Nutrition

AN ALLIANCE of health organisations has collaborated with the provincial and national departments of Health and Basic Education to promote the theme “Eat more vegetables and fruits every day”. The alliance aims to raise awareness of how non-communicable diseases such as hypertension and Type 2 diabetes, as well as under- and over-nutrition, make many South Africans more vulnerable to Covid-19. The Health Department said there was too much processed food and a scarcity of fresh vegetables and fruit. A plan was needed to help families access affordable fresh produce. |