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Social Media offer a new way for Junk Food Brands to be marketed to kidsGluten-Free Diet still questionable for T1sAre You Feeling Miserable? Seven Behaviours you need to change

Harvard Team One Step Closer to a CurePoor Credit Rating linked to Poor Cardiovascular HealthBuilding a better foundation for children in New Zealand

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Dec 13, 2014: Media sites including Facebook may be to blame for the increased consumption of junk food by teens and young adults.

According to a new study from the University of Sydney in Australia, social media sites could be the perfect place to market unhealthy foods to the young people who spend all their free time logged in.

Concerns about the marketing of junk food to kids are nothing new to parents, nutritionists and health experts, who are often critical of the ways campaigns directly target and ultimately entice a young market.

Last year, the World Heal th Organization called for more increased interventions regarding the marketing of foods high in sugar, salt and trans-fats to young people as a way to ensure they have a better chance of learning healthier habits in adulthood.

But as both Facebook and Twitter expand to include business profiles alongside those of friends and families, marketing tweets and advertorial posts provide a new way to market products to younger audiences on a playing field that is completely familiar.

The team analysed the Facebook pages of 27 top food and beverage companies including Subway, Slurpee and Coca-Cola, targeting marketing techniques and messages as well as how those companies engaged followers.

“By using the interactive and social aspects of Facebook to market products, energy-dense and nutrient-poor food

brands capitalize on users’ social networks and magnify the reach and personal relevance of their marketing messages,” wrote the team, led by Becky Freeman, PhD. “In terms of health policy, much of the current work to limit exposure to advertising is focused on restricting advertisements during children’s television programs and viewing hours. Our study shows that this narrow focus is likely to miss large amounts of online advertising aimed at adolescents.”

Source: diabeteshealth.com

Social Media offers a new way for Junk Food Brands to be marketed to KidsBy Brenda Neugent

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Diabetes NZ Waikato Branch Officers

President Murray DearVice President Joan LimmerCommittee Tim Atkinson, Anna Cox, Kelly Taite and Tony Hitchins Other personnelSecretary Pam GoodinTreasurer Tanveer OsmanOffice Manager Donna VeField Officer Jenny WestDietwrite production & printing Tim and Mary AtkinsonWebsite Coordinator Jenny WestSupport Group Coordinator Jenny West Cultural Advisor Rangi Manihera

Our President ReflectsHello EveryoneWelcome to the first issue of Dietwrite

for 2015. The first committee meeting for the year has just been held and we have commenced planning for what we expect will be a very challenging year ahead.

I am pleased to advise that Pam Goodin and Tanveer Osman have been appointed as our new Secretary and Treasurer respectivly. Pam and Tanveer were recruited through Volunteering Waikato and were the best of some very good applicants. While they are volunteers, they are not committee members.

We have just launched the NEW branch website at www.diabeteswaikato.org.nz. This exercise was undertaken following a request from our National President, Chris Baty, that branch websites look similar to the national website to show the public that we are

all part of the Diabetes New Zealand “family”. The website has been refreshed with new click-on linkages.

We have a meeting scheduled with our foot clinic partners to discuss the 2015 clinic programme. I am pleased to advise that a clinic has been scheduled for Friday 20 February and appointments can now be made for this clinic to see a podiatrist. In addition to the Hamilton clinics at our office, Arthritis New Zealand has obtained funding to run some rural clinics this year. To date, clinics are scheduled to be held at Putaruru on 13 March and Cambridge on 23 March.

The committee has agreed to run two fundraising initiatives this year. The first will be a raffle with the first prize being two nights’ accommodation at a bach in Tairua. This prize has been generously gifted by the parents of our Field Officer Jenny West. The second fundraiser will be a mid-winter member lunch. Further details of these initiatives will be in future issues of Dietwrite.

Murray Dear

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Jan 17, 2015: While a gluten-free diet has been shown to be beneficial for both those with celiac disease and those without, the jury is still out on whether going gluten free can help benefit those with type 1 diabetes.

Recent research has determined that there is a relationship between type 1 diabetes and celiac disease, since both diseases result in the body’s immune system mistakenly attacking itself. For those with type 1, the immune system targets the beta cells of the pancreas, so they no longer can produce insulin, while for those with celiac, the lining of the small intestine is attacked, and wheat products are no longer digestible.

