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South Africa’s healthiest city revealed
Press Releases • Oct 11, 2017 09:29 GMT
Cape Town has the highest number of people who are a healthy weight, plus they purchase the most vegetables and fruit, when compared with South Africa’s other major cities.
Introducing Vitality Weight Loss Rewards
Press Releases • Apr 18, 2017 09:12 GMT
Discovery Vitality launches intervention to intensify efforts to combat the alarming rise in obesity and associated healthcare costs
Why we welcome a sugar tax
Press Releases • Feb 22, 2017 13:15 GMT
Discovery Vitality encouraged by the revised sugar tax design announced by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan in his 2017 Budget Speech.
Take action to change obesity rates associated with type 2 diabetes
Press Releases • Nov 09, 2016 10:25 GMT
The World Health Organization estimates that 380 million people could have diabetes by 2025.
Vitality food and lifestyle guidelines simplify the way to healthy nutrition
Press Releases • Jul 26, 2016 07:28 GMT
The time to halt childhood obesity is now!
Press Releases • Jun 12, 2015 13:03 GMT
Understanding food labels is critical to healthy eating. How healthy are South Africa’s kids? According to Health Active Kids South Africa (HAKSA), a nationwide report compiled by Discovery Vitality on the health of the country’s children showed that our kids aren’t as healthy as they should be.
South Africa gets a D for kids’ health
Press Releases • Jul 10, 2014 11:22 GMT
Too much fast food, TV, and not enough outdoor play has resulted in a drop in grade according to the latest Healthy Active Kids Report Card.