JANUARY 24, 2026. I’m proud and delighted that a wide range of eminent scientists and doctors, whose expertise traverses metabolic science, paediatric health & brain nutrition, have generously supported PSGRNZ’s (2026) paper:
Reclaiming Health: Reversal, Remission & Rewiring. Understanding & Addressing the Primary Drivers of New Zealand’s Metabolic & Mental Health Crisis. Bruning, J.R., Physicians & Scientists for Global Responsibility New Zealand. ISBN 978-1-0670678-2-3
This primary link provides links to the ‘Reclaiming Health’ paper; the quotes; social media images for sharing (yes please!); a summary document; & the Open Letter which has been sent to government officials; and chapter-by-chapter reads.
@RobertLustigMD : ‘PSGRNZ have made clear the reasons for the worldwide pandemic of metabolic syndrome’ Dr Glen Davies: ‘an essential step in changing the understanding of the main causes of disease.’
Dr David Unwin @lowcarbGP : ‘my practice responds best to controlling the intake of both ultra processed foods and refined carbohydrates.’
@BenBikmanPhD : ‘What PSGRNZ articulates here aligns with what researchers increasingly recognize: chronic disease is fundamentally a metabolic problem, and dietary carbohydrate burden is a primary lever.’
@drjenunwin : ‘This document summarises the key science and clinical findings relating to the harms of excessive consumption of sugar, refined carbohydrates and ultra-processed foods.’
@leotrasande : ‘I hope this report sparks needed conversation – and action.’
@JuliaRucklidge : ‘This report offers a clear, evidence-based framework for addressing diet-related chronic disease, an issue with significant health and economic impacts. Reclaiming Health defines how our current food environment contributes to illness and how existing policies can make progress challenging.’
@grantsnz : ‘This report is an important moment for New Zealand public health. For too long, the ‘voice of nutrition’ has been whispered when it should have been shouted. And then the whispers have focused on old, dated hypotheses and science that was flawed. The PSGRNZ rightly identifies that the bulk of our poor health, in both chronic disease and poor mental health is metabolic. It offers a clear blueprint for progress in addressing this. It offers a chance to reverse many chronic diseases and prevent them happening in the first place. These are goals long whispered in NZ and global health, but now we have the blueprint to get on with this important work.’
@ProfTimNoakes : ‘unquestionably the most carefully constructed and complete document ever compiled on this topic anywhere in the world.’
@fleroy1974 : ‘To address the crisis in cardiometabolic health, I fully support PSGRNZ’s call for a more adaptable approach to dietary guidance,’…
Dr Simon Thornley: ‘I hope this document is a catalyst for the change in health policy’…
