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Manufacturers and industry groups argue that endocrine-disrupting chemicals in menstrual products are present at extremely low levels and do not compromise safety. (File Photo)

What’s in your pad? Study sparks debate over chemical exposure in hygiene products

Manufacturers and industry groups argue that endocrine-disrupting chemicals in menstrual products are present at extremely low levels and do not compromise safety

  • Sheree Bega
9 min read

Hormone-disrupting chemicals found in South African sanitary pads and pantyliners, study finds

Chemicals linked to fertility problems and cancer were detected in all sanitary pads and pantyliners tested

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
Eating is no longer a simple matter of consuming nutrient-rich food. (Photo by Stefan Sauer/picture alliance via Getty Images)

How nutrition, mental health and food choices fuel South Africa’s obesity crisis

We need to use our bodies as they were intended and eat the food for which they were designed

  • Des Erasmus
7 min read