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FAT ATTACK

The truth about FAD DIETS
By Helene Greyling
from René Smalberger Dietitians
Obesity and being overweight are on the increase worldwide,
but the obsession with thinness continues to be part of our
society. Many people fall into the trap of believing in fad diets.
They believe fad diets are a promise to quick weight loss, the
easy solution.
These fad diets usually seem [...]

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Beat the Flu…

…in an office environment
While the world media is focusing on Swine/Mexican Flu, which may or may not hit the Eastern Cape, what is certain is that offices and factories throughout the province face the challenges of absenteeism and lowered productivity due to normal winter Flu.
The common name for influenza, Flu is caused by a virus [...]

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Eating at Work

By Riana Greyvenstein
from René Smalberger Dietitians
Every day, several times a day, you make food choices that influence your body’s health for better or for worse. Each day’s choices may benefit or harm your health only a little, but when these choices are repeated over years and decades, the rewards or consequences become major. That being [...]

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Water: The beverage of life

by René Smalberger RD (SA)
Water seems so ordinary that we may forget how important it really is. This clear, refreshing fluid is without question one of the most important nutrients in your diet. The average adult’s body weight is 55 to 75 % water.
Water has an important role in almost every major function of your [...]

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Use it or lose it sick leave plan

by Robert Niemand
Employees often believe that they are entitled to sick
leave and if they do not take their allotted sick leave then
they will lose it.
They fail to understand that if they come to work they get
paid and therefore there is no need to be on sick leave to be
paid. They will lose nothing if they [...]

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