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Weight Management

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Weight Management

Obesity is considered a major risk factor for many chronic, debilitating and life-threatening diseases. Over the past two decades the prevalence of obesity has more than doubled in New Zealand... Read more

Obesity is considered a major risk factor for many chronic, debilitating and life-threatening diseases. Over the past two decades the prevalence of obesity has more than doubled in New Zealand adults. Obesity is more common in Māori, Pacific and South Asian populations compared with other New Zealanders.

Lifestyle approaches involve combined (eg, food, activity and behavioural based approaches – the FAB approach) rather than single factor approaches to weight loss.  The FAB approach should be the first treatment option for weight loss and sustained for weight maintenance.

Maintaining a healthy body weight requires an environment and society where individuals, families and whanau, and communities are supported to eat well and live physically active lives.

Populations

Māori

Ko ngā kai ō te wao, te ngākina, te waitai, te wai Māori, na Io, na Tane, na Tangaroa, na Maru – Tihei Mauri Ora. Food and physical activity were... MORE

Pacific

Across New Zealand Pacific communities are rising to the challenge of improving nutrition and physical activity. Pacific people are increasingly aware of the health problems linked to obesity in adults... MORE

Asian

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... MORE

Settings

Workplace & Education

Employers are increasingly recognising that creating a healthy work environment is good for staff and good for business. Supporting people to eat well and to be physically active can be...

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Health

The Ministry of Health aims to ensure that the health and disability support system works for all New Zealanders. As the principal advisor to the government on health and disability...

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Focus

Nutrition

The global obesity epidemic is one of the major health challenges of our time. Changing food types, food availability and consumption patterns have led to an increase in the proportion...

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Physical Activity

Being physically active is a core part of the New Zealand culture, whether it is competitive sports, enjoying our spectacular landscape or recreation with friends and whanau. Increasingly, technology and...

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Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding helps lay the foundations of a healthy life for a baby and also makes a positive contribution to the health and wider wellbeing of mothers and whānau/families. Exclusive breastfeeding... MORE