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Researchers at the University of Auckland studying obese Kiwi kids have found early warning signs that the children are at risk of developing serious problems like type-2 diabetes, heart and liver disease. Over 200 Taranaki children and teenagers took part in a 12-month intervention programme involving home visits from a health professional. At the start […]

TVNZ’s Sunday programme turned the floodlights on obesity this weekend, with a 15-minute segment on obesity and type 2 diabetes. Auckland-based endocrinologist Dr Brandon Orr-Walker told Sunday that the problem would only continue to escalate. “If it’s looking bad now, it’s going to look a whole lot worse soon. We’re going to have double the problem to deal […]