Obesity is rising rapidly in Africa
Obesity is rising rapidly in Africa
Obesity is rising rapidly in Africa. Between 2000 and 2016, Africa nearly doubled the number of overweight adults. The trends are same for children. Africa is currently home to 28% of the world’s overweight children below five years old.
This is caused by unhealthy eating behaviors, lack of physical activity and other factors. People who are…
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Yes Dr Adelheid there is also obesity in poverty and there are a lot of actions that we can do innthe area of health promotion and disease pevention. its more cost effective to prevent than to treat. i look forward to working with you and WHO Member States to help prevent obesity and reduce the number of cases we already have today. Thank you for your inspiring message.