South Africa’s national survey of food and nutrition security identifies the areas most in need.
Obesity is itself a disease, in addition to contributing to the onset and progression of other conditions such as diabetes, heart attack and stroke.
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Obesity is a disease that shares several characteristics with cancer, but does not get the same society-wide recognition of its disease status, so people with obesity are less likely to get treatment.
Intermittent fasting could have an array of health benefits, but as of yet there are no long-term studies into its effects.
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Brief exposure to a family of chemicals used as flame retardants early in life can permanently alter fat levels in the blood and liver, raising the risk of liver cancer and heart disease.
Increasing the amount of exercise is one way to use the energy stored in fat cells, or to ‘burn’ fat.
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Trainers and fitness gurus often tell their charges how to ‘burn fat.’ But what does that actually involve? Here’s a Speed Read on something that actually takes a fairly long time.