by nationality

08 Nov, 2004: Obesity, child mortality slowing US health gains

08 Nov, 2004: Atkins diet combats diabetes says NZ study

05 Nov, 2004: Fatter passengers drive up US airline fuel costs

05 Nov, 2004: US preschool exercise varies, influences kids' habits

05 Nov, 2004: MPs and media make their point in pedometer challenge

05 Nov, 2004: Auckland nutritionist sees discounts as key to a healthier diet

03 Nov, 2004: WHO accused of burying report to please food industry

03 Nov, 2004: A century of increasing life expectancy may be ending

03 Nov, 2004: Kids' diet of disease

03 Nov, 2004: Pak'N Save joins the fight against obesity

02 Nov, 2004: Parliament on the move for Push Play Day

01 Nov, 2004: US - From Fat Nation to Fit Nation

01 Nov, 2004: Time Asia special issue on obesity and Asia.

01 Nov, 2004: Short-term success of Atkins diet surprises University of Otago researchers

01 Nov, 2004: Fighting obesity in Main, USA, takes effort from state, schools and individuals

31 Oct, 2004: Obesity epidemic 'out of control' in Africa

31 Oct, 2004: US Study: preschoolers don't exercise nearly enough

31 Oct, 2004: Fatter passengers drive up US airline fuel costs

30 Oct, 2004: Taxing snack food in the US - what to expect for diet and tax revenues

30 Oct, 2004: King-sized (chocolate) ethical questions

30 Oct, 2004: Zone diet wins in Otago University study

30 Oct, 2004: Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance

29 Oct, 2004: Interventions for preventing obesity in children (Cochrane Review)

28 Oct, 2004: Strategy to halt diabetes scourge in Manukau

27 Oct, 2004: High-fat diet could harm the brain

08 Oct, 2004: UN probes sugar industry claims

07 Oct, 2004: Murray Webb’s cartoon of Hon. Trevor Mallard

30 Sep, 2004: Childhood obesity in Australia

30 Sep, 2004: US - Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance (IOM Report)

26 Sep, 2004: World Heart Day warning on childhood obesity

22 Sep, 2004: Michigan's state Senate seeks to bar obesity lawsuits against restaurants

21 Sep, 2004: Harvard Study: Snack Foods And Soda Not Linked To Obesity

17 Sep, 2004: European Commission project investigates whether food labelling and advertising policies can reduce obesity in member states

16 Sep, 2004: US soft drink consumption has grown 135% since 1977 - boosting obesity

15 Sep, 2004: Obesity causes an upswing in heart disease

12 Sep, 2004: Pacific Health Review

09 Sep, 2004: Fitness versus fatness

09 Sep, 2004: Call for cheaper fruit and veggies in the UK

08 Sep, 2004: Super size nation: America's obesity crisis

06 Sep, 2004: Health studies increasingly funded by food companies

06 Sep, 2004: UK teachers call for junk food ad ban

02 Sep, 2004: OAC and the Food Industry Accord: "Here’s your Accord: Would you like fries with that?"

02 Sep, 2004: Australian Sports Commission tackles children’s inactivity

01 Sep, 2004: Physical inactivity is the primary culprit for the rise in inactivity

01 Sep, 2004: XL: the shape of things to come

01 Sep, 2004: UK: School lunch boxes

28 Aug, 2004: Getting fat on school fundraisers

27 Aug, 2004: US study finds modest increase in physical education can help cut number of overweight young girls

27 Aug, 2004: Sugar-sweetened beverages up women's risk of weight gain and developing diabetes

25 Aug, 2004: Sugar industry defends its prime ingredient

25 Aug, 2004: Sue Kedgley's speech to Parliament on obesity

24 Aug, 2004: NZ - Health groups call for a fat tax and free fruit and veges

23 Aug, 2004: Needed: One Billion Dollars to Fight Fat

12 Aug, 2004: Australian Health Ministers endorse childhood obesity initiatives

09 Aug, 2004: Move This Way. Physical activity is a way of life in Colorado

22 Jul, 2004: UK research by Ofcom sets food advertising to children in context

16 Jul, 2004: NZ researchers find that tv watching is a danger to health

14 Jul, 2004: Dangers in war on fat, says NZ researcher

12 Jul, 2004: NZ and Australian paediatricians warn of electronic media health risk

09 Jul, 2004: School trustees to fight the battle of the bulge

06 Jul, 2004: Food Standards Agency agrees action on promotion of foods to children

28 Jun, 2004: US study finds that dieting makes young girls fatter

25 Jun, 2004: NZ's obesity plan big on talk, thin on action, say Greens

25 Jun, 2004: Australian school funding linked to fighting fat

25 Jun, 2004: Ministry of Health releases its Healthy Eating-Healthy Action implementation plan

25 Jun, 2004: Obesity Action Coalition's reaction to the Healthy Eating Healthy Action Implementation Plan

16 Jun, 2004: US. Prohibiting ads for unhealthy foods "is impractical, ineffective and illegal"

10 Jun, 2004: US study links sprawling suburbs, sprawling waistlines

10 Jun, 2004: NZ story: Winning the fight against fat

09 Jun, 2004: Too much fructose may alter appetite hormones

07 Jun, 2004: Britain considers obesity levy on fast food firms

07 Jun, 2004: US kids' meal patterns have changed

29 May, 2004: Obese children 'choking on their own fat'

29 May, 2004: Soft drinks fuel obesity

28 May, 2004: International report on diabetes and obesity warns that urgent action ins needed

28 May, 2004: International report on diabetes and obesity warns that urgent action ins needed

28 May, 2004: Europe: Task force sounds alarm over childhood obesity

27 May, 2004: The way we eat now - Harvard article

10 May, 2004: UK House of Commons releases report on Obesity