Tackling the linked issues of obesity and diabetes requires changes in policy, economics and social attitudes
At the UN General Assembly high-level meeting in New York next week, South Africa is expected to join other countries in signing a watered down declaration meant to curb diseases…
If the food labelling regulations under review are enacted, bold warning signs on packaging will let shoppers identify foods high in sugar, salt or unhealthy fats
Although the NHI offers much-needed reform, it must find a new way to care for patients – an approach that treats people emotionally, physically, socially, psychologically and…
About 60 000 South Africans die in a year from diseases that are not caused by tuberculosis or HIV before they turn 70, and about a fifth of these are from diabetes
Ingredients and side effects of this product that changes your circadian rhythm
Having diabetes is bad enough but heat waves, floods, air pollution and infectious illnesses make dealing with it harder and increase rates
Interventions such as immediate food relief and raising awareness are needed to address undernutrition and obesity
Let’s talk about overnutrition and the role of ultra-processed foods (UPFs)
There is also a possibility that GLP-1 may improve cognitive and cardiac performance
Is it worth adding another warm cup to shed those last kilogrammes?
In the latest episode of Bhekisisa’s monthly TV show, Health Beat, Mia Malan spoke to public health researcher Susan Goldstein about how regulations about how foods are sold can…
South Africa is food secure but people cannot afford nutritious food – or even food every day
The South African Canegrowers Association says the sugar industry is in crisis after Tongaat Hulett was put under business rescue
Refining wheat, maize and rice removes their nutritional value, which contributes to preventable diseases such as strokes, diabetes and obesity
Health department aims to make healthier food choices easier as part of this year’s National Nutrition Week
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced a postponement of the sugar tax for 12 months
Food systems lack resilience in the face of crisis and that feed crises of their own making, driving climate change and fuelling epidemics of hunger, malnutrition, obesity and…
Health professionals have called on leaders at COP26 to prioritise changing food systems to reduce their effect on the climate, as well as to prevent deaths
The financial and public health cost of diabetes, as well as diabetes-related blindness and kidney failures, is being overlooked, health advocates say
