Abstract

ERZSE, Agnes et al. Commentary on South Africa's syndemic of undernutrition, obesity, and climate change. S. Afr. j. sci. [online]. 2023, vol.119, n.3-4, pp.1-5. ISSN 1996-7489.  https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2023/14776.

SIGNIFICANCE: The 2019 Lancet Commission on Obesity describes the clustering of three global problems - undernutrition, obesity, and climate change - as the Global Syndemic. The syndemic holds major health and economic consequences for South African individuals, their families and society as a whole. In this Commentary, we discuss how the syndemic presents itself in South Africa, how it arises in the context of the broader food system, and what can be done about it.

Keywords : syndemic; food environment; climate change; nutrition.

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