Obesity costs SA economy more than R700bn per year - study
The economic impact of obesity in South Africa is R701bn per year, a study by Discovery Vitality has revealed.
View ArticleThe (costly) fat of the land
The rising price of fruit and vegetables and a lack of awareness about what is in our food are two of the culprits.
View ArticleSouth Africa needs more than a sugar tax to get to the bottom of obesity
People often eat calorie-dense foods which fuel obesity, but there's more to it than just living an unhealthy lifestyle. Here are a few factors responsible for developing obesity.
View ArticleObesity is the number one lifestyle disease: Here’s what you can do to...
Obesity is responsible for around one million deaths a year. Here's what you can do to protect your family against it and ensure they live a healthier life.
View ArticleAlarming increase in childhood obesity over 4 decades
Not only adults suffer the consequences of obesity. Worldwide a large percentage of children are overweight, which sets them up for serious health problems later in life.
View ArticleHow fat can alcohol really make you?
Could your daily tipple lead to obesity? There is growing evidence for a link between alcoholism and obesity, but more research is needed.
View ArticleThink you're overweight? Use these 5 ways to find out
What’s the best way to measure your weight – BMI or the old-fashioned scale? Turns out there are a number of ways.
View ArticleThe lazy, junk-food generation
Today’s children are expected to live much longer than prior generations, but will be in much poorer health by the time they reach age 65. A global survey suggests intervention is needed urgently.
View ArticleObesity costs SA economy more than R700bn per year - study
The economic impact of obesity in South Africa is R701bn per year, a study by Discovery Vitality has revealed.
View ArticleThe (costly) fat of the land
The rising price of fruit and vegetables and a lack of awareness about what is in our food are two of the culprits.
View ArticleHere's how you might have fat that you don't know about
You may appear to be healthy from the outside, but your body could be telling a different story on the inside.
View ArticleThe greatest weight loss myths
With so much clutter in the market place, it's worth debunking some of the myths around weight loss and seeing what evidence-based nutrition is telling us.
View ArticleKnowing too much about your genes might be risky
Providing people with information about their own genes is likely to become an increasingly common practice. This may, however, have some disadvantages.
View ArticleHow just a few extra kilos can ruin your health
Adult weight gain is not a benign condition, and experts recommend monitoring one's weight on a regular basis, especially during life transitions.
View ArticleWhy you should skip the sugary drink with your burger
Tests found that having a sugar-laden soda with a high-protein meal resulted in more fat storage than the same food with a sugar-free beverage.
View ArticleDoctors who 'fat-shame' patients do more harm than good
Patients may feel unmotivated to take action when doctors make them feel embarrassed about their weight.
View ArticleCan you be fat and fit?
Extra weight is linked to a higher risk for heart disease, even if blood pressure, and blood sugar and cholesterol levels are all normal.
View ArticleSugary drinks tax set for April next year
The tax on sugary drinks was proposed two years ago in an attempt to halt diseases linked to obesity, which are fuelled by sugary drinks.
View ArticleSouth Africans are living longer, but there’s bad news
Life expectancy in South Africa is rapidly increasing, but the bad news is that the number of healthy years that men and women can expect to live has fallen over the past 25 years.
View Article13 types of cancer linked to this lifestyle disease
Researchers have found that losing weight might lower people's cancer risk.
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