A Caesar salad of lettuce, croutons and cheese can be deceptively unhealthy, depending on how much fat is in the mayonnaise dressing going on top. Dollops of this popular condiment can contain up to 7 … more
3/28/2018
South Africa needs to find ways to bring back traditional foods, to make them hip and attractive again to help fight malnutrition and food insecurity.
That was the call on the final day of the … more
1/4/2018
By the admission of the three speakers taking part in the debate on social protection – the closing session on third day of the 3rd International Conference on Global Food Security – the & … more
12/29/2017
Even though women produce between 43 and 80 percent of the world’s food supply, only about one percent of women own the land on which they produce the food – and this is having a negative … more
12/6/2017
Food prices need to rise, so farmers can be fairly reimbursed. Then the money from the subsidies they will no longer need to make a decent living can be repurposed to take care of the poor. … more
12/6/2017
Many South Africans are going hungry. At the same time obesity rates are rising. This is unsurprising - both are forms of malnutrition and tend to go together. The coexistence of poverty and obesity … more
12/18/2017
Malnutrition - including over- and under-nutrition and micro-nutrient deficiencies are the top contributors to the global disease burden. Globally, 800 million people are under-nourished, two billion … more
12/4/2017
Caption: Feeding a child a lot more complicated than previously thought‚ according to Stephen Devereux from the Centre of Excellence in Food Security.
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Audio Link: 8 November 2017 | The Times
Against the backdrop of hundreds of millions suffering from undernourishment, billions more starved of essential micronutrients and, in sharp contrast, a pandemic of obesity, delegates from around … more
11/2/2017
Caption: Maxwell Snell can make R200 to R300 a day by scratching through wheelie bins and funnelling reusable goods to the recycling depots. Academics in the fields of social work, economics and nutrition, affiliated to the Centre of Excellence in Food Security, found that waste pickers generated R700 million a year.
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Audio Link: 25 October 2017 | Southern Mail