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South Africa:
Obesity a Ticking Time Bomb
Health-e, 11 October 2011
South Africa tends to focus too much on high performance sport, dismissing the physical education of those children who do not make the top teams at school, according to a South… Read more »
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Uganda:
Varsity Professor Calls for 'Vigilant' Lifestyle
Monitor, 13 October 2011
A professor of medicine at Gulu University has asked residents in the town to adopt good living practices to avoid getting non-communicable diseases such as obesity, diabetes and… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Circumferential Evidence
This Day, 13 October 2011
Abdominal obesity, belly pooch, spare tyre, belly fat, protruding stomach... Read more »
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Africa:
Growing Obesity Bad for Worker Productivity
IPS, 29 September 2010
Obesity is no longer a problem confined to wealthy nations. In their developing counterparts in Africa, an increasing number of people can be categorised as obese. According to… Read more »
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South Africa:
Citizens Not Healthy, Says Expert
Health-e, 1 June 2011
Should South Africa's already poor health profile follow in the footsteps of America, the health bill is set to skyrocket. Read more »
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Kenya:
Alarm Raised Over Rise in Obesity Cases
Nation, 15 September 2011
There are twice as many overweight women as men in the country. Read more »
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Nigeria:
'Obesity Is Contagious'
Vanguard, 25 September 2011
At the gathering of health experts during the International Conference Centre in Abuja for the 2nd International Conference of the Federation of African Nutrition Societies… Read more »
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Nigeria:
'Don't Eat Your Way to the Grave'
Leadership, 15 August 2011
WINIFRED OGBEBO reports that because of the cultural acceptance of fuller figures in Africa, including Nigeria, many people fail to realise the health consequences associated with… Read more »
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Namibia:
Obesity And Life Insurance
Namibian, 21 June 2011
Obesity is when you have bodyweight beyond your physical requirement as a result of excessive accumulation of fat in the body. Read more »
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South Africa:
Know Your Blood Pressure for Your Heart's Sake
BuaNews, 17 May 2011
A staggering 6.1 million South Africans have a high blood pressure (BP) or are taking medication for hypertension, according to a recent South Africa Demographic and Health Survey. Read more »
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Mozambique:
Better Food Key to Malnutrition and Obesity
UNIRIN, 23 September 2011
Simultaneously tackling obesity and malnutrition may seem like "polar opposites", conceded UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the High-Level Meeting on Prevention and Control of… Read more »
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Africa:
Obesity, Diabetes, Heart Attacks, and Other Chronic Diseases Threaten Health and Economies in Poor and Middle-Income Countries - World Bank Report
World Bank, 15 September 2011
Africa, Eastern Europe, and Asia face alarming chronic disease levels, way above high-income countries Read more »
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East Africa:
Growing Childhood Obesity in Region
East African, 22 March 2010
On March 25- 26, a team of select nutritionists under the auspices of the Human Science Research Council head to Cape Town, South Africa with one mission in mind: To establish an… Read more »
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South Africa:
Kids Score a Disappointing C Minus in Health Report
Health-e, 10 February 2011
In 2007 the first Healthy Active Kids Report Card published by a panel of health scientists gave South African children an overall health grade of C- with lower marks for unhealthy… Read more »