Africa is long known for high rates of hunger, under-nutrition and infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS but a disturbing new threat of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) associated with overweight, obesity and diet-related NCDs is emerging in many countries.
The rapid unplanned urbanisation of countries in the African region has resulted in increasing consumption of free sugars, sugar-sweetened drinks and processed foodstuffs.
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