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Over Half of South African Adults Are Overweight and Here’s What It Means

Over Half of South African Adults Are Overweight and Here’s What It Means

by Art Mukhari | Mar 20, 2026 | Health

South Africa has a weight problem. Not the kind you fix with a January gym contract or cutting carbs for a few weeks. The kind that is quietly reshaping the country’s health system, economy and workforce. More than half of adults are overweight or living with obesity....

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