South Africans - the fattest of them all!
Are you overeating and not excercising?
South Africans are eating too much and exercising too little. That is the message from Dr Dominique Stott PPS Executive: Medical Standards and Services.
South Africa has the highest obesity rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, with 61% of the population being overweight or obese, according to the latest statistics published in the Lancet medical journal.
Dr Scott said South Africa is fast following the lifestyle pattern of the Western world. “Following cigarette smoking, obesity has recently become the greatest preventable health related cause of mortality in the world. Essentially, overeating is the new smoking,” she noted.
Do you agree?