Sakhisizwe -Building the Nation - Bou Die Nasie

Having Family issues can be defined as any stressor that concerns one or more members of the family at a defined time. It impacts the emotional connection between family members, their mood, well-being, as well as the maintenance of the family relationship. Family problems can be caused by many stressful events that build on each other or a single high-stress circumstance. These may occur either inside or outside the family. Family stress can show up as arguments, missed commitments as well as illness to name a few. USapho Foundation is non-profit organisation that was established to empower families through specific preventative and developmental programmes. They provide ongoing mentoring and support for the participants and their children. We were joined by Abigail Osborne who is the operational manager at uSapho.

  4th of March is observed as World Obesity Day and we spoke to CEO Professor Pamela Naidoo and Dietitian Kinza Hussian from The Heart and Stroke Foundation.  So according to the World Obesity Federation, 800 million people around the world are living with obesity. And then also in South Africa almost 65% of women and 30% of men are classified as being overweight or obese. So being overweight or obese increases your risk of having a heart disease or even a stroke, as well as numerous other health problems including high blood pressure or diabetes.  Obesity is defined as abnormal or excessive accumulation of fat in the body, but it's also very important, you know, where that fat lies.  Bear in mind checking body mass index is something which I'm sure most people are aware of, it's that quick calculation everyone can just do, which is your weight in kgs divided by your height in meter squared, so if that number is greater than 30, that's when we'd say someone's ob