Nutrition Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/category/all/health/nutrition/ Latest News & Press Releases Tue, 11 Oct 2016 11:55:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://news.media.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cropped-SA-shines-as-a-prime-conference-destination-32x32.png Nutrition Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/category/all/health/nutrition/ 32 32 WHO urges global action to curtail consumption and health impacts of sugary drinks https://news.media.co.za/who-urges-global-action-to-curtail-consumption-and-health-impacts-of-sugary-drinks/ Tue, 11 Oct 2016 11:55:08 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=5565 Geneva: Taxing sugary drinks can lower consumption and reduce obesity, type 2 diabetes and tooth decay, says a new World Health Organization (WHO) report. Fiscal policies that lead to at least a 20% increase in the retail price of sugary drinks would result in proportional reductions in consumption of such products, according to the report […]

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]]> Ethiopia needs major health support to stop devastation from El Niño https://news.media.co.za/ethiopia-needs-major-health-support-to-stop-devastation-from-el-nino/ Mon, 07 Dec 2015 09:29:43 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=3443 4 December 2015—With Ethiopia in the grip of its worst drought in 30 years due to El Niño, the World Health Organization (WHO) deployed an emergency response team to support the Ethiopian Ministry of Health and partners in coordinating the health sector response across the country. Ethiopia has experienced two poor growing seasons in 2015. […]

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