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05 September 2013

Gauteng girls top SA obesity list

Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)

Nearly 20 percent of pupils in South Africa are overweight, with more than twice the number of girls affected than boys.

The Department of Health’s non-communicable disease strategy plan released this week also found 38 percent didn’t get enough exercise.

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Source: www.iol.co.za

Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)