Changing the age of consent is not the solution to protecting young people from unhealthy relationships with adults: Pandagolik1/Shutterstock Comedian and actor Russell Brand has been accused of abuse, including sexual assault and rape, by four women. The allegations – which Brand denies – include the sexual assault of a woman who says she was …
Half of all South Africans are overweight or obese. Warning labels on unhealthy foods help change that: Unhealthy diets are a major risk factor for diseases like cancers, diabetes. Sheila Fitzgerald/Shutterstock South Africa’s national health department recently invited public comment on regulations for warning labels on food packaging. The regulations specify how pre-packaged food should …
Street food keeps Johannesburg going – but working conditions of vendors are unhealthy: Vendors lack proper infrastructure to ensure protection against environmental health hazards. Shutterstock Informal vendors are a common feature in urban areas. Also known as street vendors, they sell products or provide services on a public road, in a regulated market or in …
Healthy eating: children think their peers eat more unhealthy snacks than they actually do – changing this perception can lead to better diets: Stock_Good/Shutterstock Obesity is a growing problem among young people in the UK. In 2020-21, 40.9% of year six children (age 10-11) were measured as overweight or obese. Research shows that childhood obesity …
Cost of living: the unhealthy coping strategies which are likely to rise as energy bills soar – plus how to get help: Vlaimages/Shutterstock The burden of very high energy prices does not fall evenly across society. The most vulnerable customers are more likely to be on the most expensive tariffs because they’re more likely to …
Euro 2020: football’s promotion of unhealthy consumption must end: The Euros are here – Europe’s festival of football, featuring some of the best players on the planet in peak physical condition. Yet alongside this spectacle runs a carnival of corporate advertising – often marketing unhealthy products such as alcohol, junk food and gambling apps. How …
We’ve known for over a century that our environment shapes our health, so why are we still blaming unhealthy lifestyles?: We’re healthier and live longer than our ancestors, yet we’re constantly reminded of deaths caused by war, terrorism and natural disasters. As terrible as these events are, they accounted for less than 1% of the …
MPA Big Debate: ‘Prepare for assimilation – is culture development becoming an unhealthy obsession?’ – a Culture interest event taking place on 2019-07-31 18:00:00 in United Kingdom 'Prepare for assimilation – is culture development becoming an unhealthy obsession?'You can’t go to an industry event or open up Linkedin these days without hearing something about the …
Pasha 20: In South Africa, unhealthy food choices are everywhere: shutterstock Diseases linked to obesity are rising rapidly in South Africa. A major part of the problem is the growing available of unhealthy food options. In many neighbourhoods there are more unhealthy food outlets, like fast food places, than there are healthy food options. In …
Dumb, angry and unhealthy: The weird, lesser-known effects of climate change: CLIMATE change has been in the headlines a lot recently and for very good reason – it feels like the world is burning. Consider the extreme weather events we've witnessed in just the last couple of months – a heatwave across the northern hemisphere; …
The seven tactics unhealthy industries use to undermine public health policies: African governments efforts to improve health are being undermined by corporations luring clientele. Reuters/Baz Ratner Across Africa there are examples of governments trying to introduce policies that improve health, and protect the environment only to find their efforts undermined by unhealthy corporations, and their …
Obese does not necessarily mean unhealthy: Obese perhaps but not necessarily unhealthy. Creativa Images/www.shutterstock.com Self-proclaimed “weight loss hypnosis master” Steve Miller has announced a campaign to see all overweight NHS staff wearing badges that read “I’m fat, but I’m losing it”. He also wants all restaurant menus to carry the warning that “if you’re fat, …