1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: Now, the annual New Zealand Health Survey shows that we're 2 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: stagnating when it comes to getting people off the cigies. 3 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: Apparently seven percent of us are still smoking. Not me, 4 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:10,719 Speaker 1: you wouldn't believe that. And twelve percent of kiwis in 5 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: our daily vapors, which is three times more than five 6 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 1: years ago. One in three adults are abeese, and just 7 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: seven percent of adults eat the daily recommended amount of vegetables. 8 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:19,440 Speaker 2: Now. 9 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:21,799 Speaker 1: Catherine Bradbury is from the School of Population Health at 10 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:24,919 Speaker 1: Auckland University and with us HI Catherine h. Does that 11 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:26,119 Speaker 1: vaping numbers surprise you? 12 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 2: It does a bit. It's you can see that. It's 13 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 2: it's definitely climbing up. 14 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: Why does it surprise you? 15 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:40,559 Speaker 2: Well, we have made I mean, yes, we're sort of 16 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 2: stagnating a little bit on the daily smokers, but we 17 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 2: have made really good progress over the last ten to 18 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 2: fifteen years getting our smoking numbers down. But at the 19 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 2: same time, more recently, in particularly our the number of 20 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 2: people vaping is growing. 21 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: Yeah. Do you think twenty twenty five smoke free is 22 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: not going to happen? 23 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:08,679 Speaker 2: Yeah? The goal is to get under five percent. I 24 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 2: mean we're pretty close. Yeah. It looks unlikely that we're 25 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 2: going to get there. 26 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what, I'm surprised by that only seven 27 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: percent of people eat the recommended helping of vegetables. Does 28 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: that surprise you? 29 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's pretty woeful. Yeah, it is. It is surprising. 30 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 2: I mean it's it's really hardly anyone. 31 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: What is the recommended helping? Is it three vegetables a day? 32 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 2: No, it's actually five to six, so it is quite 33 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 2: a lot. 34 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 1: Did you eat yours today? 35 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 2: Did I eat mine today? 36 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 1: Do I count a tomato? 37 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 2: Catherine? 38 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 1: Because this is contribusial, Yes, you can count. I've had 39 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 1: a avocado and I've had a tomato. I think that's 40 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: me done. 41 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah, well we've still got dinner to go, so 42 00:01:58,680 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 2: we'll get a few more in there. 43 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 1: Will you make it by the end of the day. Also, Catherine, 44 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: isn't this a load of bs? 45 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 2: Like? 46 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: You don't actually need to eat six different helpings of 47 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: vegetables in one day, do you? Which makes me. 48 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 2: No, No, it isn't made up. But the servings are 49 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 2: kind of small, like half a potato counts, as you know, 50 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 2: a serving, so it's not Yeah, so if you have 51 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 2: a potato, that's two servings already so, but still it's 52 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 2: indicating really that people are not you know, getting their 53 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:33,119 Speaker 2: vegetables or fruit. Even fruit is two servings a day 54 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 2: and less than half of our population this meeting that. 55 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, okay, what's going on with the obesity? 56 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, obesity is still a real problem in 57 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:49,959 Speaker 2: New Zealand kind of linked I guess to fruit and vegetables. 58 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 2: You know, like we're not really eating healthily in New 59 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 2: Zealand and a lot of that is just we've got 60 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 2: such an availability of you know, really highly processed foods 61 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 2: that are high in all our you know, salt and 62 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 2: sugar and fat easily available from the supermarket, and you know, 63 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 2: fruit and vegetables actually can be pretty expensive. 64 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 1: Yeah. Yeah. On the bright side, about half of us 65 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 1: are doing enough exercise, which is like two and a 66 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 1: half hours of moderate intensity activity in the last week. 67 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:21,359 Speaker 1: That's not bad, is it. 68 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's not bad Again, of course, you know, like 69 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:28,119 Speaker 2: there's a there's a large portion who aren't doing enough, 70 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:31,080 Speaker 2: but you know we are, yeah, there are. You know, 71 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 2: it's better than our some of the indicators. Yeah. So yeah, 72 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 2: we have got you know, about half, just under half 73 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 2: doing the recommended amount. But of course yeah, more. You know, 74 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 2: there's lots lots more, lots of people who could be 75 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 2: doing more exercise as well. 76 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: Catherine, thanks very much, really appreciate you time. It's Katherine 77 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: Bravery from the School of Population Health at Aukland University. 78 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: Do you know what I'm I'm I'm starting to come 79 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 1: to the view that any of these numbers that they 80 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: tell you have to strike in a day, there's just 81 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: a load of ber Remember when they said to you, like, 82 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 1: we all brush out eath twice a day, right, because 83 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 1: we're grown up, so we do it because we've been told. 84 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: Now it turns out you only have to do it 85 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 1: once a day. I always knew that I did it 86 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 1: two times anyway because gross, But you only have to 87 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 1: do it once a day. That was obvious, wasn't it. 88 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:16,440 Speaker 1: And they say you've got to have eight glasses of 89 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: water a dight. You know, that's bs that's made up. 90 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:21,600 Speaker 1: And the ten thousand steps a day is literally made 91 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:24,280 Speaker 1: up by the people who were like, how many steps 92 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 1: ten thousand? That sounds yeah, we'll do that, Yeah, it's 93 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 1: actually only seven thousand. And when they say to you 94 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 1: have to have six different vegetables and two different fruits. 95 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:34,160 Speaker 1: That's also just made up nonsense. You know that. So anyway, 96 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: I'm not giving you a free pass. I'm just telling 97 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:40,279 Speaker 1: you go easy on your go easy on yourself, you 98 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: will be okay. And if you are, if you do 99 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 1: all of the things that I said, if you don't 100 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: do it, you'll end up just like me. And that's 101 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: exactly where you want to be sounding like this. 102 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 2: For more from Heather Duplasy Allen Drive, listen live to 103 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 2: news talk sai'd Be from four pm weekdays, or follow 104 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.