Still, the differences between the two disorders are significant enough that experts aren’t yet certain if a gluten-free diet can benefit those with type 1.

According to a study appearing in the journal Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston reviewed the benefits of a gluten-free diet for patients with both celiac disease and type 1, and found that the diet was not associated with the improved glycaemic control that is necessary to keep diabetes symptoms in check.

Part of the problem, according to Dr Maureen M. Leonard, who headed the study, is that many gluten-free foods are high on the glycaemic index, so they are more likely to lead to blood sugar spikes.

Also, those with both celiac and type 1 diabetes were less likely to adhere to a gluten-free diet compared to those with celiac disease alone.

Those with celiac disease are unable to eat foods containing wheat, semolina, wheat germ, matzo, farina, barley, couscous, rye and spelt, as well as some medications.

“There is still much to be learned about the relationship between celiac disease and type 1 diabetes,” the researchers wrote. “Although the benefit of a gluten-free diet in patients with classic and subclinical celiac disease is strong, the role of gluten-free diet in potential celiac disease or in general in patients with type 1 diabetes is unknown.”


Gluten-Free Diet still questionable for Type 1s By Brenda Neugent

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Jan 7, 2015: Diabetes self-care is much more fun when I’m happy. It’s so much easier when I have a smile on my face. For a long time I thought negative emotions could be controlled or denied. I thought I could just put on a smile and they would go away. But they didn’t.

Then I ran across the work of David Reynolds PhD. In his book, “Pools of Lodging for the Moon,” he presents a list of seven behaviours that make us miserable. Now, whenever I am feeling down, I review this list and sure enough, I have been doing one of these seven behaviours.

Doing any one of these will cause me to be miserable. I have found that it’s possible to stop doing these, and have been much happier because of it!

Before we read this list, I want to present a concept that has been life-changing for me-understanding that I can’t control my feelings, but I can control my behaviour.

Feelings are an important part of

human life. Some feelings we really enjoy, like happiness, confidence and love. Other feelings we don’t enjoy, like fear and loneliness.

I used to try to change or ignore my negative feelings – but it never helped. We can’t control our feelings, we cannot make them go away. Just like we don’t say, “I digest my food,” or “I circulated my blood.” They just happen. The best way to handle feelings is to acknowledge them, accept them, and learn from them.

On the other hand, we can control our reactions and behaviours. We are completely responsible for our behaviour regardless of our feelings. (This is where it’s important to know our purpose or goal, so we can stay on track in doing what needs to be done. More on this in the future.)

Listed below are seven behaviours that we can control. With practice we

Are You Feeling Miserable? Seven behaviours you need to changeBy Scott M. King

can stop them altogether and live a much happier life. Being aware of these behaviours in ourselves is the first step to creating a happier life.

Seven Ways to be Miserable1 Unnecessary Comparison

If I spend time thinking how things “ought” to be, I can make myself pretty miserable. “My A1c should be as good as Johnny’s. I shouldn’t have so many lows.” It’s a strategy people use to keep themselves feeling terrible. Much misery comes from choosing to beat ourselves up for not being good enough. This is not about avoiding changes, we need to make changes, but there needs to come a sound recognition of the way things are, and an acceptance, even though we may want to change them.2 Fighting Reality

Reality presents itself to us the way it is. I may not like my height, but if I spend time wishing I were taller, I can keep myself pretty miserable. I may not like having diabetes, but if I spend time denying it, I will be miserable. Fighting reality also includes procrastination. Reality presents deadlines, like paying bills, that we can’t avoid. When we tell ourselves “I can do that later,” and then we miss the payment deadline, we’re miserable.

I have been a procrastinator my whole life, and it has made me miserable! Since I realized that procrastination is really fighting reality by lying to myself, a change has taken place in me. Now that I know this behaviour causes me to be miserable, I can make a choice. I can’t change my feelings, but I can change my reaction to these feelings.

3 Self Focus When we are too focused on

ourselves, we miss the very varied and interesting reality we live in. Many things happen every day that I could take personally. For example, if someone doesn’t call me back or answer my emails, I can make up all kinds of stories about why. “They don’t like me, they’re not answering me on purpose, they’re are upset with me.” I am making this all about me and it makes me unhappy. Usually the person calls later and the delay had nothing to do with me.

