From the WHO Africa Regional Office website. Read online: https://www.afro.who.int/news/obesity-rising-africa-who-analysis-finds
Obesity rising in Africa, WHO analysis finds
02 March 2022
Brazzaville – One in five adults and one in 10 children and teenagers are projected to be obese by December 2023 in 10 high-burden African countries if no robust measures are taken to reverse the trends, a new World Health Organization (WHO) analysis shows.
The WHO analysis finds that the prevalence of obesity among adults in the 10 high-burden countries will range from 13.6% to 31%, while in children and adolescents it will range from 5% to 16.5%. Africa also faces a growing problem of overweight in children. In 2019, the continent was home to 24% of the world’s overweight children aged under 5...
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COMMENT (NPW): The statement that Africa is 'home to 24% of the world’s overweight children aged under 5' is alarming. The continent's burden of heart disease, stroke, diabetes... is set to increase dramatically.
Neil Pakenham-Walsh, HIFA Coordinator, neil@hifa.org www.hifa.org
