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ultra processed foods

Research exposes high levels of misleading health claims, often on packaged foods targeting children

South Africa

Research exposes high levels of misleading health claims, often on packaged foods targeting children

By Lillian Roberts

Are plant-based burgers really bad for your heart? Here’s what’s behind the scary headlines

Maverick Life

Are plant-based burgers really bad for your heart? Here’s what’s behind the scary headlines

By Evangeline Mantzioris

Ultra-processed foods: largest ever review shows many ill effects on health – how to understand the evidence

TGIFood

Ultra-processed foods: largest ever review shows many ill effects on health – how to understand the evidence

By The Conversation

South Africa’s about to get better food labelling — here’s the skinny on how the system was designed

South Africa

South Africa’s about to get better food labelling — here’s the skinny on how the system was designed

By Safura Abdool Karim, Makoma Bopape, Rina Swart and Tamryn Frank

Ultra-processed foods — ubiquitous, unhealthy and hard to spot

South Africa

Ultra-processed foods — ubiquitous, unhealthy and hard to spot

By Julia Evans

SAMRC showcases SA poor’s dependency on ultra-processed meals as food basket costs continue to rise

South Africa

SAMRC showcases SA poor’s dependency on ultra-processed meals as food basket costs continue to rise

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Ultra-processed foods: it’s not just their low nutritional value that’s a concern

Magazine

Ultra-processed foods: it’s not just their low nutritional value that’s a concern

By Richard Hoffman

Research shows voluntary commitments by big food companies on marketing unhealthy foods don’t work

South Africa

Research shows voluntary commitments by big food companies on marketing unhealthy foods don’t work

By Adèle Sulcas

Changing what we eat will make or break our planet

Maverick Citizen

Changing what we eat will make or break our planet

By Adèle Sulcas

Can South Africa legislate its way out of its crushing ‘double burden’ of malnutrition and into a healthier ‘food democracy’? (Part Three)

South Africa

Can South Africa legislate its way out of its crushing ‘double burden’ of malnutrition and into a healthier ‘food democracy’? (Part Three)

By Adèle Sulcas