The Issue of Obesity in Nigeria

As far back as I can remember I have always loved eating shortbread and Okin biscuit. I could eat a truckload and still have space for lunch. Ah, happy days. However, as one grows older you realise that some of these snacks are nothing but ‘nutritional black holes’, only serving to send you down the conveyor belt of obesity if not careful.

Obesity is a growing trend that is fast becoming a global problem. If you think Nigeria and other parts of Africa are immune then think again. Here is an interesting article from Natural Nigerian on her observations of the acceleration of obesity in Nigeria and what can be done to reduce it.

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