I have found when I stop making up stories and taking things personally, I am much happier.4 Purposeless Living

Purpose gives us something to focus on, pulls our attention together so we’re not fragmented by our fear. Following your bliss may sometimes be bliss, sometimes misery – that’s normal. 5 Unhealthy Lifestyle

Are you eating right/regularly? Are you getting enough exercise? Are you sleeping well? If not, you can’t expect your mind to be focused and together. Sloppy or unhealthy lifestyles lead to sloppy thinking and an unhealthy mind. Mind and body are one. Your body I can see, but your mind only gives me indications of its existence through your behaviour. That’s all we can know, I can’t see your mind. Your mind is guided through healthy physical life habits.6 Negativism

Can’t, don’t want to, don’t like it the way it is, shouldn’t be this way, won’t work. If you sit with shoulders slumped and say over and over, “It’s hopeless, no one cares about me,” you

will start to feel helpless and hopeless. This is why it can be damaging to watch the news every day.7 Lack of Gratitude

Many writers, including Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williams, and Tony Robbins, all express in their works how gratitude is essential for happiness.

David Reynolds also reminds us there are many things to be thankful for that we often forget. Right now I am sitting on a chair while I type. Someone built this chair, and I am thankful I have it to support me while I sit. Someone in my childhood taught me how to read, and I am very appreciative of that! I am also really thankful my home has a vacuum cleaner someone built for me, and there is someone down at the electric company keeping the power going so I can clean when I need to. This list goes on and on.

With regard to my diabetes, I am very thankful that insulin was discovered and

made available for me to be alive. Also, I depend on my meter to help me decide when and how much insulin to take. I’m feeling uplifted just reminding myself of these things.

“If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, ‘thank you,’ that would suffice” - Meister Eckhart

S c o t t K i n g i s a c e r t i f i e d

Transformational Life Coach. King was cofounder and former editor-in-chief of Diabetes Health, and has thrived on insulin injections for 38 years.


Attention all MembersLast year we experimented with emailing Dietwrite to those members whose email addresses were on record, as well as

sending a printed copy.

As this has proved to be acceptable with members, from the next issue (in April), only digital copies of Dietwrite will be sent to

members with email addresses.

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS, don’t worry, a printed copy will continue to be sent to you.

If you would prefer to only receive a printed copy of Dietwrite, please advise Donna at

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18 November 2014: A credit score doesn’t only boil down a person’s entire financial history to a single number and somehow predict their credit-worthiness, it might also be saying something about a person’s health status, too, according to latest research out of the University of Otago.

This finding emerges from a new analysis from the world-renowned Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, which continues to closely track the physical and mental health of around 1,000 people born in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1972-73.

The latest paper from the study, appearing this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has found a strong relationship between low credit scores and poor cardiovascular health.

This doesn’t mean that poor financial management hurts your health, postdoctoral researcher and paper co-author Salomon Israel of Duke University is quick to point out. It’s that the sort of personal attributes that can lead to a poor credit score can also contribute to poor health.

This and other studies from the Universi ty of Otago’s Dunedin M u l t i d i s c i p l i n a r y H e a l t h a n d Development Study have found that self-control, planning ahead and perseverance are attributes that predict both better financial status and better health.

“What it comes down to is that people who don’t take care of their money don’t take care of their health,”

says Duke University Professor Terrie Moffitt, a paper co-author and Associate Director of the Dunedin Study. She says this study confirms what the insurance and financial industries may already understand.

Backtracking into the data on these study participants, the researchers found that about 20% of the relationship between credit scores and heart health was accounted for by the attitudes, behaviours and competencies displayed by the study members when they were younger than age 10. “We’re showing that these things take root early in life,” Israel says.

University of Otago economist Dr Simon Chapple says economists have been increasingly realising that adult economic outcomes depend as much—or more—on personality factors like self-control as they do on intellect.

“This study is important as it shows that those two childhood factors work together to influence the ability of people in the prime adult years to access credit and hence actively engage in

Poor credit rating linked to poor cardiovascular health

The idea of checking credit scores against the detailed personal data in the Dunedin study

came from a conversation Professor Moffitt had with her seatmate on a plane

about a decade ago.

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capital formation. The fact that better cardiovascular health also is associated with better credit access emphasises close links between human capital, health capital and other forms of capital formation,” Dr Chapple says.

