The Obesity Epidemic in New Zealand

A video putting the spotlight on the looming health crisis threatened by New Zealand's growing obesity epidemic and how to avert it.

Commissioned by the University of Otago's Edgar National Centre for Diabetes and Obesity Research, this video highlights the devastating impact obesity can have on individual health and the unbearable strain an unchecked epidemic will put on New Zealand's health services.

The video explores how to change the current "obesogenic" environment -- which provides easy access to far too much energy-dense food and does not encourage physical activity -- to one which supports people to make healthier lifestyle choices.

Features comment by leading obesity researchers and interviews including a School Principal, MPs and the Managing Director of McDonald's New Zealand.