Smoking and weight can impact daily vitamin C requirements
Thursday 8 June 2023
People who smoke need to consume twice as much vitamin C per day as non-smokers, new research shows.
EDOR calls for a National Food Strategy
Friday 5 May 2023
EDOR members call for a National Food Strategy, in light of recent international research on diet-related disease.
Government action needed to prevent type 2 diabetes
Tuesday 18 April 2023
Professor Jim Mann and Dr Andrew Reynolds are urging governments to take action against type 2 diabetes through improving our food environments.
EDOR director elected as Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi fellow
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Professor Rachael Taylor has been elected as a Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi fellow in recognition of her contribution to the prevention of childhood obesity through world leading research.
World Sleep Day 2023: Sleep is essential for health
Friday 17 March 2023
The Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research Centre is again celebrating World Sleep Day to highlight the importance of sleep for our health and wellbeing.
Outcomes from the DREAM study: sleep affects children's diet
Thursday 16 March 2023
EDOR researchers have published a paper in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showing that getting less sleep impacts what and how children eat.
Small changes in children’s sleep lead to significant changes in eating habits
Wednesday 15 March 2023
Just an hour less sleep a night affects what and how children eat, University of Otago research shows.
Promising trial results for youth with type 1 diabetes
Thursday 16 February 2023
Professor Ben Wheeler talks to 1News about the success of using artificial pancreas technology in youth with type 1 diabetes who are struggling to manage their glucose levels.
EDOR members secure NZ lottery funding for health research
Tuesday 24 January 2023
Several EDOR members have secured funding towards a diverse range of projects in the latest round of NZ Lottery Health Research grants.
