The Member of for Abuakwa South, Dr Kingsley Agyemang, who is also a public health lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has led a landmark international study exposing critical gaps in obesity intervention research across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

The study, titled "Effectiveness of Obesity Interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses," was recently published in PLOS ONE, a high-impact, peer-reviewed journal.

This comprehensive review and meta-analysis screened over 419,000 academic records, with only seven studies from South Africa meeting the inclusion criteria.

It found that structured physical activity, particularly aerobic and resistance training, reduced overweight and obesity rates by about 34%.