South Africa faces a growing health crisis that remains largely overlooked in national policy debates. While the country has made significant progress in tackling infectious diseases such as HIV and tuberculosis, another threat is expanding quietly alongside them: obesity and the wave of chronic illnesses that follow in its wake.
Around 12 million South African adults live with obesity, and the number continues to rise. More than half of adults are now overweight or obese. Among women, the burden is particularly severe, with more than two-thirds affected. According to the World Obesity Federation, these…
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Mafia Rapunzel
Slap chips – French fries [slup-chips] An Afrikaans word meaning limp and describing soft, fat French fries. These are usually mixed with tomato sauce and vinegar.
Buzzmouse
Whoever said “quiet as a mouse”, has obviously never stepped on one