Eating
Paediatric feeding challenges - what to do when it's more than just 'fussy eating'
Advice for parents with children experiencing feeding challenges - when it's more than just "fussy eating". Rebecca Barnard is a Christchurch based Occupational Therapist whose private practice… Audio
Are vitamin manufacturers unfairly marketing to older people?
According to new research, almost 75 percent of healthy Australians aged over 70 years use complementary medicines, either daily or occasionally. But how necessary are these supplementary medicines… Audio
Is there any science behind the Sirtfood Diet fad?
Following recent photos of the dramatic weight-loss transformation by pop star Adele the Sirtfood Diet has become a hot topic. But what's the catch? Sarah Hanrahan from the NZ Nutrition Foundation… Audio
The humble yum yum: winter warmers from Ganesh Raj
Eating Well For Less co-host Ganesh Raj has been setting up a new YouTube channel called The Humble Yum Yum. The channel borrows from the ethos of EWFL, and shares ideas for global food that doesn't… Video, Audio
Unknown pleasures: 'Here Be Monsters'
Back in Ye Olden Days 'Here Be Monsters' is what map-makers are supposed to have written over unknown and unexplored parts of the world on their charts. It's also the name of an offbeat, arty show… Audio
Prunes vs lollies
A traveller wants to see prunes handed out on Air NZ flights rather than lollies. The man argues it would "clean eating and healthy digestion". Audio
Over-eating might be in the brain
Mei Peng is investigating whether we each have a 'sensory fingerprint' that determines how we react to food. Audio
Over-eating might be in the brain
Mei Peng is investigating whether we each have a 'sensory fingerprint' that determines how we react to food.
AudioOur Changing World for 11 October 2018
The seaside community of Eastbourne has banded together to keep an eye on banded dotterels, and the reason we over-eat might be in our brains. Audio
Hour you eating? The links between time and diet
Restricting our eating hours could be key to curbing obesity, kidney disease, high cholesterol, bad sleeping, joint pain, possibly even cancer, according to recent research. Audio
Michael Carolan: the future of food
Professor Michael Carolan from Colorado State University is in New Zealand for the future of food symposium. He's an authority on food security and resilience - the cost of cheap food and the… Audio
Eating insects
Bex de Prospo and Peter Randrup run Anteater in Christchurch. They are supplying insects to New Zealand restaurants, and are trying to get more of us eating them. Audio, Gallery
Are older people malnourished?
An Australian dietitian says older people are not eating properly - and some are malnourished - because they're dieting. Ngaire Hobbins is also a lecturer in dementia studies at the University of… Audio
Children mixing screens with food
As young people use screens more and more, public health researcher Sam Marsh is looking into how much food they are eating when using different media like computers and TVs. Audio
Children mixing screens with food
As young people use screens more and more, public health researcher Sam Marsh is looking into how much food they are eating when using different media like computers and TVs.
AudioThe Perfect Meal?
Charles Spence's book 'The Perfect Meal' looks at how we eat, and how things like lighting, music, plates and cutlery can make us enjoy our food more. Audio
Dinner Lab
The pop up restaurants taking their cues from diners rather than the chefs. Brian Bordainick from Dinner Lab on how customer critiques could change the restaurant business. Audio
Naked Science: Ebola and breastfeeding
Dr Chris Smith with the latest on the ebola outbreak in West Africa. Also why action films make you eat more, and how breastfeeding can create a healthier immune system. Audio
Why We Eat
New Zealand scientist Professor David Raubenheimer has studied a huge range of species, from humans to snow leopards, gannets and gorillas, to help inform the public debate about the causes of… Audio