‘Principle over profit’ – The Noakes Foundation COO Jayne Bullen on overcoming dietary disease, the greatest obstacle to human health

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The organic improvement of human health as a priority has been sidelined, with the predominant focus having shifted to, more often than not, medical interventions that treat symptoms but not core issues. However, there are still a handful of organisations working tirelessly to shift the paradigm around human health. BizNews spoke to Jayne Bullen, the COO of The Noakes Foundation, MD of the Nutrition Network and Co-Founder of Eat Better South Africa – three organisations aiming to fix the future outlook of human health, by changing the way people eat and the food policies to enable this. Bullen’s genuine belief in the work that these organisations are doing was a breath of fresh air and a real sign of hope that the obstacle of dietary disease facing both national and international populations can be overcome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
27 Oct 2022 10AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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