November 14, 2020
World Diabetes Day: UP insulin project acknowledges crucial role of nurses in managing the disease
Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it...
September 04, 2017
Solving food insecurity will be no picnic, researchers say
South Africa has a tradition of evidence-based decision making, grounded in the findings of national surveys. But many of them remain a largely untapped...
August 23, 2017
Applying health research in South African schools for learners' well-being
A collaborative study involving local and international researchers has created an intervention strategy to help improve the diet and lifestyle of...
August 07, 2017
New nutrition education programme to help children eat healthy
A few years ago, Mojisola Deborah Kupolati lost her mother to cardiovascular disease, which may have been exacerbated by a poor diet. She says it was this...
April 24, 2017
Celebrating 90 years of excellence in Consumer Science
Ninety years is a long time in any company, and even more so in an academic department. The question is not only how old a department is, but could it have...
March 28, 2017
South Africa's sugar tax: a bold move, and the right thing to do
South Africa's planned sugar tax has come under severe scrutiny from its parliamentarians. The questions they're grappling with are whether the country needs a...