IN A NEW RESEARCH,25 PERCENT OF AFRICAN CHILDREN ARE SUFFERING FROM OBESITY.

                         According to CCTV,who reported today that as it stands,Obesity statistics shows that 41 million children under five years are either over weight or obese.Dr Sania Nishtar,Commission Co-Chair ,Ending Childhood Obesity said ''So for 2014 it has been estimated that there are 41 million children who are overweight and obese under five years of age.Forty eight percent of these live in Asia and 25 percent in Africa and prevalence is on the rise''.The number of overweight children under five in Africa has almost doubled since 1990 from 5.4 million to 10.3 million.The sharp increase has been occassioned by marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages,which rose from 31 million in 1990 to 41 million in 2014,particularly in the developing world,with the greatest rise coming from low and middle income countries.The report urges WHO to institutionalize a cross-cutting and life course approach to ending childhood obesity,recommends that non-Governmental organizations raise the profile of the problem,and calls on the private sector to support the production of and improved access to health foods and beverages.Parents should learn to buy fresh tomatoes grind it and give it to their children,it helps cleanse unwanted fat in the body.One more photo below.