Using a standard measure called the Framingham cardiovascular risk score, the Dunedin Study researchers e s t i m a t e d t h e ‘heart age’ of their participants, based on blood pressure, cholesterol levels, b lood sugar and smoking habits. At age 38, the participants’ Framingham heart ages ranged from 22 to 85 years. Participants with higher credit scores had younger heart ages. The components of the Study’s human capital measure—educational attainment, cognitive ability and self-control—each predicted higher credit scores and younger heart age.

The idea of checking credit scores against the detailed personal data in the Dunedin study came from a conversation Professor Moffitt had with her seatmate

on a plane about a decade ago. When she told her travelling companion from the life insurance industry that she studied self-control and life outcomes, he said, ‘We do that too, but we use credit scores’.

“The thing that’s so compelling about credit scores is that they’re both p r e d i c t i v e a n d retrospective,” says co-author Professor Avshalom Caspi.

“ T h e y o f f e r a window on the future, but also a window on the past.”

In recent years, credit scores have been used for pre-employment screening and many other functions beyond their original intent, Israel said. This study seems to bear out their usefulness as a proxy for a person’s reliability and steadfastness, and in turn how healthy they may be. “Our findings suggest that life insurance companies that acquire an applicant’s credit score are also indirectly acquiring information about that applicant’s educational attainment, intelligence and personality,

HUNTLY Diabetes Support Group

is holding get-togethers for people with diabetes on

3rd Wednesday of each month

at 10.00 am in the

Huntly Workingmen’s Club,

Williams Street, HuntlyEveryone WelcomeFor Information, contact

Pamela Smith (07) 828 7757or, 021-165 0520

WAIHIDiabetes Support Group

is holding a get-together for people with diabetes on

2nd Monday of each month

at 10.00 am in the

The Olde HouseWaihi Baptist Church, 16 Gilmour St, Waihi

Everyone WelcomeFor Information, contact

Jessie Waugh 07-865 9273 or email, – [email protected]

MORRINSVILLE Diabetes Support Group


Wednesday 18 March

at 1.30 pm in the

Heritage Museum, 41 Canada Street Street,

Morrinsville

Everyone WelcomeFor Information, contact Jenny West 022 426 1055

PUTARURU - TIRAU Diabetes Support Group

is holding a get-together for interested people on2nd Tuesday

in February & April at 1.30 pm

in theOverdale Community Centre

12 Overdale St, Putararu

Everyone WelcomeFor Information, contactJoyce Newman 07-883 7696

MERCURY BAYHealth Support Group


1st Thursday of each month

at 1.30 pmat

Social Services2 Cook Drive, Whitianga


Wendy Algie on 07-867 1333 or email: [email protected]

NGATEA-THAMES-HAURAKI Diabetes Support Group

is holding get-togethers for people with diabetes on1st Thursday of each month

at 1.30 pmat the

Richmond Village Conference Room, Thames


Brian Corr - 07-868 8551 or 027-292 2662

TAUMARANUI Diabetes Support Group

is holding a get-together for people with diabetes

TBA(Contact Lyn to find out when)

at 10.00 am at 18 Marae Street,

Taumaranui


Lyn Jackson 07-895 9081

CAMBRIDGEDiabetes Support Groupsis holding get-togethers for

people with diabetes on

Wed 11 Feb & Wed 4 March

at 1.30 pm in the

St John’s Hall, Fort Street Cambridge


TE AWAMUTU Diabetes Support Groups

is holding a support meeting for people with diabetes on

Wednesday 11 March

at 1.30 pm in the Methodist Church

261 Banks Street,


Support Group Meeting Notices

Harvard Team One Step Closer to a Cure

right back to childhood,” the authors wrote.

Dunedin Study Director Professor Richie Poulton, FRSNZ, says, “We have confirmed that credit ratings can tell you a lot more about a person’s life chances than typically recognised.

“New Zealand, unlike a number of other countries, has pretty strict rules around accessing credit information to protect privacy. Clearly each country will make its own decisions about how data of this type should best be used. We

have simply identified a wider scope for use than many would assume,” Professor Poulton says.

This research was supported by the Health Research Council of New Zealand, US National Institute on Aging (AG032282, T32-AG000029), the UK Medical Research Council ((MR/K00381X) the Jacobs Foundation and the Yad Hanadiv Rothschild Foundation.

Source: www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago082819.html

Harvard stem cell researchers announced that, for the first time, they were able to generate massive quantities of human-insulin-producing beta cells similar in almost every way to normally functioning beta cells.

