Diabetes
High in fat, but low on facts
Stories about how eating or drinking a particular food group will lead to people living longer and healthier lives are a staple part of the media diet. Audio
High in fat, but low on facts
Stories about how eating or drinking a particular food group will lead to people living longer and healthier lives are a staple part of the media diet.
AudioProtein, Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes
Massey University researchers are looking at whether why protein after interval training could help type II diabetics with their blood sugar levels Audio
Protein, Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes
Massey University researchers are looking at whether why protein after interval training could help type II diabetics with their blood sugar levels
AudioNine year old rescues dad with mallowpuffs
A nine year old Blenheim girl has come to her diabetic father's rescue with a couple of mallow puffs. Audio
Frances Ashcroft: ion channels and diabetes
Professor Frances Ashcroft is a Royal Society Research Professor at the University of Oxford and director of OXION, a training and research programme on the physiology of ion channels, the proteins… Audio
Popcorn science
Dr Chris Smith of The Naked Scientists on the physics of popcorn, smart insulin, and the prospect of a breath-test for Parkinson's disease. Audio
How to reduce obesity among Pacific youth
Dr Riz Firestone on taking a fresh approach to health interventions that she hopes will reduce obesity among Pacific people. Dr Firestone is a Pacific Health Research Fellow at Massey University. Audio
Richard MacManus: tracking health
Founder of technology blog ReadWrite.com, who became interested in health technology when diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and has written Trackers: How Technology is Helping Us Monitor and Improve Our… Audio
Sugar: Desirable But Deadly
Sugar is linked to a number of health issues, from diabetes to heart disease, and is found in large quantities in many kinds of foods Audio
Sugar: Desirable But Deadly
Sugar is linked to a number of health issues, from diabetes to heart disease, and is found in large quantities in many kinds of foods
AudioAre antibiotics making us fat?
Professor Martin Blaser claims that antibiotic use could be making us fat, and contributing to a rise in autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. He is the author of "Missing Microbes: How Killing… Audio
Insight for 29 December 2013 - Rising Rates Diabetes
In this Insight Highlight, Karen Brown looks at rising tide of diabetes Audio
Insight for 12 May 2013 - The Rise of Diabetes
Health Correspondent Karen Brown looks into the rising rates of diabetes Audio
The diabetes and obesity epidemic
Jim Mann is a Professor of Human Nutrition and Medicine at the University of Otago. He also chairs the European Diabetes and Nutrition Guidelines Group, and the Expert Advisory Group on Diabetes and… Audio