Unhealthy diets driving diabetes in children —Dietician

Unhealthy food environment Ms Salormey attributed the growing incidence of childhood obesity and Type 2 diabetes partly to Ghana's increasingly unhealthy food environment, where energy-dense, nutrient-poor foods and sugary beverages have become more accessible and appealing to children than wholesome home-cooked meals.

Ms Salormey, who is the Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (GAND), attributed the trend to the changing food environment in which many children consume unhealthy meals and sugary drinks instead of balanced, home-cooked meals.

According to Ms Salormey, small but consistent improvements in children's eating habits, combined with regular physical activity, could significantly reduce their risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and other diet-related diseases, laying the foundation for healthier lives into adulthood.