International Day of Action for Women’s Health 2023 – Breaking Gender Bias and Empowering Women’s Fundamental Right to Health
The 28th of May is the International Day of Action for Women’s Health, an international observance that is celebrated every year since its inception in 1987. The day is aimed at improving women’s health, raising awareness about women’s right to health, and promoting gender equality in the healthcare sector. Women have historically been excluded from […]
Get To Know Our Ambassador – Brian Andrew
The Noakes Foundation is thrilled to welcome our newest ambassador, Brian Andrew, to our team! Brian shares our mindset to promote a healthy lifestyle for all, free of chronic disease. As a passionate advocate for the low carb high fat (LCHF) lifestyle, Brian’s values align perfectly with our commitment to supporting scientific research, promoting low-carbohydrate, […]
Childhood Stunting and the Posterior Development Outcomes: A Pilot Study on Childhood Stunting in Isolated, rural, and poverty-stricken communities.
On Tuesday 11 April 2023, the The Noakes Foundation team, in collaboration with Eat Better South Africa and Inani StartWell Foundation, visited two Early Childhood Development Centres in Gugulethu as part of a pilot study on childhood stunting. The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of a nutrition-focused product on children aged 1-3 […]
World Health Day 2023 – The Affordability & Accessibility of Healthcare in South Africa
Access to affordable healthcare is a fundamental human right, yet for many individuals and communities, it remains a luxury that is out of reach. Cost is often not the only roadblock experienced by those in poverty stricken areas when wanting to access primary healthcare services. Some may find the distance, stigma and time constraints key […]
World Obesity Day 2023: Changing Perspectives and Taking Action
The worldwide impact of obesity has led to it being considered a significant global health crisis. In 2015, World Obesity Day was established to increase awareness and promote practical measures. The event takes place annually on 4 March and is intended to encourage a coordinated, cross-sector response to the obesity crisis. The current campaign theme […]
What happened to Freedom of Dialogue? Prof Noakes Banned on Twitter!
Long recognized and venerated as a pioneer thinker, critical challenger and advocate of scientific freedom, Prof Noakes has been banned from Twitter with no warning! We find it unacceptable that Noakes would be taken off this platform and his critical voice restricted in this way. Prof Noakes and The Noakes Foundation believes that everyone has […]
Eat Better South Africa 279-220NPO Board of Directors Recruitment
Advocacy, Community Activation and Nutrition Educational Programme to Prevent Chronic Diseases and Support Good Health. Eat Better South Africa is a community-based non-profit organization working to improve the nutritional education of local community members in South Africa, through advocacy, activism, and the implementation of nutrition education programmes that empowers community members to improve their health […]
Ancel Keys Cholesterol Con. Part 14. 1994-2017
1994. The findings of the Multinational Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease (MONICA) study are reported. The MONICA study was initiated in 1974 with the goal of measuring trends in cardiovascular mortality and coronary heart disease and stroke morbidity in 21 countries and to assess the extent to which these trends could be […]
Ancel Keys Cholesterol Con. Part 13. 1993-2005
1993. Harvard University’s Professor Walter Willett MD invents the Mediterranean Diet. When Ancel Keys began to promote his low fat diet to prevent CHD, he advocated replacing saturated fat with industrially-produced “vegetable” oils “rich in polyunsaturated fats”. Although he was aware that polyunsaturated fats had certain limitations – limitations fully exposed in the Joint Statement […]
Eat better SA and Nutrition Network Join Forces: Fighting Human Health Decline With The New Group Facilitation Training
Eat Better South Africa! (EBSA) is a community-based outreach programme working to benefit and improve the health and nutritional education of local community members in South Africa. We aim to bring positive change in communities across South Africa by utilising a grass-roots technique. We implement a community-based approach, whereby we engage, build and manage through […]