November 30, 2024 • 5 mins
Research has revealed a poor diet is one of the leading factors behind overall health inequality.
Grocery prices and the ongoing cost of living crisis has turned healthy food into another luxury, putting low-income groups at risk of poor health.
Naturopath and wellness expert Erin O'Hara says there are cases where poor diet isn't a choice - and it's a significant problem in New Zealand.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Sunday Session podcast with Francesca Rudkin
from News Talk SEDB.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Time to talk Wellness now, and I'm joined by Erin O'Hara.
Good morning, Good morning. Let's returned from a trip. You've
been at a conference in Japan. How FAPs was that?
Speaker 3 (00:20):
It's amazing, super interesting, beautiful country.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
Loved it, fantastic. I don't want to hear any more
about it because it depends on my hit Listen. I'll
just get fine mo. Okay. Today we're going to talk
about how poor diet creates health inequalities.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Yeah, it's a thing that's probably not discussed enough about
the inequalities that's created through poor nutrition and quite often
when there's not enough financial funds. It's not that people
don't know what healthy food to eat, it's that they
actually can't afford to buy healthy food and that creates
a lot of poor health outcomes as well. When we're
(00:56):
not aiding the right nutrition. That then flows on to
the effect and what it creates with the health outcomes,
particularly things like obesity, cardiovascular disease, suitin cancers, and diabetes
are really common ones when we're not eating the right
balance of food, and that's not always particularly a choice.
(01:17):
It can be that they actually can't afford to buy
the right food, so they're just eating what they can access.
And food is food, and you'd think with not having
enough funds that you would have not enough food. But
sometimes when they are choosing food, it can be a
food that's more cheap, equality higher calorie, not as much
(01:39):
fiber and nutrition in it. So actually that leads to
obesity and things like diabetes when it's more carbohydrate loaded
as well.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
And of course the cost of living crisis has brought
this to our attention again, just you know, a reminder
of you know, I mean, I think most of us
do have in the back of our minds this idea
that to eat healthy is more expensive than.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
To not, and the reality is it is, yeah, and
I think that, you know, looking at the statistics in
New Zealand, two and five actually have problems with food poverty.
And food poverty is not just not having food at all,
but even just worrying about buying food and having enough
money to buy food and put food on the table,
(02:21):
and it is a huge problem in New Zealand. And
so with that is how can we eat healthy and
keep it to a budget, because we can just end
up spending a lot of money on healthy food. And
some of my little tips is, you know, looking at
buying canned food or frozen and that's looking at for
(02:41):
you know, beans, lentils, frozen vegetables, they're going to still
give nutrition, give fiber, and they are a lot cheaper
alternative to sometimes fresh. And you can also bowl up
meals by putting in a can of beans into some
mints and it actually gets the cost down per serve,
but actually the nutrition up, which is going to be
(03:03):
really really helpful. Also looking at you know, soupermarkets, getting
the right ingredients, but also having a plan before you
go to the surf markets. You're not sort of buying
as you go and then get home and go, oh
what am I going to make? But actually have some
good budget meals that are going to give nutrition but
also be cost effective as well. And also comparing the
(03:24):
different brands when you're at the sourf market, because there's
a big variance in price when you look at the
different brands, and you can try and keep you know,
get your budget down by just looking at things like that.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
So this is on me because maybe I just in
the Souf market. I just found the environment a place
that didn't make me want to stay any longer than
I had to. But I've gone to online shopping, so
I book online, I go and pick it up, and
I am taking I am looking so much more at
the cost. I'm trying to get the best value for money.
(03:56):
I'm not putting anything. I'm not walking past things on
the island, you know, and going oh, I'll show that
and I'll throw that like you do. I do my
meal plan and I'm sticking to it, and I'm safe
the shopping part too. Yeah, and I'm finding that I
am coming home without with lesser treats, which is slightly
disappointing but also really good for me because it's in
the house. I lead it.
Speaker 3 (04:16):
But that's another way to keep it healthier as well
as less treats. When we are at the supermarket, we
do kind of sneak in an eachtra maybe packet of
biscuits or a chocolate bar that we think we need,
but actually it's not doing anything good for our health.
And so when you are doing the online shopping, yeah,
you keep to the list and also you have a
plan of what you're going to make and what you
need and then you've got it planned in there and
(04:38):
then you can actually make those healthy foods. Also another
thing with fruits and vegetables, either start your own little
garden or also you could look at, you know, going
to your local farmers market. Sometimes you can actually get
better quality and a better variety by going to the
local farmers market for fruits and bench.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
Thank you so much. Erin We'll talk next week.
