Why is obesity on the rise in Africa?
1 in 5 adults in Kenya, Libya and South Africa will be obese by December 2023
Africa Daily · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
The World Health Organisation is sounding the alarm – obesity is on the rise.
Latest figures from the WHO show that more than 1 billion people in the world are obese – 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 ‘ticking time bomb’.
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