Kenya dropped a health bomb on junk food makers last month. The government created tough new rules that check how much salt, sugar and bad fats companies put into their products. Almost every major food brand fails these strict tests. Big names like Coca-Cola and Nestlé cannot meet the healthy standards. The new system aims to fight heart disease, diabetes and other killer conditions.
Health experts studied 746 different snacks and drinks from 30 major companies. These businesses control more than half of all packaged food sales across the country. Nine out of ten products contain dangerous amounts of sugar, salt or unhealthy fats. Even foods with added vitamins still failed the health checks. Global rating systems would mark two-thirds of these items as harmful to eat.
Food companies sell worse products to poor countries compared to rich nations. Kenya faces the same obesity crisis that already destroyed American health. Women suffer the most damage from bad eating habits. Nearly half of all adult women carry too much weight on their bodies. Men also struggle with weight problems but at lower rates.
Processed food sales jumped 16 percent over five years as more people bought packaged meals. Obesity rates shot up three times higher since 2000 as families abandoned traditional cooking. The government wants warning labels on unhealthy products to help shoppers make better choices. Officials plan to tax sugary drinks and stop companies from marketing junk food to children.
Health experts studied 746 different snacks and drinks from 30 major companies. These businesses control more than half of all packaged food sales across the country. Nine out of ten products contain dangerous amounts of sugar, salt or unhealthy fats. Even foods with added vitamins still failed the health checks. Global rating systems would mark two-thirds of these items as harmful to eat.
Food companies sell worse products to poor countries compared to rich nations. Kenya faces the same obesity crisis that already destroyed American health. Women suffer the most damage from bad eating habits. Nearly half of all adult women carry too much weight on their bodies. Men also struggle with weight problems but at lower rates.
Processed food sales jumped 16 percent over five years as more people bought packaged meals. Obesity rates shot up three times higher since 2000 as families abandoned traditional cooking. The government wants warning labels on unhealthy products to help shoppers make better choices. Officials plan to tax sugary drinks and stop companies from marketing junk food to children.
