{"id":696375,"date":"2023-06-15T16:18:25","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T14:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=696375"},"modified":"2023-06-15T16:21:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T14:21:41","slug":"the-most-fattening-fast-food-meals-in-south-africa-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/696375\/the-most-fattening-fast-food-meals-in-south-africa-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The most fattening fast food meals in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On top of an energy crisis, major economic headwinds and political uncertainty, South Africa is also facing an obesity crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Action<\/a>, in South Africa, approximately 31% of men, 68% of women and 13% of children between the ages of 6-14 years are overweight or obese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 20 million of South African adults (over 50%) are overweight or obese. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amidst the obesity crisis, The Department of Health has proposed changes to the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, including stricter labelling for unhealthy foods<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This will include large food label warnings for food items high in sugar and fat content – and to block these items from being marketed to children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, this legal amendment looks at pre-packaged foodstuff and not fast food, which has been a major contributor to South Africa’s obesity crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to researchers<\/a> from Germany and Rhodes University, the proximity to fast food restaurants has led to a significant increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in South Africa’s population. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The researchers said that the rise in obesity is linked to a transition in nutrition to higher affordability and the consumption of highly-processed, unhealthy foods with high amounts of added sugar, fat and salt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the prevalence of obesity in South Africa, BusinessTech looked at the most fattening meals across South Africa’s most popular fast-food chains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Numerous fast-food chains in South Africa do not share their nutritional information, and despite several attempts, including calls and emails, we could not get the nutritional information for the following fast-food chains: <\/p>\n\n\n\n