STRESSING the benefits of olive oil, garlic and beetroot, South Africa’s health minister yesterday said good nutrition was just as important as anti-retroviral medicines for people infected with the AIDS virus and that her government would not be pressured into meeting UN treatment targets.

Stressing the benefits of olive oil, garlic and beetroot, South Africa’s health minister today said good nutrition was just as important as anti-retroviral medicines for people infected with the Aids virus and that her government would not be pressured into meeting UN treatment targets.