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Africa: Think You're Healthy? Hidden Obesity Risks May Already Be Damaging Your Body Silently

Africa: Think You're Healthy? Hidden Obesity Risks May Already Be Damaging Your Body Silently
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Tanzania is facing a rising public health challenge as obesity rates increase among both adults and children. The government is implementing new policies and awareness campaigns to combat the associated risks of non-communicable diseases.

Dar es Salaam - THE growing burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) has become one of Tanzania's most pressing public health challenges, with obesity emerging as a major risk factor behind the rising number of people diagnosed with diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and certain types of cancer.

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