‘Food apartheid’ is stoking violence
Hunger is driving violence and entrenching the social divides created by apartheid, as under-nourished children are unable to catch up to their peers.
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VIDEO: A hungry, violent South Africa
Studies find there are links between the rising levels of hunger and violence in South Africa.
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Ramaphosa’s morning exercise: A ‘powerful’ message for South Africans
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi argues that the political leadership shown by newly elected president Cyril Ramaphosa is a powerful tool in the fight against a growing “explosion” of lifestyle diseases, writes HEALTH-E’s Amy Green.
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What’s for breakfast Jozi?
Over half the population has unhealthy levels of body fat. At Johannesburg's three busiest taxi ranks, energy drinks, chips, pap and meat are the most popular morning purchases. But what influences these choices? Cost? Taste? Accessibility? Health-e News's AMY GREEN and THABO MOLELEKWA try to find answers.
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Fatty food a risk for gallstones
Vumile Hlophe from Soshanguve ignored strange body pains and cramps for several months before they grew so bad she had to be hospitalised. Sharon Nkosi writes that the ongoing discomfort she had ignored turned out to be gallstones – a condition that will be fixed when she undergoes surgery at the end of this month.
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Cultural perceptions fuel obesity in rural areas
LIMPOPO - Eating pap twice a day and drinking a lot of sugary drinks has contributed in Fhulufhelo Tshivhase (29), of Duthuni village, becoming overweight. It is something she now regrets.
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Kids consume up to 200% more sugar than recommended
Liquid sugar is easily absorbed, and most of the sugar from sweetened beverages has no nutritional value beyond the sugar content.
Read More » Kids consume up to 200% more sugar than recommendedBigger the belly, wealthier the man, say villagers
For a number of previously disadvantaged communities, the bigger the belly the wealthier an individual is a common perception.
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Parliament finally passes sugary drinks tax
The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) today passed the tax on sugary drinks, which is part of the Rates and Monetary Amounts and Revenue Law Amendment Bill.
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VIDEO: Drowning in Sugar
On World Diabetes Day, South Africans do not have much to celebrate. For Melanie Pandoor, a recent diabetic amputee, this rings true.
Read More » VIDEO: Drowning in SugarCitizens take to the streets on World Diabetes Day
The Healthy Living Alliance (Heala) took to the Rosebank streets on Tuesday, using World Diabetes Day as a significant time to protest against sugary drinks outside Coca-Cola’s new local headquarters.
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Sugar and sight: what’s the connection?
Debates are in full swing about the proposed sugar tax that is likely to start in South Africa in early 2018. As Orbis Africa explains, this is part of a broader government plan to tackle non-communicable diseases over the next five years.
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Hard to overcome childhood obesity
It can be beaten but it isn’t easy: Childhood obesity is in the spotlight as government votes on a tax for sugary drinks – a major cause of excess body fat.
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Unhealthy eating habits blamed on unploughed land
Land in the Eastern Cape, once ploughed by villagers and the source of fresh produce, is now used either just for grazing purposes or is going unused altogether.
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Horrifying cycle of amputations
WORLD OBESITY DAY: A desperate surgeon appeals for help as diabetic patients overwhelm his wards.
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