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Managing director of Danone Southern Africa, Hendrik Born

​Danone accepts the HAKSA challenge

HAKSA challenges all of us to help promote healthy behaviours among the youth

Eating the way nature intended

The impossible quest for purity

Linking a fad diet to notions of godliness is a path to hell for those who have a problematic relationship with food

Expenses paid: Namibia Airports Company chief Tamer el-Kallawi and businessperson Irene Simeon-Kurtz in Maputo.

Bitter exchanges sour sweet talk

The fight over the pros and cons of a proposed tax on sugar-sweetened drinks is set to be a sticky one.

Exercise your mind and lose weight

Being conscious of good eating habits goes a long way towards winning the battle of the bulge.

Kick that junk: Cognisant of physical challenges office workers face in sedentary behaviour

Office space – the primary health frontier of any enterprise

Without good lighting, plants and privacy, the open-plan office can become a threat to the wellbeing of the people working there.

Health joint Nü adopts a fast food-like aesthetic.

In with the Nü healthy eating

Sea Point health food café Nü has opened a branch in Gauteng, offering junk food minus the junk.

Healthy eating.

Just stop eating rubbish

Nanny Britain’s fruit and veg regime will never work while the list includes fruitcake and sugar-laden drinks.

Back to the future of healthy eating

"Primal gastronomy" is a trend that is taking European diners back to the Stone Age.

Special vetkoek created for learners

Researchers at VUT have developed a nutritionally balanced vetkoek that ends hunger and meets children’s micronutrient needs.

My vegan voyage

There are several unsavoury elements to adopting a vegan regimen. The change in diet often causes a temporary increase in flatulence.

Fast food’s smoking gun

Why junk food won’t just make you fat — it will make you sick. Nechama Brodie reports.

Vitamin C — good or bad?

Along with echinacea, vitamin C is either heroically good for you or ineffectual, depending on the study.

Soya may harm male fertility

Men who eat soya-based foods may be harming their fertility, say doctors, after a study found a link between soya-rich diets and lower sperm counts.

Can broccoli be a cure for cancer?

Broccoli and other vegetables such as cauliflower and cabbage contain a group of phytochemicals that seem to have cancer-preventing properties.

Revolutionary peanut

No longer the preserve of salty pub snacks, the humble peanut is enjoying a moment in the culinary limelight, says Allegra McEvedy.