By VERAH OKEYOMore by this AuthorDiets in school increase the risk of children developing diabetes in Kenya, experts have warned. Dr Kitirda Acharya, the chairperson of the Diabetes Association of Kenya, termed menus in schools as “frightening”. PHYSICAL ACTIVITYThe report mentioned that in certain parts of the urban areas, only 13 per cent of participating children met the recommendation of 60 minutes physical activity or more daily. In another study, only 36 per cent of urban and rural Kenyan children reported 60 or more minutes of physical activity three or more days a week. Dr Acharya said that people living in the slums develop diabetes more because of the foods they eat.

Source: Daily Nation April 24, 2017 19:28 UTC