Empowering healthy food and beverage choices in the workplace
Date
2014
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Technique (Pty), Durban, ZA
Abstract
South Africa is now considered the most obese of sub-Saharan Africa. Over half of the country’s adults are overweight or obese (42% of women and 13% of men). Since employees spend approximately 60% of their waking hours at the workplace, worksite programmes to address obesity could have a significant impact on the adult population and, by extension, on their families. A sugar sweetened beverages (SSB) tax has the potential to prevent obesity related diseases as one component of a multifaceted strategy. Worksite interventions are a further nudge to create healthier social norms around diet and eating patterns.
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OBESITY, NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, SUGAR SWEETENED BEVERAGES, WORKSITE INTERVENTIONS, SOUTH AFRICA
Citation
Tugendhaft, A., & Hofman, K.J. (2014). Empowering healthy food and beverage choices in the workplace. Occupational Health Southern Africa, 20(5): 6-8.