Africa has made great progress in the fight against malnutrition. Between 2000 and 2016 Senegal, Ghana, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Togo, Cameroon and Angola reduced undernourishment, child wasting, child … more
4/16/2018
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
Researchers affiliated to the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security (CoE) have found a hidden economy thriving on our landfill sites. All over South Africa, small communities of ‘waste … more
1/12/2018
Collaborative research involving local and international researchers has created an intervention strategy to help improve the diet and lifestyle of schoolchildren in South Africa. Referred to as … more
6/20/2017
Caption: South African men consume up to 13 974 kJ while South African women consume up to 11 978kJ a day, according to a review of dietary studies funded by the Centre of Excellence in Food Security.
Section: News Articles
Audio Link: 2 Feb 2017 | Health24
Caption: A study funded by the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security‚ also found that we are not consuming enough protein
Section: News Articles
Audio Link: 2 Feb 2017 | Algoa FM
Caption: As a newly proposed sugar tax is under spotlight in South African parliament to assess the merits of introducing a sync tax on sweetened beverages, a new study by the Centre of Excellence in Food Security has revealed that most South Africans consume too much sugar and carbs
Section: Sound Clips
Audio Link: 2 Feb 2017 | Channel Africa
South Africa’s planned sugar tax has come under severe scrutiny from its parliamentarians. The questions they’re grappling with are whether the country needs a tax and how effective it … more
2/6/2017
Caption: Research has found that South Africans are eating too much sugar and carbs. The study‚ funded by the Centre of Excellence in Food Security‚ also found that we are not consuming enough protein. Professor Hettie Schönfeldt from the University of Pretoria and colleagues from the University of Cape Town as well as the Human Sciences Research Council reviewed dietary studies‚ conducted between 2000 and 2015‚ to establish South Africans' dietary intake and deficiencies.
Section: News Articles
Audio Link: 1 February 2017 | Times Live
YoutubeVid URL: https://www.youtube.com/embed/PFo33clVpK8
Caption: Interview with Professors Rina Swart and David Sanders on the impact of the food system on obesity and nutrition.
Section: Video Clips
Audio Link: 31 August 2016 | eNCA