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Food Literacy Program Helps Rural, Uninsured Patients With Diabetes Build Healthy Eating Skills

A recent study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior finds that a food literacy education program improved food-related knowledge and practical skills among rural, uninsured adults with diabetes, although disparities in food literacy scores persisted among racial and ethnic groups WEBWIRE – Saturday, April 11, 2026 A recent study in the Journal of

SA’s literacy crisis deepens as 80% of Grade 3 pupils can’t read for meaning

Without urgent reforms, full literacy may take 86 years to achieve. South Africa’s literacy crisis is deepening, with the latest 2030 Reading Panel report highlighting that 80% of grade 3 pupils still cannot read for meaning. They cannot read in any language, as measured by the South African Systemic Assessment released on Tuesday, affirming years