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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, South Africa, Maverick Citizen, Maverick News

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, Maverick Citizen

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, World, Maverick Citizen

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, Maverick Citizen, COVID-19

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, Newsdeck

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