Media Releases

Starving in a Land of Plenty

November 10, 2009
Good food keeps body and soul together whatever your age; and none more so than in the ‘golden years’. But malnutrition is becoming alarmingly common in our ageing population.

Nutritionist wins prestigious national award

October 1, 2009
The New Zealand Nutrition Foundation and Kellogg New Zealand announced today the winner of the 2009 Nutritionist Development Award, who is awarded funding to attend an overseas conference or course to develop his or her career.Nutritionist Jenny Bowden won the award for her passion and commitment to improving the health of New Zealanders through nutrition.

eMark - a new way to look at food

June 26, 2009
The New Zealand Nutrition Foundation has recently launched a new website - www.emark.co.nz - to demystify and simplify healthy eating.  

Common Sense - the key to post-Christmas weight loss

January 8th, 2009
At this time of the year the air is ripe with fresh New Year’s resolutions – many of which involve recovering from the excesses of the holiday season, including excess calories!

New Zealand Nutrition Foundation stocks its pantry with new expertise

October 22nd, 2008
The New Zealand Nutrition Foundation (NZNF) is delighted to announce the appointment of two new nutritionists who will take joint responsibility for providing advice and expertise on a wide range of scientific and nutritional information.

Enough talk: time for action on cholesterol

October 5th, 2008
The time for talking about diet and cholesterol has passed; urgent action to improve the national diet is now required to lower New Zealand’s high burden of heart disease. This is the challenge healthcare professionals will face at a symposium to be held on November 3rd in Auckland.

Potentially harmful myths about diet products

September 22nd, 2008
The New Zealand Nutrition Foundation is concerned misinformation surrounding the common food ingredient aspartame could be prompting New Zealanders to avoid diet products in favour of the regular versions.

Older people’s nutrition a cause for concern

July 11th, 2008
Rising food costs may impact on malnutrition risk for the vulnerable older age group according to a New Zealand Nutrition Foundation Working Group.

New Zealand Nutrition Foundation defends the safety of aspartame

August 1, 2007
The New Zealand Nutrition Foundation is concerned that consumers will worry unnecessarily about the safety of aspartame, due to recent media reports on claims from lobbyist groups. Aspartame is a low energy sweetener, used in many food and beverage products.