Browsing Doctoral Theses by Thesis Supervisor "Zinn, Caryn"
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Healthy Mouth, Healthy Body; Towards Integrated Dietary Approaches
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Dental caries is a highly prevalent health issue across all age groups worldwide and is the most common chronic childhood disease in New Zealand. Concurrently, obesity and related chronic metabolic diseases are the most ... -
How Low Do You Need to Go? Exploring the Variability in the Effects of Keto‐induction and Individual Outcomes From Low‐carbohydrate Diets
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Low-carbohydrate diets (LCDs) and very low-carbohydrate ketogenic diets (VLCKDs) are increasingly used for the management of a range of health conditions and in the general population for weight-loss and maintenance. ... -
Neighbourhoods for Healthy Kids: A Child-centred Investigation Into the Role of the Built Environment on Child Body Size
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)A summary for this thesis is in the form of a short, fun, online video. To view please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXXlVeEQ_IE Or put “Neighbouhoods for healthy kids” into the search box on YouTube. ... -
Towards Greater Understanding of the Role of Eating and Moving Behaviours in Wellbeing
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)New Zealand’s public health system is primarily deficit-based; that is, the focus is mainly on disease prevention and treatment. Increasing levels of morbidity (time spent in poor health) and the failure of the current ... -
Understanding and Diagnosing Hyperinsulinaemia
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Traditionally, insulin resistance is thought to be the precursor to many metabolic diseases. It is now believed that compensatory hyperinsulinaemia, previously thought to be a symptom of insulin resistance, may independently ...