JOHANNESBURG - Child obesity is growing in South Africa according to the 2019 SA Child Gauge Report.WHO launches initiative to boost insulin access for diabeticsLori Lake, editor of the 2019 Child Gauge report and Education Specialist from the UCT's Children's Institute, said one in four young children are stunted.
"That means they're chronically malnourished and it's not just a matter of being short for their age."Stunting also influenced their education and their employment prospects across the life course. So there is a real concern around stunting which is a real concern around child poverty." The dual rising epidemic of youth obesity that comes with the concomitant lifestyle diseases is a serious concern for the public healthcare system, Lake said.
well it may be a epidemic yes and growing but were do our children go for fun if they are easily molested kidnapped killed by drive by gangs or hijackers all we can do is keep them indoors because its safe...
Young 'couch potatoes'.
And obesity it happens to kids who have everything cause most of them eat junk
Stop having children if you can't afford to properly care for them ie healthy fresh food, pvt medical & schools etc
Not safe to run around. I’m not guarding no kids. Got things to do.
It starts with the parents and so on and so on. need to instill a practise of activity rather than an in active practise...simple really..GOYA(get off your ASS)
It will as long as we keep saying kids look 'fresh'. Rubbish! Let's stop condoning bad habits. Overweight is overweight!
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