Digging around, I found these … some might interest you:

Fast food| junk food| bowel cancer … an alarming rise in bowel cancer, and a diet of too much meat and fast food may be to blame, cancer experts in the …

Cindy: Maybe it’s the sausages and chips, not the folic acid fortified bread that’s causing all the problems?

Big fat lies and damned statistics | Duncan Fine …  Labor MP who chaired the latest House of Representatives inquiry into obesity in Australia, called Weighing It Up: Obesity In Australia. He opens the report …

Cindy: Very funny and a good explanation of how having lots of muscle can put you in the ‘over-weight’ BMI category. But carrying too much fat, especially around your tummy, does cause health problems and even if he thinks there is no ‘obesity epidemic’, I’ve sure noticed a lot more ‘chubbies’ around.

Healthy Airplane Snacks – How to Choose or Pack Healthy Airplane Snacks

Cindy: Healthy airplane snacks? I haven’t seen any recently on NZ domestic flights. It’s usually lollies, salty crispy things and rich biscuits. Mind you, flights in NZ are relatively short so you don’t really need to eat. For long flights or for hungry kids I take Vita Wheat crackers, nuts and raisins, dried fruit, small cartons of fruit salad with a plastic spoon and some mints.

Successful Weight Loss With Dieting Is Linked To Vitamin D Levels… vitamin D levels in the body at the start of a low-calorie diet predict weight loss success, a new study found. The results, which suggest a possible role for vitamin D in weight loss, were presented at The Endocrine Society’s 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C …

Cindy: Every vitamin has its day – and in nutrition circles at the moment it’s vitamin D-day! So when the sun shines in between the clouds and rain, get outside to give yourself a dose of vitamin D. Us Kiwis really need it in the winter – especially those who have dark skin. And remember, you have to be outside – sun shining through glass won’t stimulate your skin to make vitamin D.

The more fast-food surrounds you – the higher your stroke risk: study | The National Business Review – New Zealand… risk of having a stroke is related to the number of fast-food restaurants near your residence according to a new study…

Cindy: Another cause and effect question. Are you more likely to eat fast food if there are lots around you or do fast food chains deliberately put more stores in areas where the people already like to eat fast food?

FT.com / Food & Drink – Carrots are the new caviar … deep in the website of El Bulli, Ferran Adrià’s legendary restaurant in Spain, is a revolutionary declaration: “All products have the same gastronomic value, regardless of their price…

Cindy: It’s great to see some top line restaurants elevating vegetables to star status. It’s every dietitian’s dream that we all eat – and enjoy eating – more veges!