HEALA calls for 20% tax on sugary drinks
The alliance has been encouraged by public support on proposals for an increase in the Health Promotion Levy (HPL)
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Diabetes
Women advised: lose weight before conceiving
Rising obesity amongst pregnant women is an increasing concern to health professionals because it puts their lives and that of their unborn babies at risk.
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The festive season is upon us… but so is diabetes
The festive season is a time of decadent food, drink and all things merry, but do you know the long-term effects of the foods you consume during this time?
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Health minister supports the reduction of sugar in sweetened beverages
Currently, the health promotion levy — implemented in April 2018 — is almost half of the World Health Organisation’s recommendation which research has shown could be more effective.
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Sugary drinks: The tax, declining sales & new research
What will it take for South Africans to stop drinking sugar-added beverages which are proven to be bad for their health? Emerging financial data points to the sugary drinks tax.
Read More » Sugary drinks: The tax, declining sales & new researchSugary drinks tax turns one — amid opposition
The tax on sugary drinks has raised almost R3 billion. Coca-Cola says it has reduced the sugar levels of its drinks range by more than a quarter, irritating those who said the levy wouldn’t cut sugar consumption. But is the profit being used for health promotion? Could political parties rally against it after the election?
Read More » Sugary drinks tax turns one — amid oppositionSugary drinks tax turns one — amid opposition
The tax on sugary drinks has raised almost R3 billion. Coca-Cola says it has reduced the sugar levels of its drinks range by more than a quarter, irritating those who said the levy wouldn’t cut sugar consumption. But is the profit being used for health promotion? Could political parties rally against it after the election?
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Sugar industry job loss claims are premature – Treasury
It is premature for the sugar industry to claim that the sugary drinks tax is causing job losses, according to Treasury.
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It is premature for the sugar industry to claim that the sugary drinks tax is causing job losses, according to Treasury.
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‘Soda taxes work’
Sugary drink consumption has been slashed by more than half, three years after the city of Berkeley introduced a levy on these products.
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Sugary drink consumption has been slashed by more than half, three years after the city of Berkeley introduced a levy on these products.
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Sickened by stigma: Queer link to weight
Women who are attracted to women are more at risk of obesity while gay men tend to be underweight, according to breaking research from the United Kingdom (UK) suggesting experiencing stigma is to blame.
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Women who are attracted to women are more at risk of obesity while gay men tend to be underweight, according to breaking research from the United Kingdom (UK) suggesting experiencing stigma is to blame.
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SA’s obesity caused by big business not greedy people
Malnutrition, which includes both obesity and undernutrition, is the leading cause of poor health around the world, and the culprits for the costly obesity epidemic aren’t individual couch potatoes. Instead, governments have failed to curb ‘big food’ placing everybody’s health at stake, according to a major report.
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Plates over Pills
WATCH: meet the doctor using her garden as her prescription pad.
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