Faith Thuita from Sacling Up Nutrition said over 33 per cent of women in Kenya were overweight or obese, a vice she attributed to poor nutrition. PHOTO: Antony GitongaNAIROBI: A third of Kenya’s women are either overweight or obese, the Ministry of Health has said. She said the overweight trend was a serious phenomenon affecting 25 per cent of the female population. She said between 2007 and 2016, the EU spent over Sh5 billion on nutrition and maternal health in Kenya. The ministry noted that there was a shift in the trend of obesity from minors to adults mainly due to poor feeding habits among the latter.

Source: Standard Digital July 08, 2016 06:11 UTC