In a paper published on October 9th in the journal Cell, Professor Doug Melton, who led the team, announced that they produced an unlimited supply of the cells that are deficient in people with type 1 diabetes. When the researchers transplanted the cells into mice with diabetes, the results were clear and fast. In less than ten days, the mice were cured.

Melton, who also is co-scientific director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute and the University’s Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, says the discovery is “50% of the solution to the problem” facing people living with type 1 diabetes today. The other half of the solution involves developing an implantable device to protect the beta cells from rejection by the immune system.

Melton will be working with

Massachusetts Institute of Technology applied biology professor Daniel Anderson to design an implantable device.

Melton and his research team, including 50 graduate students, took 15 years to track the formation of beta cells during development looking carefully at which genes are turned on and off. By emulating the process and triggering those same genes using chemicals and growth factors they coaxed human embryonic stem cells or induced pluripotent stem cells into beta cells. The resulting procedure takes about 40 days and involves six steps to generate a functioning beta cell. Melton predicts it will take at least one year for the government to approve testing in people and hopes to have human transplantation trials, using the cells, under way in a few years.

“We are nearly at the finish line,” said Melton whose son and daughter both developed type 1 diabetes at six months and 14 years respectively.

Source: DiabetesVoice, Dec 2014

Do you have arthritis or diabetes? You are invited to a Foot clinic Friday 20th February 2015 Diabetes NZ Waikato Branch 16 Von Tempsky Street Hamilton Registrations are essential. These clinics are for people with any form of arthritis who may have concerns about their feet, or people with diabetes who have not had their feet checked in the last year. You will be able to see a podiatrist, an arthritis educator, and a diabetes field officer. You will also be able to have a uric acid test to check for gout.

For more information or to register, phone Trevor Fredericks (07) 829 4538. Or email [email protected].

$10 for members of Arthritis New Zealand or Diabetes NZ Waikato Branch. $20 for everybody else.

www.arthritis.org.nz In association with Diabetes NZ Waikato Branch & Cambridge Foot Clinic

Continued on page 20

New Zealand has a population of 4.5 million, and is ranked seventh on the United Nations Human Development Index. Bloomberg ranks New Zealand as the 15th most healthy country in the world with a total health score of 87.87%.

Why then is it estimated that 265,000 of New Zealand’s children live in poverty? Approximately 180,000 are failing to receive basic requirements such as nutritious food. Rising food prices are a significant issue and adversely impact New Zealand’s population. Families categorised in a low-income bracket are often forced to buy unhealthy foods because they are more affordable. Food insecure or low-income populations are vulnerable to obesity because of their limited resources and lack of access to healthy, affordable foods. The effects of New Zealand’s food inequality problem have serious consequences, particularly on children, as one in nine are now officially considered “obese”.

Helen Clark, New Zealand’s former Prime Minister and the current United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator, has spoken very plainly about the world health challenge in relation to NCDs saying, “Obesity and type 2 diabetes are

now a major global health threat. All countries need to focus on nutrition, education for nutrition and physical exercise to avoid premature mortality, illness and disability which could be averted.” One of the most critical UNDP objectives is to develop policies which focus on nutrition largely because access to a healthy diet improves a person’s potential. Although the UNDPs objective largely refers to people in developing countries, many wealthy nations face a

similar challenge.New Zealand

has the fifth highest rate of childhood obesity according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and

Development (OECD) and Diabetes New Zealand has emphasized how children as young as eight years are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. However, New Zealand is taking action in both the private and public sectors to curb the rising epidemic of

Building a better foundation for children in New ZealandBy Carrie Hetherington

New Zealand has the fifth highest rate of childhood

obesity according to the Organisation for

Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Strawberry Beet Salad

The purple root veggie brings an array of heart-healthy nutrients to this easy summer salad, while strawberries and sliced almonds lend sweet crunch to the bed of peppery rocket leaves. You’ll get a whopping 3/4-cup serving for just 133 calories and 13 grams of carb.Servings Per Recipe: 6

Ingredients 3 cups chilled roasted* or cooked red and/or orange beets (about 790 grams), cubed¼ cup orange juice2 tablespoons olive oil6 cups fresh Rocket2 cups quartered fresh strawberries1 ounce goat cheese, crumbled¼ cup sliced almonds, toastedSalt and pepper to taste

Directions Place beets in a medium bowl (set

aside any liquid that may have collected while the beets were refrigerated). For dressing, in a screw-top jar combine any reserved beet liquid, orange juice, oil, kosher salt, and pepper; shake well to combine. Pour over beets.

