Maverick Life

Navigating fatphobia as a young woman — a compelling, thoughtful and personal account

By Rosie Nelson

South Africa

Stigma, inaction and cost — will South Africa treat obesity with lessons learnt from HIV?

By Nomathemba Chandiwana and Francois Venter

South Africa

In-depth – South Africa’s obesity problem and the promise of new weight loss medicines

By Amy Green for Spotlight

South Africa

The cruel treatment of obese people echoes dark days of HIV, fuelled by the diet-and-exercise fallacy

By Joan van Dyk for the Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism

Magazine

The Oily Trinity: Big food, fast food and proximity

By Malibongwe Tyilo

South Africa

Teach them while young: A healthy diet yields an extended life expectancy

By Michelle Banda

World

Half of Americans trying to lose weight: study

By AFP

Newsdeck

In US, 57 percent of kids on track for obesity by 35: study

By AFP

Newsdeck

Child obesity grows tenfold since 1975: study

By AFP

South Africa

World Obesity Day: How to slim down the country’s children?

By Health-e News

Business Maverick

Supersize my portfolio: how to get rich on globesity

By Richard Poplak