Topics: Health, Diets, etc.

1 September 2024 12:57

Buying healthier food reduces the likelihood of becoming obese by 13%, Vitality research shows; Vitality enhances HealthyFood rewards

Johannesburg, September 1, 2024- Discovery Vitality’s latest research shows that regularly purchasing healthy food can lead to a 13% reduction in the risk of becoming obese.
“Purchasing behaviours have a profound influence on our dietary habits, which are linked to dietary risk factors that contribute to over 7 million deaths globally per year. Our latest research underscores the health risks

9 February 2024 12:32

Vitality Year in Review 2023: A journey to the moon… 1,713 times!

Vitality members collectively recorded 87 million workouts in 2023 and achieved other fascinating milestones and great rewards for staying healthy.

26 September 2023 12:00

Discovery Vitality announces HealthyFood partnership with Checkers and Checkers Sixty60

Discovery Vitality today announced a partnership with Checkers and Checkers Sixty60 for the Vitality HealthyFood benefit.

2 February 2021 13:22

Easy and affordable is the key to healthy meal prep in lockdown alert level 3

Vitality dietitian Terry Harris shares her tips for managing mealtimes while we stay home as well as discounts from Vitality’s new HealthyDining partners for healthy meals selected by their nutrition team.

30 September 2020 11:23

Vitality accelerates its efforts to get people moving with exciting new benefits; also announces special Vitality points recognition initiative

JOHANNESBURG, 30 September 2020 | Discovery Vitality today announced an exciting series of product enhancements that will further motivate and reward members to get healthy by exercising and eating well.

25 July 2019 14:03

Discovery Vitality introduces HealthyDining for sit-down meals in countrywide restaurants

Announcing the expansion of Vitality HealthyDining in partnership with Col’Cacchio, Doppio Zero, Ocean Basket, and Nando’s to reward Vitality members for eating healthily while dining out.

7 May 2019 13:04

New Vitality HealthyDining benefit offers members up to 25% cash back through Uber Eats

Discovery Vitality launches HealthyDining with Uber Eats – offering members up to 25% cash back on healthier meal options when ordering takeaway food via the Uber Eats app, and 50% cash back on Vitality kids’ healthy meals.

28 March 2019 08:58

Vitality members to enjoy a weekend of double HealthyFood cash back at Woolworths, for making healthier choices

For one weekend only – 30 to 31 March 2019 – all Vitality members (with the HealthyFood benefit) will get up to 50% cash back on HealthyFood items at Woolworths stores nationwide.

14 May 2018 10:45

Introducing Vitality Move

It is estimated that nearly half (48.7%) of South Africans with hypertension have never been screened and therefore remain undiagnosed and unaware of their increased risk for heart disease and strokes.

11 October 2017 11:29

South Africa’s healthiest city revealed

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.

7 August 2017 09:18

Why a focus on health is vital this Women’s Month – what to know and do in your 20s, 30s, 40s and beyond

​In a bid to promote health education this Women’s Month, clinicians at Discovery Vitality have prepared guidelines to help women maintain good health at different life stages.

24 May 2017 13:16

One in four South African preschoolers is overweight or obese. What does the research reveal?

More than a quarter of the world’s population is under the age of 15. Their health is our future. Based on the current exercise and eating habits of South Africa’s children, it’s clear that urgent action is required.

20 September 2016 16:05

Instant noodles loaded with salt

New research by The George Institute for Global Health reveals the high and unnecessary amount of salt in instant noodles sold around the world.

19 September 2016 10:10

Salt watch: shaking up public health

Experts convene for salt consultation forum

26 July 2016 09:28

Vitality food and lifestyle guidelines simplify the way to healthy nutrition

A key part of being healthy, is the food and drinks you have daily. Vitality’s nutrition specialists stay up to date and engage with local and international stakeholders on the latest in food and nutrition science, and combines best practice into guidelines Vitality encourages people to follow for good health.
“Healthy eating need not be boring. For us it’s about showing that healthy nutritio

4 May 2016 14:24

​Discovery Vitality launches state-of-the-art HealthyFood Studio

Discovery Vitality, Woolworths and Prue Leith Chefs Academy are on a mission to get people back into the kitchen. The newly launched HealthyFood Studio is a fully equipped, state-of-the-art culinary studio based in Sandton, where classes deal various aspects of nutritious cooking. These are taught and demonstrated by a Prue Leith professional, using fresh ingredients from Woolworths.

18 June 2015 12:03

​Portion Caution: Bigger is not better

Amongst dieticians, ‘supersize’ is fast becoming a swear word. The fact is that we’re eating much more these days than we were even 30 years ago. In the 90s, for instance, soda manufacturers started to make soda bottles that more than doubled in size. Soda bottle size continued to increase in size until they’d grown to more than 18 times the size of the original bottles.

12 June 2015 15:03

​The time to halt childhood obesity is now!

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.

4 June 2015 16:41

Vitality encourages kids to ‘Grow Up Fit’

Discovery Vitality is introducing a fun, new way to teach your kids – and yourself – about how to incorporate healthy habits into your lifestyles. Using an easy-to-use social media platform called Vine, Discovery Vitality is running the Grow Up Fit SA campaign: every day in June we will release a six-second video and snippet to show you how just how simple and enjoyable it is to ‘Grow Up Fit’!