sugar Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/tag/sugar/ Latest News & Press Releases Wed, 12 Oct 2016 06:09:50 +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 sugar Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/tag/sugar/ 32 32 World Obesity Day https://news.media.co.za/world-obesity-day/ Wed, 12 Oct 2016 06:09:50 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=5567 Today is World Obesity Day, and the international focus is on childhood obesity. The Department of Health is deeply concerned about the growing obesity rate in the country and urges all South Africans to adopt healthier lifestyles. Obesity rates in South Africa are increasing rapidly, with almost 70% of women and 40% of men either […]

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]]> Government considers sugar tax https://news.media.co.za/government-considers-sugar-tax/ Fri, 22 Aug 2014 06:12:00 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=1367 Pretoria – The Gauteng MEC for Health, Qedani Mahlangu, says making sweetened soft drinks costly could sway people to drink fresh water – an important step in the fight against obesity. “If we could impose a tax regime that is similar to the ‘sin tax’ applicable to alcoholic beverages, we could make it costly to […]

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