General News of Wednesday, 27 November 2019Source: www.ghanaweb.comRun a 50-year campaign to help combat obesity - Dietitian advises governmentMr Wise Chukwudi LetsaA dietitian at the Trust Hospital in Accra, Wise Chukwudi Letsa, has advised government to promptly run a fifty-year national campaign to educate citizens about the dangers associated with obesity. Explaining his assertion, Mr Letsa said, “Obesity is now prevalent in Ghana. The dietitian who is also an author of several books urged the public especially persons under forty not to be so comfortable with potbelly. It’s a continuous thing that usually takes a long time to manifest, people need to be personally responsible for their weight." The report furthered that, the high intake of starch, sugar, fats and salt, combined with a sedentary lifestyle has become a recipe for obesity soaring globally.

Source: GhanaWeb November 27, 2019 15:00 UTC