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When most of us think about the greatest health problems in Africa, malaria, HIV and hunger are likely to come to mind. But a recent study shows there are rising levels of obesity in Africa, and it is quickly becoming just as big of a health issue as it is here in America.

 After studying seven African countries, scientists have reported that the incidence of being overweight or obese has increased 35 percent since the early 1990s. The suspected cause? Greater access to cheap, high-fat, sugar-laden foods in urban areas in sub-Saharan Africa, leaving many vulnerable to joining the ranks of the worldwide obesity epidemic.

Even though the increase in obesity was greater among poor people, the number of wealthy people who are overweight is higher. In fact, being fat is considered a sign of health, power and prosperity in many areas. And because HIV is so closely associated with thinness in Africa, being overweight is also viewed as a sign a person doesn’t have the disease.

 In South Africa, for instance, 64 percent of the black population and 50 percent of the white population are overweight or obese, according to a study by the International Association for the Study of Obesity. What’s more, 75 percent of black females are overweight, largely due to the fact that they are not encouraged to play sports and instead, encouraged to “fatten up” before marriage as a symbol of beauty in certain Nigerian tribes.

 Although obesity rates are rising dramatically, malnutrition continues to be a major problem. “This region may have started to experience what’s called a ‘double burden’ … with malnutrition on the one hand and a growing prevalence of obesity on the other,” Eduardo Villamor, assistant professor of international nutrition at Harvard, explained to Newsweek.

 In addition, rising obesity rates will most likely bring a rise in diabetes, heart disease and cancer. According to the World Health Organization, being overweight is now a bigger problem — and a greater cause of death — than being underweight.

 Abdhalah Ziraba, who worked on the research with the African Population and Health Research Center in Nairobi, told Reuters Health, “Given the chronic nature of most diseases associated with obesity and by extension the huge cost of treatment, the prospects look grim for the already under-funded and ill-equipped African health care systems unless urgent action is taken.”

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Glascow The Scotsman (independent, moderate): The largest international study carried out into teenage behaviour has found that children in Scotland have among the highest consumption of sugary soft drinks in the world. The survey of 162,000 youngsters from 35 countries revealed that Israel was the only country whose children consume more sugary drinks. The new research, published by the World Health Organisation (WHO), will fuel already grave concerns about Scotland’s growing obesity problem. Scotland’s chief medical officer, Dr. Mac Armstrong, has described the report as “an international alarm bell.” Public-health experts have pointed to the consumption of sugary drinks as a key factor in the rise of obesity, and last year Dr. Armstrong called for a ban on the sale of carbonated sugared drinks in schools. A study in the British Medical Journal also found that rates of obesity were much lower among children actively discouraged from such beverages. According to the WHO study, called Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children, more than half of Scottish 15-year-old boys – 53.9 per cent – consume a sugary soft drink each day, compared with an average of 34.5 per cent for youngsters from other countries. The relative figures for 15-year-old girls were 45.2 per cent and 25.8 per cent. Scottish 11 and 13-year-olds also ranked second in consumption of sugary drinks after Israel. And nearly half of all children aged 13 in Scotland eat sweets on a daily basis. Dr. Candace Currie, the international co-ordinator for the WHO study, said that such high consumption could be related to availability. “Consumption is very low in Scandinavian countries, and I think they have tougher laws about the promotion of snacks,” she said. Other findings in the WHO report, which included European countries, America, Russia and Israel, showed that one in three young Scots watched television for at least four hours every day. The country ranked seventh in the league table for 15-year-olds who spent the most time in front of the television. In Scotland, nearly two-thirds of boys of 15 in the study failed to meet the guidelines for physical activity. This rose to 77.2 per cent for girls. However, all countries achieved a similar average. Meanwhile, fruit consumption in Scotland, still too low, was also similar to the international average. In all countries, girls reported eating more fruit, although for both genders this decreased with age. Dr. Armstrong said: “It is clear that if we are going to make any impact on Scotland’s appalling health record, we have to start with our young people.

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Beijing Xinhua News Agency (government-owned): Experts have called for increased awareness of and concern about the rising numbers of obese children in China, a highlighted balanced diet, and rational nutrition and physical exercises to help control the weight of kids. Official statistics show that 10 percent of the children in China suffer from obesity and the number is increasing by eight percent per year. Some 14.8 percent of boys in primary schools in China are obese, and some 13.2 percent of them are overweight, with the proportions for girls standing at nine percent and 11 percent, respectively. Some 13.2 percent of children in northeast China are obese, the largest proportion in the country, followed by 12.2 percent in east China and 10 percent in central and south China. In big cities like Beijing and Shanghai, there is an average of one obese child in every five. Taking less outdoor exercises and indulging in watching TV and playing games at home are the main reasons behind the child obesity, said experts. Experts warned that obese children are vulnerable to weakened intellectuality, autistic personality, unhealthy sexual development, and high incidence of chronic diseases like arteriosclerosis, hepatocirrhosis, diabetes, and hypertension.

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