by Women's Health | Feb 27, 2017 | Health
By Megan Flemmit; Photography by Stock Snap For those of you struggling to stick to your new years resolution of giving up fizzy drinks, help is on its way, in the form of the proposed sugar tax. Last year Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan announced that government...
by Women's Health | Feb 5, 2017 | Health
Photography by Pixabay When it comes to the effects of sugar, it’s not good news. Last year Pravin Gordhan announced that, as of 1 April 2017, the “sugar tax” would come into effect in South Africa and health officials rejoiced. But fast-forward a...
by Women's Health | Nov 25, 2016 | Health
Infographic provided by Discovery Vitality; photography by Pexels Those liquid calories are diet destroyers. Your drinking habit is costing you. And we’re not talking about alcohol. A review of research published in the journal Diabetes Care indicated that those...
by Women's Health | Nov 3, 2016 | Food & Nutrition
Photography by Unsplash Keen to axe sugar from your diet for the month of November or even longer? Here’s what it’s like to go sugar-free… The Guinea Pig: Amy Ebedes, 30, Sweet Tooth “I’ve got the world’s worst sweet tooth – nothing is ‘too sweet’...
by Women's Health | Oct 19, 2016 | Food & Nutrition
So you use Stevia as an alternative to sugar, but do you have any idea what it’s made up of or how many kilojoules you’re consuming? Women’s Health dietician, Dr Celeste Naudé, has some insight into different types of sweeteners. Some foods are...
