Tax on hamburgers, chips, chocolates, sodas and other unhealthy foods should be introduced to help overcome South Africa’s ever-growing obesity problem, a local expert says.

Experts are gravely concerned about the rising prevalence of obesity in South Africa. But MRC researchers have just published strategies that could help combat the epidemic.

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Thanks to the Human Genome Project we now have a much clearer picture of how our genes impact on body weight.