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New Zealand behind comparable countries in combatting obesity
Several EDOR researchers have contributed to a Nature paper which analysed global trends in obesity over several decades...
Mothers bear brunt of food insecurity – study shows
Mothers from households which don’t have enough food are going to great lengths to ensure their infants are fed well, of...
Delivering diabetes freedom
University of Otago researchers are leading a revolution in treatment for type 1 diabetes – helping people with the auto...
Taking their research to the people
What do penguins, cell phones, ignorance and politics all have in common?
Otago experts propose fibre as first new essential nutrient in 50 years
EDOR nutrition experts are calling for dietary fibre to be officially recognised internationally as an essential nutrien...
Lifestyle support needed with weight-loss drugs
Professor Jim Mann outlines the implications for New Zealand of the new WHO guidelines on weight-loss drugs.
Focusing solely on ultra-processed foods misses important dietary advice
Professor Jim Mann explains why focusing solely on ultraprocessed foods may not prevent some nutrition-related diseases.
Groundbreaking partnership to tackle diabetes inequities
The University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka has joined forces with Ngāti Hine Health Trust, one of the largest Māori...
Marsden funding success for EDOR focuses on sleep
EDOR Director Professor Rachael Taylor and Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Rosie Jackson have been awarded a Marsden Fund grant.
Award-winning researcher tackling disease through diet
At a time when diet-related diseases are among the world’s biggest health challenges, Associate Professor Andrew Reynold...
EDOR researcher receives award for diabetes technology
Professor Ben Wheeler has been recognised with a major award from the Health Research Council of New Zealand.
Award-winning wāhine integrating mātauranga Māori at Otago
The two Health Sciences Division wāhine recognised in this year’s Otago Research Awards are making a difference - not on...
