Sugar

As New Zealanders waistlines continue to expand, the lists of measures politicians say they are taking to combat obesity also grows. But there is fierce resistance to putting in place a tax on fizzy… Audio

For 14 years, endocrinologist and diabetes specialist Dr Robyn Toomath fronted a vocal and visible campaign highlighting obesity. But in November last year, she wound up the action group she'd… Audio

Britain will introduce a sugar levy on soft drinks in two years' time to tackles it's growing obesity crisis. Britain joins France, Belgium, Hungary and Mexico in recently imposing a tax on drinks… Audio

A survey of more than 2-thousand people, carried out by Southern Cross, found only four-percent knew how much sugar the average New Zealander consumes. Audio

Professor in the Biochemistry Department, School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, and an associate investigator at the Maurice Wilkins Centre for Moelcular Biodiversity. His research takes a… Audio

All over the world sugar is being demonised as the new dietary baddie, linked with obesity, diabetes and tooth decay. The science journalist Dr Michael Mosley has been trying out some of the… Audio

A group of doctors and researchers are kicking off a conference in Auckland today with the hope of banning the sale of sugary drinks in New Zealand. Paul Fitzgerald is the general manager of Coca Cola… Audio

Public health officials want to limit the number of dairies in Auckland -- and restrict what they can sell to children. Audio

Australian author and filmmaker who went in front of the camera to explore the impact of a 40-teaspoon daily diet of sugar, eating only food presented as healthy. He documents the results in That… Audio

Sugar may be sweet, but new research suggests it's having a bitter effect on New Zealand's economy. Audio

Sugar may be sweet, but new research suggests it's having a bitter effect on New Zealand's economy. Audio

AUT student Brie Pryde takes on the sugar free diet. Audio

Drinking two sugar probes is a common test to measure the leakiness of the gut but research by Ivana Sequeira has improved it Audio

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