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Junk food

Branded McDonald’s desks for schoolchildren — government failing or a corporation overstepping?

Maverick Citizen

Branded McDonald’s desks for schoolchildren — government failing or a corporation overstepping?

By Lillian Roberts

The world is hooked on junk food: how big companies pull it off

Business Maverick

The world is hooked on junk food: how big companies pull it off

By Agnes Erzse

Child targets: South Africa faces an obesity-related health catastrophe linked to poor regulation of food advertising

South Africa

Child targets: South Africa faces an obesity-related health catastrophe linked to poor regulation of food advertising

By Adèle Sulcas

Weight of the world: We need decisive action to fight a growing global epidemic

South Africa

Weight of the world: We need decisive action to fight a growing global epidemic

By Hayley Cimring

Good for hunger, bad for health? Spaza shops and food vendors proliferate outside schools

South Africa

Good for hunger, bad for health? Spaza shops and food vendors proliferate outside schools

By Michelle Banda

By Unknown Author

Reading between the lines: Not such ‘happy meals’

South Africa

Reading between the lines: Not such ‘happy meals’

By Health-e News

Bloated bodies and barren lands

South Africa

Bloated bodies and barren lands

By Kerry Cullinan

Obesity: Is it you or ‘the system’?

South Africa

Obesity: Is it you or ‘the system’?

By Kerry Cullinan, Amy Green and Pontsho Pilane

London mayor wants fast-food ad ban on transport network

World

London mayor wants fast-food ad ban on transport network

By AFP

Op-Ed: Mind the (food) gap

World

Op-Ed: Mind the (food) gap

By Leonie Joubert

Health-e News: ‘Ban junk food adverts’

South Africa

Health-e News: ‘Ban junk food adverts’

By Health-e News