According to a report released by the WHO, Overweight and obesity are on the increase in developing countries and what is more surprising is that the rate and pace of increase is faster than what was experienced in the developed countries.

A shocking revelation is also that more urban poor are affected because of the foods they take, ” Urbanization creates conditions in which people are exposed to new products, technologies, and marketing of unhealthy goods, and in which they adopt less physically active types of employment. Unplanned urban sprawl can further reduce physical activity levels by discouraging walking or bicycling”

In 2005, it was estimated that out of the 58 million deaths, 35 million were due to chronic diseases. The trend is changing in developing countries from communicable diseased to chronic diseases where 80% of the deaths will be due to chronic diseases.

Being overweight was once assocaited with affluence, but this is now not the case because many more rich people have become aware of keeping healthy and are now exercising and going to the gym and eating healthy foods.

Not to my point, what is surprising in Kenya is that just 3 months after their election into office our MPs become overweight and Obese, the local artists “celebs” are also following in the trend, what is really happening?

Regards,

Rhoune

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Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:04:08 -0800 [02:04:08 AM CST]
From: Rhoune Willis
Subject: Overweight & Obesity on the rise: MPs & Local artists more affected!