Activity & Nutrition Aotearoa Blog
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ANA's purpose is to connect people and organizations engaged in the cause of improving the nation's nutrition and physical activity. We do this by linking our members and the wider public health nutrition and physical activity workforce to news, events, research, and resources.
Activity & Nutrition Aotearoa Blog
2y ago
This is a collection of winter recipes put together by New Zealand Registered Dietitians Download Recipe Book ..read more
Activity & Nutrition Aotearoa Blog
2y ago
This report focuses on trends up to and including the 2019/20 year. At a glance, this paper shows 36% of households with children spent more than 30% of their disposable income on housing and 20% reported living in households where food runs out sometimes with 4% reporting ..read more
Activity & Nutrition Aotearoa Blog
2y ago
In this paper titled Cumulative effects of fragmentation and development on highly productive land in New Zealand authors Fiona Curran-Cournane et al conclude that development occurred on highly productive land – a limited and finite resource. Ongoing fragmentation and development are clearly disproportionately affecting the availability of ..read more
Activity & Nutrition Aotearoa Blog
2y ago
Ka pū te ruha, ka hao te rangatahi — The old net is cast aside whilst the new net goes fishing The 2021 State of the Nation Report states: ‘The disruption of the Covid19 pandemic is huge and has negatively affected all of the areas we monitor ..read more
Activity & Nutrition Aotearoa Blog
2y ago
This research explored the barriers for older people accessing dental care. The research concluded that in order to boost the rates of dental care access among older New Zealanders who receive home support, changes should focus on reducing the cost and increasing accessibility. Key solutions ..read more
Activity & Nutrition Aotearoa Blog
2y ago
The Pasifika Prediabetes Youth Empowerment Programme research project aimed to find new ways of reducing the prevalence of prediabetes in Pasifika communities. It had encouraging results and successful outcomes, such as Pasifika youth gaining knowledge and confidence to be health leaders in their communities. Read ..read more
Activity & Nutrition Aotearoa Blog
2y ago
Early intervention is critical for addressing the challenge of childhood obesity. This systematic review found nine interventions with evidence of significantly improved child weight trajectory, although effects tended to diminish over time. Interventions that improved weight outcomes tended to engage parents for a longer period ..read more
Activity & Nutrition Aotearoa Blog
2y ago
The objective of this research was to identify factors that New Zealand health professionals’ rate as important for implementation effectiveness for health interventions with Māori communities. This study identified that the most important features related to the process by which the intervention was developed, engagement ..read more
Activity & Nutrition Aotearoa Blog
2y ago
Policy‐makers have a critical role to play in transforming our food system to enable a sustainable future for our growing global population. Food production and consumption practices must shift to feed nearly 10 billion people by 2050 while respecting planetary boundaries and promoting human health.2 This ..read more
Activity & Nutrition Aotearoa Blog
2y ago
Berlin’s state parliament passed a Pedestrian Law laying out an ambitious to-do list for improving walkability in Berlin: longer green light phases for pedestrians, safer school routes for kids, more crosswalks and more benches; lowered curbs for improved accessibility; maintaining safe conditions around construction sites ..read more