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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...
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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...
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Delivering diabetes freedom
University of Otago researchers are leading a revolution in treatment for type 1 diabetes – helping people with the auto...
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Taking their research to the people
What do penguins, cell phones, ignorance and politics all have in common?
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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...