Almost half of women in Africa will be obese or overweight by 2030, according to a new study, an "alarming rise" that has been "compared with the HIV epidemic", said The Guardian. Unlike in most ...

We need policy changes,community-driven initiatives, and a redefinition of our relationship with food to create a healthier future two months ago, most of us set out our yearly goals to either get fit ...

According to last year’s National Food and Nutrition Society Survey, 31% of men and 68% of women in South Africa are ...

Aisosa Jennifer Omoruyi is a Research Fellow at the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, which receives funding from the Global Center for Legal Innovation on Food Environments at ...

It's lunchtime in the leafy grounds of the Kairos School of Inquiry in Randburg, South Africa. Dozens of children line up excitedly in front of a table laden with large pots of fresh, hot food. "Today ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether specific risk factors for obesity were more evident in young, normal-weight African-American (AA) compared to Caucasian-American (CA) women. DESIGN: Cross-sectional age ...