Archive List for obesity

Breaking: Football legend Maradona has died

Breaking News: Football legend Diego Maradona dies at 60 One of the greatest footballers of all time, Maradona passed away aged 60 after suffering a heart attack. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #BreakingNews #AlJazeeraLive

Mexico’s Oaxaca state bans sale of junk food to children

Children in Mexico’s Oaxaca state are not allowed to buy sugary junk food any more. It comes in an effort to cut down on high levels of obesity in Mexico, which, for children, are among the highest in the world. Health experts say the COVID-19 outbreak, which has now killed more than 50,000 people in Mexico, has highlighted the added risks of being overweight. Al Jazeera’s Manuel Rapalo reports from Mexico City. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Mexico

Samoa obesity: Activists launch campaign to change locals’ diet habits

The island nation of Samoa in the Pacific has one of the world’s highest rates of obesity. Imported fast food is favoured over natural, local produce. But a campaign’s underway to change that. Al Jazeera’s Yaara Bou Melhem reports from Apia, Samoa. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/