Cost of a healthy diet: most South Africans cannot afford to eat well
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2011
TITLE AUTHOR(S): N.J.Temple, N.P.Steyn
KEYWORDS: FOOD AND NUTRITION, HEALTH, POVERTY
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 6832
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/3787
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/3787
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Abstract
The cost and inaccessibility of healthier food choices are forcing the greater majority of South Africans into an unhealthy lifestyle, find NORMAN J TEMPLE and NELIA P STEYN.-
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