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"Instead the country's focus should be on both preventing and treating people." In the Bhekisisa article, Chandiwana and Venter put forward a two-tier strategy for combating obesity: firstly, "trust the science - and make the meds cheaper," and secondly, "fix the food system, to support healthy eating and more physical activity." But unequal access to healthy food and safe places to exercise remain a challenge - "for example, ubiquitous, cheap, highly and ultra-processed food and sugar-sweetened beverages, offered in slick venues and spaza shops accompanied by marketing campaigns often aimed at children"
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One role of GLP-1 is to prompt the body to produce more insulin, which reduces blood sugar