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World Service,29 Oct 2004,22 mins

Obesity In Africa

Health Matters

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A report on the first International Association for the Study of Obesity in South Africa. Obesity has become an African problem, with one out of every two women in South Africa classed as obese. Fast food, sedentary living and the use of technology are believed to be fuelling the epidemic.

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