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.
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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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Diabetes – the silent killer
Goodman Gwala had dreams of playing professional football but now he struggles to walk after his left toes were amputated. The cause? Diabetes.
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Junk food, junk status cause skyrocketing medical costs
Medical costs expected to skyrocket after South Africa's credit rating downgrade to junk status.
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Fight to beat diabetes and early death
Makhehla Mosia from Qwaqwa in the Free State believes years of bad eating habits are what led her to develop type 2 diabetes and poor health.
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Budget speech to clarify sugar tax
The beverage industry, sugar farmers and health activists are anxiously awaiting clarity on the sugary drinks’ tax, expected in tomorrow’s (22nd Feb) Budget speech.
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Taxi drivers fueled by caffeine and sugar
December means long hours for taxi drivers as they ferry passengers around the country - and sugar and caffeine keep many drivers on the road.
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Video: Is it time to cut out sugary drinks?
Is being hospitalised enough motivation to implement tough lifestyle changes - starting with going cold turkey on sugary drinks? We bring you the story of one man who is on the brink of this decision, while his state of health hangs in the balance.
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Sugary drinks fuel taxi drivers
Taxi drivers spend long hours on the road which often leaves them with very little time to consider a healthy diet, so they turn to sugary drinks for energy and sustenance.
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Video: No quick fix for overcoming Obesity
Manie Pretorius used to be a sports enthusiast who weighed just 70 kilograms. Just a few years and a knee injury later, Pretorius weighed almost 200 kilograms. He had become obese and his state of health was on the decline.
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Diet denialism on Diabetes Day
Today is International Diabetes Day and the rate of type 2 diabetes in South Africa has increased by over two-thirds in just five years, mostly as a result of poor diet.
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Diabetes support group finds strength in numbers
This National Diabetes Month, we visit a diabetes support group that meets monthly to talk, learn and help each other to live with Diabetes.
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Globally renowned health experts add their names to call for sugar tax in SA
Scholars and academics from leading universities around the world have added their voices to the call for the implementation of a tax on sugary drinks in South Africa.
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The beverage industry was in full force in Sandton this week, fuming about government’s proposed tax on sugary drinks. But government is standing firm, saying it has a duty to protect people’s health.
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