Food and Health Programme
Welcome to the Food and Health programme
The Food and Health programme is an interdisciplinary research and teaching programme drawing on specialist expertise in food science, process engineering, nutrition, health, social sciences, business and commercialisation from across the University of Auckland.
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Red meat industry: At a crossroads
23 August 2017The Food and Health Programme were bronze sponsors of the recently held 7th Annual Red Meat Sector Conference in Dunedin. -
Experts call for action to fill gaps on healthy food policies
24 July 2017New Zealand needs major improvements in food policies if it is going to seriously tackle the country’s obesity epidemic, according to findings in the University of Auckland’s second Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI) published today. -
Paying for the price of convenience
20 June 2017Meals prepared at home are cheaper than popular takeaway meals, and most remained cheaper even when accounting for the cost of preparation time. -
Babies exposed to a high-sugar diet
16 June 2017A leading child health and obesity expert is warning babies are being weaned into a high sugar diet from as young as four months old – and the problem is being unheeded by health officials.
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High-Value Nutrition Conference 2017 Event as iCalendar
25 September 2017 - 26 September 2017Nutritional science fuelling innovation. -
NZBIO 2017 Annual Conference Event as iCalendar
12 October 2017 - 13 October 2017This year's theme is “Global Megatrends” -
7th International Symposium: Delivery of Functionality in Complex Food Systems Event as iCalendar
05 November 2017 - 08 November 2017Hot topics will be presented by invited world-renowned experts, and the latest research findings will be presented in short talks and poster communications. -
Atomic Force Microscopy and Food Workshop Event as iCalendar
09 November 2017 - 10 November 2017A workshop on the use of Atomic Force Microscopy in food and nutrition research.
