CHILDHOOD OBESITY: THE SOUTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGNERS FIGHTING FOR HEALTHY FOOD
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✍️ The Kairos School of Inquiry in South Africa has introduced a mainly vegetarian food policy to combat the growing trend of childhood obesity, which has overtaken the number of underweight children globally.
👉 The number of overweight children has overtaken the number of underweight children globally 👉 The number of overweight and obese teenagers has nearly tripled in the last two decades 👉 Convenience food is a major contributor to childhood obesity in developing countries 👉 Unicef and experts argue that governments need to restrict the marketing of unhealthy food to children 👉 The Kairos School of Inquiry has introduced a mainly vegetarian food policy to promote healthy eating
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