As World Food Day is marked today, the focus on food security and nutrition is more pressing than ever. In Kenya, where childhood obesity and diet-related diseases are on the rise, the need for clear and easy-to-understand food labeling cannot be overstated. Yet, many everyday products like cakes, sweets, bread, and juices lack front-of-pack warning […]
By Alice Njoki. As a kid growing up in a world where childhood obesity is becoming a bigger concern, I often find myself wondering: should kids like me take anti-obesity medications like semaglutide? It’s a complicated question, and while these drugs seem to help some kids lose weight, there’s so much more to consider. Obesity […]
A study conducted in 2021 and published last week in the Journal of Advances in Sports and Physical Education has revealed that three in every ten school-going children in Kakamega county are overweight. The study involved a sample size of four hundred children in twenty-four schools, both public and private. According to the findings of […]