Why is obesity on the rise in Africa?
A 'ticking time bomb' is how top WHO officials describe obesity rise in Africa. Why is there such a big surge?
The World Health Organisation is sounding the alarm β obesity is on the rise.
Latest figures from the WHO show that more than 1 billion people in the world are obese β meaning they have abnormal or excessive body fat.
In Africa, numbers are rising too.
One in five adults in Kenya, Libya and South Africa are predicted to be obese by December 2023.
Earlier this year Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, called this rise in obesity on the continent a βticking time bombβ.
So why is obesity on the rise in Africa and what can be done to fight it.
That is what Victoria Uwonkunda is discussing today on Africa Daily.
Guests: Sam Mohau (@MohauSam), fitness enthusiast Dr Adelheid Onyango (@Ad_Onyango), Director of the Universal Health Coverage at the WHO
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