Health in Tonga

Life expectancy in Tonga, which was once in the mid-70s, has fallen to 64.[1] Up to 40% of the population is said to have type 2 diabetes.[1]

Obesity

The people of Tonga are the most obese in the world, with 52.4% of men and 67.2% of women diagnosed as obese. This is thought to be as a result of dietary changes. The consumption of imported meat, particularly mutton flaps, has replaced the islanders' traditional diet of fish, root vegetables and coconuts.[1]

Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, who died in 2006, holds the Guinness World Record for being the heaviest-ever monarch - 200kg.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "How mutton flaps are killing Tonga". BBC News. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
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