At the world’s biggest annual conference on heart health, new research has been presented linking a greatly increased risk of high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke to consistent eating of ultra-processed food.
Soweto communities have identified lack of stable income, lack of social farming and high rate of food waste as the underlying causes of malnutrition in SA's biggest township.
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In this post, we speak to the authors of a recent PLOS Global Public Health article, Investing in human development and building state resilience in fragile contexts: A case study of early nutrition investments in Burkina Faso, about the story behind the research.