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South Africa is among countries with the highest overweight and obesity rates.
In terms of obesity, women rank the highest with at least 41%, while 20% of them fall in the severe obesity category. In contrast, only 11% of men have obesity.
This was why Carli van Niekerk, 46, from Roodepoort, decided to fight against becoming just another statistic. She