THE PEOPLE of Pretoria were ranked fourth among South Africans with the healthiest weight, according to a survey conducted last year.
The Discovery Vitality ObeCity Index study found, after an analysis of almost 3 000 people across the country, that Vitality members in Cape Town had the healthiest weight, followed by Johannesburg.
In third place was Durban, and then Pretoria, according to the health check assessment, made up of five measures, among them blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol.
There was also a weight assessment, which included weight, height, and waist circumference, and participants were required to sign a non-smoker’s declaration; all to reveal which city in South Africa is the healthiest.
The cities were ranked according to the percentage of healthy food items purchased in comparison to overall food…