It is increasely becoming a very big problem in Ghana.Obesity is excessive body fat to the point where it impairs the health of the individual and it is a leading cause of preventable illnesses and deaths worldwide.This is worrisome as a research conducted by WHO in 2007 among seven African countries indicated a lead by Ghana in obesity.
Obesity increases the risk of several conditions including diabetes, hypertension and other heart diseases.Today on GBC24 hours news edition indicated that ,there are 43million obese children in the world.Obesity among school children in Ghana has increased which is a worry to our health care system.It is estimated that,1.32per cent of school children are obesed which are mostly due to overfeeding by parents and the inactivity of school children as most schools do not have play grounds.It has also send a signal that we now have multi-double nutritional problem in Ghana.Whiles some have less to eat are malnourished some have more and do not eat well or have bad eating habit.
Research also conducted in Ghana also revealed that obesity and overweight are more common in the southern part of the country than in the northern part.
It is high in the Greater Accra with 16.1 prevalence and virtually absent in the Upper West and Upper East. The situation is more common with females than males with 7.9 percent and 2.8 percent respectively.
This revelation came to light when ELMAMUM CENTRE organised a health symposium on the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Ghana, last week in Accra.
Our view as Intensive Care Unit of Tamale Teaching Hospital is that,a modification in lifestyle we should take in food that contains low fat, low carbohydrate, high fruit and vegetarian diet.
This will help reduce the heart diseases like Myocardial Infarction,Heart vessles diseases and hypertension which has a prevalence rate of about 27.5% in Ghana.
It is equally important that we do more exercise.This will give you more health and keep you fit and improve your imunity to fight dieases of all kind.
Live well and save your live.
yakubu.h.yakubu
ICU-TTH
Obesity increases the risk of several conditions including diabetes, hypertension and other heart diseases.Today on GBC24 hours news edition indicated that ,there are 43million obese children in the world.Obesity among school children in Ghana has increased which is a worry to our health care system.It is estimated that,1.32per cent of school children are obesed which are mostly due to overfeeding by parents and the inactivity of school children as most schools do not have play grounds.It has also send a signal that we now have multi-double nutritional problem in Ghana.Whiles some have less to eat are malnourished some have more and do not eat well or have bad eating habit.
Research also conducted in Ghana also revealed that obesity and overweight are more common in the southern part of the country than in the northern part.
It is high in the Greater Accra with 16.1 prevalence and virtually absent in the Upper West and Upper East. The situation is more common with females than males with 7.9 percent and 2.8 percent respectively.
This revelation came to light when ELMAMUM CENTRE organised a health symposium on the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Ghana, last week in Accra.
Our view as Intensive Care Unit of Tamale Teaching Hospital is that,a modification in lifestyle we should take in food that contains low fat, low carbohydrate, high fruit and vegetarian diet.
This will help reduce the heart diseases like Myocardial Infarction,Heart vessles diseases and hypertension which has a prevalence rate of about 27.5% in Ghana.
It is equally important that we do more exercise.This will give you more health and keep you fit and improve your imunity to fight dieases of all kind.
yakubu.h.yakubu
ICU-TTH
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