joshydama
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- May 10, 2016
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Morning an esteemed member of JF. Hope you are all doing great.
I'm very excited to see Malaysia has begun implementation of a SUGAR TAX on sweetened beverages. As you know, high sugar contents contributes to the problem of obesity, diabetes and other chronic non-communicable diseases. Obesity is a serious problem in Malaysia as it was reported by WHO.
Also WHO defines obesity as an individual having too much body fat and being overweight as weighing too much.
However in Tanzania, obesity is not regarded as a serious disease but linachukuliwa kama ndiyo kuwa na afya njema, mtu mwenye pesa na utajiri.
Hakika, kuna ulazima wa kutunga sheria ya namna hiyo kama ilivyotajwa hapo juu ili kupunguza hili suala la obesity in Tanzania.
Pia elimu itolewe kwa watanzania kuwa Obesity siyo ndiyo kuwa na afya nzuri bali ni serious disease ambalo linahitaji suluhisho la haraka sana ili kuokoa Watanzania wanaofikiria kuwa kitambi ni heshima na ni afya njema.
Ahsanteni wana JF.
I'm very excited to see Malaysia has begun implementation of a SUGAR TAX on sweetened beverages. As you know, high sugar contents contributes to the problem of obesity, diabetes and other chronic non-communicable diseases. Obesity is a serious problem in Malaysia as it was reported by WHO.
Also WHO defines obesity as an individual having too much body fat and being overweight as weighing too much.
However in Tanzania, obesity is not regarded as a serious disease but linachukuliwa kama ndiyo kuwa na afya njema, mtu mwenye pesa na utajiri.
Hakika, kuna ulazima wa kutunga sheria ya namna hiyo kama ilivyotajwa hapo juu ili kupunguza hili suala la obesity in Tanzania.
Pia elimu itolewe kwa watanzania kuwa Obesity siyo ndiyo kuwa na afya nzuri bali ni serious disease ambalo linahitaji suluhisho la haraka sana ili kuokoa Watanzania wanaofikiria kuwa kitambi ni heshima na ni afya njema.
Ahsanteni wana JF.