Removing a pre-existing right like cancelling the school nutrition programme is a retrogressive measure, and should only be done under very specific circumstances.
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Providing nutritious food can ensure better health outcomes that will reach beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research shows that children attending schools with low-quality food environments, in poorer neighborhoods, gain more central body fat – putting them at risk of obesity and cardiometabolic disease.
South African learners receiving two meals, despite being from arguably poorer backgrounds, had statistically significantly lower stunting levels than children receiving only one meal.
In-school nutrition programmes can reduce the chances of children suffering from childhood obesity.
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DSTI/NRF Research Chair in Welfare and Social Development, University of Johannesburg
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Researcher in Social Development, University of Johannesburg
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Canada Research Chair in Digital Media Use by Children and Its Implications for Promoting Togetherness: An Ecosystemic Approach, Université de Sherbrooke
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Researcher: Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), University of the Western Cape
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Research Fellow, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Professor, DSI/NRF/NDP SARChI Chair in Nutrition and Food Security and Director ARUA CoE Food Security, University of Pretoria
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Senior analyst, Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP), University of Pretoria
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Researcher and post-doctoral fellow in human nutrition, University of Pretoria