How children get fat: Noakes

16 February 2016 - 02:32
By Aarti J Narsee

It is not fatty foods that are making children obese but baby cereals and toddlers watching too much TV, Tim Noakes testified at his misconduct hearing at the Health Professions Council of SA yesterday. Noakes, who has been presenting evidence since last week, is accused of unprofessional conduct after he provided "unconventional advice" on social networks on what breast-fed babies should be given when being weaned.

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