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Asians are the fastest growing population in New Zealand currently making up 9.2 percent of the total population. There is increasing childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes rates among all... Read more

Asians are the fastest growing population in New Zealand currently making up 9.2 percent of the total population. There is increasing childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes rates among all Asians. There is a need to have a strategic direction to improve the high burden of cardiovascular disease in South Asians and the emerging issue for Chinese and other Asian population. Health promotion efforts are needed to preserve traditional dietary practices and encouragement of participation in culturally acceptable forms of physical activity, particularly in Asian women.

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Promoting Healthy Asian Communities: Asian Nutrition and Physical Activity Forum Programme.

16 July 2009 by admin in Physical Activity, Nutrition, and 7 more

This is the first forum hosted by ANA aimed at promoting nutrition and physical activity in New Zealand's Asian Communities...

—Sorrento in the Park, 6th November 2008. Agencies for Nutrition Action. Read More

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Ministry of Health

16 July 2009 by admin in Māori>Health, Pacific>Health, and 31 more

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Developing a culturally appropriate infant feeding resource for the Chinese community.

16 July 2009 by admin in Nutrition, Asian>Breastfeeding, and 3 more

Previous research has identified the occurrence of nutritional problems due to inappropriate infant feeding practices in the Auckland Chinese community...

—Dietetic Practicum Report, Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics, University of Otago, Dunedin. Read More

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