Hearing about problems if starvation and malnutrition many won't believe now Africa is facing problems of obesity. 64% of blacks and 50% of whites in South Africa are either obese or overweight . Many feel like being obese or overweight is a good thing. It's their way to prove they aren't infected with HIV/AIDS, a huge epidemic in Africa. Being obese is easy in cities with jobs requiring less energy and has a large supply of foods and cheap meat loaded with trans fat.
Sadly even with starvation in some areas of Africa, South Africa is facing a crisis of obesity.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/212556
Africa is facing two very crises starvation on one hand and obesity on the other. I think they need help finding a balance. Even though unfortunately the areas starving aren't starving by choice. But the obesity problem could be managed they need to learn that even though you may prove you don't have AIDS your causing many more serious health complications , such as high blood pressure diabetes and many other things associated with being overweight.
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