Speaker 1 (04:59):
For more from the Sunday session with Francesca Rudkin, listen
live to use talks. It'd be from nine am Sunday,
or follow the p podcast on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the Sunday Session podcast with Francesca Rudkin
from News Talk SEDB.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Time to talk Wellness now, and I'm joined by Erin O'Hara.
Good morning, Good morning. Let's returned from a trip. You've
been at a conference in Japan. How FAPs was that?
Speaker 3 (00:20):
It's amazing, super interesting, beautiful country.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
Loved it, fantastic. I don't want to hear any more
about it because it depends on my hit Listen. I'll
just get fine mo. Okay. Today we're going to talk
about how poor diet creates health inequalities.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Yeah, it's a thing that's probably not discussed enough about
the inequalities that's created through poor nutrition and quite often
when there's not enough financial funds. It's not that people
don't know what healthy food to eat, it's that they
actually can't afford to buy healthy food and that creates
a lot of poor health outcomes as well. When we're
(00:56):
not aiding the right nutrition. That then flows on to
the effect and what it creates with the health outcomes,
particularly things like obesity, cardiovascular disease, suitin cancers, and diabetes
are really common ones when we're not eating the right
balance of food, and that's not always particularly a choice.
(01:17):
It can be that they actually can't afford to buy
the right food, so they're just eating what they can access.
And food is food, and you'd think with not having
enough funds that you would have not enough food. But
sometimes when they are choosing food, it can be a
food that's more cheap, equality higher calorie, not as much
(01:39):
fiber and nutrition in it. So actually that leads to
obesity and things like diabetes when it's more carbohydrate loaded
as well.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
And of course the cost of living crisis has brought
this to our attention again, just you know, a reminder
of you know, I mean, I think most of us
do have in the back of our minds this idea
that to eat healthy is more expensive than.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
To not, and the reality is it is, yeah, and
I think that, you know, looking at the statistics in
New Zealand, two and five actually have problems with food poverty.
And food poverty is not just not having food at all,
but even just worrying about buying food and having enough
money to buy food and put food on the table,
(02:21):
and it is a huge problem in New Zealand. And
so with that is how can we eat healthy and
keep it to a budget, because we can just end
up spending a lot of money on healthy food. And
some of my little tips is, you know, looking at
buying canned food or frozen and that's looking at for
(02:41):
you know, beans, lentils, frozen vegetables, they're going to still
give nutrition, give fiber, and they are a lot cheaper
alternative to sometimes fresh. And you can also bowl up
meals by putting in a can of beans into some
mints and it actually gets the cost down per serve,
but actually the nutrition up, which is going to be
(03:03):
really really helpful. Also looking at you know, soupermarkets, getting
the right ingredients, but also having a plan before you
go to the surf markets. You're not sort of buying
as you go and then get home and go, oh
what am I going to make? But actually have some
good budget meals that are going to give nutrition but
also be cost effective as well. And also comparing the
(03:24):
different brands when you're at the sourf market, because there's
a big variance in price when you look at the
different brands, and you can try and keep you know,
get your budget down by just looking at things like that.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
So this is on me because maybe I just in
the Souf market. I just found the environment a place
that didn't make me want to stay any longer than
I had to. But I've gone to online shopping, so
I book online, I go and pick it up, and
I am taking I am looking so much more at
the cost. I'm trying to get the best value for money.
(03:56):
I'm not putting anything. I'm not walking past things on
the island, you know, and going oh, I'll show that
and I'll throw that like you do. I do my
meal plan and I'm sticking to it, and I'm safe
the shopping part too. Yeah, and I'm finding that I
am coming home without with lesser treats, which is slightly
disappointing but also really good for me because it's in
the house. I lead it.
Speaker 3 (04:16):
But that's another way to keep it healthier as well
as less treats. When we are at the supermarket, we
do kind of sneak in an eachtra maybe packet of
biscuits or a chocolate bar that we think we need,
but actually it's not doing anything good for our health.
And so when you are doing the online shopping, yeah,
you keep to the list and also you have a
plan of what you're going to make and what you
need and then you've got it planned in there and
(04:38):
then you can actually make those healthy foods. Also another
thing with fruits and vegetables, either start your own little
garden or also you could look at, you know, going
to your local farmers market. Sometimes you can actually get
better quality and a better variety by going to the
local farmers market for fruits and bench.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
Thank you so much. Erin We'll talk next week.
Speaker 1 (04:59):
For more from the Sunday session with Francesca Rudkin, listen
live to use talks. It'd be from nine am Sunday,
or follow the p podcast on iHeartRadio.
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