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The benefits behind meal planning

Time pressures make dinner prep a chore, but planning ensures healthier, homemade meals.

Dietary supplements vs food: What's really the best way to get nutrients?

Listener: How do we make sure our diet gives us all the nutrients we need?

Genes play a key role in eating disorders. Here’s what we know so far

Listener: Twin studies were the first to show there's a significant genetic influence.

Going nuts: Why raw is better than roasted for your health

Listener: Nuts roasted at high heat, while tasty, can also be risky.

Antidepressants: What new research reveals about their effectiveness

Listener: Why antidepressants as pain relief may not be the best option.

Once burnt: Is there a link between barbecues and cancer?

Listener: The jury's still out - but there are steps you can take to reduce the risk.

Coming unstuck: Is your non-stick frying pan harming your health?

Listener: How damaged Teflon pans may release particles that endanger human health.

Coriander conspiracy: How genes affect your food choices

Listener: Variations in our taste receptors mean what's yum to some is foul to others.

How men can boost their chances of fathering a child

Listener: Growing recognition that men also have a ticking biological clock.

Caffeine fix: Are non-coffee drinkers missing out on health benefits?

Listener: Are non-imbibers missing out on more than a hot cuppa?

Risky business: Do health apps have the potential to harm rather than help?

Listener: Most apps that promise to help prevent strokes give a false sense of security.

Sleep on it: Why too much or too little is bad for you

Listener: Why it's important to aim for just the right amount of sleep.

Why there are major concerns over tanning, nail salons

Listener: NZ's skin cancer rates are already alarming - and they're predicted to soar.

Diet drugs: New weapons in the war against obesity

Listener: Developing drugs with lasting results and fewer side effects isn't easy.

The $1.36m hydroxychloroquine 'blunder': How NZ's science sector ate itself

Listener: A bad call at the start of the pandemic exemplifies big problems in science.

Long Covid: What New Zealand researchers say about the risk

Listener: "There are people ... who have had it for two years and they're getting sicker."

How psychology may be able to help migraines

Listener: Psychological therapies can offer some respite from debilitating migraines.

Breast cancer: Are Kiwi women missing out on life-saving information?

Listener: NZ's breast-screening programme is good - but it could be better, experts say.