How a child’s body responds to hunger — and the lifelong consequences of malnutrition

Tim De Maayer
26 MAY

Trouble with the sweet stuff: Health activists step in to educate people on how to be ‘sugar smart’

Michelle Banda
05 MAY

Industry gets its claws out to protect sugar market share in sub-Saharan Africa, multicountry study shows

Georgina Crouth
23 APR

Tax on sugary drinks slow to gain traction in Africa

Ufrieda Ho
22 APR

Academic research shows Coca-Cola is ‘part of the family’ for young people in SA and Nigeria

Georgina Crouth
23 MAR

Civil society honours forests, raises more questions about vaccines and asks poets to reflect on rights

Christi Nortier
01 MAR

Karen Hofman, the professor leading the fight for healthy eating choices

Georgina Crouth
25 FEB

Experts weigh in on why ‘sugar tax’ needs to be increased

Georgina Crouth
24 FEB

Fast-food advertising is a threat to children’s right to health, says report

Sandisiwe Shoba
18 FEB

Malnutrition hurts millions of South Africa’s children just as it did 20 years ago 

Christi Nortier
18 FEB

Want to be a Covid-19 survivor? Check your comorbidities

Kerry Cullinan
04 MAY 2020

Let the children starve?

Mark Heywood
03 MAR 2020

Poor diets are damaging children’s health, UNICEF warns

Lelethu Tonisi
15 OCT 2019

Obesity crisis threatens South Africa’s health system

Johanna Ralston
19 SEP 2019

Beneath the surface: South Africa’s food system is in trouble

Tatjana von Bormann
25 FEB 2019

Bloated bodies and barren lands

Kerry Cullinan
04 FEB 2019

Diabetes is linked to food insecurity, and needs co-ordinated, multisectoral intervention

Nokuthula Vilakazi
13 NOV 2018

Obesity: Is it you or ‘the system’?

Kerry Cullinan, Amy Green and Pontsho Pilane
15 OCT 2018

Can higher ‘sin taxes’ help the economy?

Health-e News
17 SEP 2018

Meat-heavy low-carb diets can ‘shorten lifespan’: study

AFP
17 AUG 2018

Half of Americans trying to lose weight: study

AFP
12 JUL 2018