Line a large serving platter with the Rocket.

Top arugula with beet-dressing mixture; toss well. Top with the strawberries and goat cheese. Sprinkle with almonds. Serve immediately.

Make Ahead Tip*Test Kitchen Tip: To roast beets,

preheat oven to 200 degrees C. Wash and trim beets; pat dry with paper towels. Wrap beets in foil. Roast 1¼ to 1 ½ hours or until tender. Remove from oven; cool slightly. Unwrap beets. While holding a beet under cool running water, slip off and discard skin; repeat with remaining beets. Place beets in a covered container, chill for 1 to 24 hours.Nutrition Information per serving: Energy 133 cals., total fat 8g, carb. 13g, fibre 4g, sodium 165mg.

Grilled Apricot Dessert Pizza

We skipped the greasy toppings and turned this grilled pizza into a fun and fresh diabetic dessert with tropical fruit, honey, almond slices, and a rich cream cheese spread.Ingredients

2 tablespoons reduced-fat cream cheese, softened1 tablespoon sugar-free apricot preserves1 rosemary and olive oil flavoured artisan pizza flatbread, 1 small apricot (60 grams), pitted and thinly sliced1 small kiwifruit (60 grams), peeled and thinly sliced1 small plum (60 grams), pitted and thinly sliced2 tablespoons sliced almonds, toasted2 tablespoons honey

Delightfully Delicious Recipes

1 tablespoon finely snipped fresh mint (optional)

Directions In a small microwave-safe bowl

combine cream cheese and preserves. Microwave, uncovered, on 100 percent power (high) 15 seconds. Whisk to combine; set aside.

For a charcoal or gas grill, grill flatbread on the rack of a covered grill directly over medium heat 1 to 2 minutes or until bottom is lightly browned.

Remove flatbread from grill. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over browned side of flatbread. Top with apricot slices, kiwifruit slices, and plum slices. Return to grill. Cover and grill 3 to 4 minutes more or until heated through and bottom of flatbread is toasted.

Top with sliced almonds, drizzle with honey, and, if desired, sprinkle with mint.Nutrition Information per serving: Energy 127 cals., total fat 3g, carb. 23g, fibre 7g, sodium 89mg.

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PLEASE NOTEEven though recipes printed in this magazine may be considered ‘suitable for people with diabetes’, they may not be appropriate for UNLIMITED CONSUMPTION. Please use the analysis (where included) as a guide.When using any new recipe, we recommend that you check its effect on your blood glucose.

obesity in children and to promote healthy lifestyles.

In 2005, the “Food for Kids” programme was launched as part of collaboration between the Ministry of Social Development and the “Kids Can” charity. Together their collaboration serves as a link between individuals, communities, businesses and the Government. The programme is dedicated to the provision of nutritious food for disadvantaged children within the school setting. Food for Kids successfully supplies food packages everyday supporting over 12,500 children per week, and is also consistently expanding its reach.

In the private sector the “Kickstart Breakfast” concept was introduced in 2009 by two of New Zealand’s largest companies. Fonterra and Sanitarium joined forces to provide wholesome breakfasts to schools nationwide serving over 95,000 breakfasts per week. In 2013, the Government added full support to the programme.

New Zealand’s Ministry of Health also introduced an initiative called, “Fuelled4life” in 2012. Fuelled4Life

was specifically designed to give young people a good start to life through access to healthier food and beverages. The Fuelled4Life classification system is considerably sustainable as it not only teaches children long-lasting skills about nutrition in the school setting, but also challenges New Zealand’s food

industry to supply foods which are both healthy and appealing to children.

Although New Zealand has a

long way to go, the success of these and other initiatives is increasingly maximising the effect of improved nutrition for healthier lifestyles. Families on government benefits feel assured knowing that their children will receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at school and those who are on higher incomes learn about nutrition through their children’s education. Our country is laying stronger foundations for future generations who, understanding the importance of healthy nutrition, will adopt healthier habits thereby helping to reduce the rising levels of obesity and type 2 diabetes in New Zealand.

Source: Diabetes Voice, Dec 2014

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New Zealand’s Ministry of Health also introduced

an initiative called, “Fuelled4life” in 2012.

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