Young people are now falling prey to lifestyle diseases that in the past were thought to affect the elderly. Medical experts have raised concerns at the rate at which people in the informal settlements are being burdened with diseases that can be averted by lifestyle audit. Informal settlements had been hardly hit by lifestyle diseases due to the fact that they cannot afford decent meals and also adequate recreational services that are considered good for a healthy being. Kitili said that if the trend continues, then the present generation shall be wiped off by the emerging health hazards. In his observation, the medic says that underage children are turning obese and one can never differentiate an adult from a teenager.

Source: Daily Nation May 11, 2016 05:56 UTC