SA has an obesity crisis, and cheap, ultra-processed foods are fuelling it

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SA has an obesity crisis, and cheap, ultra-processed foods are fuelling it

of the diets of adults in South Africa with low income. These foods are widely available in low-income areas and are cheaper than healthier, whole-food alternatives. led by Dr Tamryn Frank, an obesity prevention researcher at the University of the Western Cape, ultra-processed foods are easy to prepare, tasty, affordable and have a long shelf life. that being overweight or obese will cost the country R 33 194 million, or 15.38% of the country’s health budget, in 2020.

South Africa has seen a drastic increase in non-communicable diseases over the past 20 years, with cases rising from children in the country go hungry every day, according to a 2023 report by the Children’s Institute at the University of Cape Town.

 

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