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Overweight

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

Maverick Life, DM168

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

by: Rosie Nelson

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

South Africa, Maverick Citizen, Op-eds

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

by: Nomathemba Chandiwana and Francois Venter

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

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

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

by: Amy Green for Spotlight

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

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

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

The Oily Trinity: Big food, fast food and proximity

Magazine, Maverick Life, Maverick Citizen

The Oily Trinity: Big food, fast food and proximity

by: Malibongwe Tyilo

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

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

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

by: Michelle Banda

World, Newsdeck

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

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

South Africa, Maverick Life

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

by: Health-e News

Supersize my portfolio: how to get rich on globesity

Business Maverick, World

Supersize my portfolio: how to get rich on globesity

by: Richard Poplak

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