The most extensive study of the gut microbiome in Africa has discovered new microbial ... particularly about diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and obesity, and their relationship to gut microbiota.

Her father said his daughter’s childhood obesity spiralled out of control, ultimately leading to her reaching 300kg.

The prevalence of diabetes is increasing faster in some low-income countries than elsewhere in the world, generating concerns ...

In six years, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes has doubled in a group of middle-aged people in South Africa, Kenya, Ghana ...

It has been just over two weeks since President Trump took office, and there have been significant effects already on public ...

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South Africa has made strides in combating iodine ... heart health and risk of obesity later in life. Pregnancy is a time of transformation, not just for your body but also your mindset.

This Valentine’s Day, the Gauteng department of health is encouraging individuals, whether in a relationship, with family, or single, to use the occasion to kick-start a tradition focused on ...

A few years of drinking alcohol, following an unhealthy diet, or having obesity should not be enough to produce the kind of tumor typically seen in a senior citizen, Cercek says. And yet ...

Expanding the scope of the HPL HEALA’s Angelika Grimbeek says that while SARS doesn’t ring-fence taxes, it should consider ...

so prevention is really key to sustainable long-term and cost-effective management of the obesity crisis,” she says. Taryn Stein She highlights a programme she worked on in South Africa ...