Hanoi, Sept. 22 -- Jakarta (VNA) - A surge in childhood obesity across Indonesia is raising the alarm, with experts warning that the country's children face a greater risk of diabetes, heart disease and other life-threatening illnesses as junk food replaces healthier diets, the Jakarta Post reported. According to the Indonesian Health Ministry, one in five children aged 5-12 in the country is overweight or obese. A recent UNICEF report titled "Feeding Profit: How Food Environments are Failing Children" found that the proportion of overweight children and adolescents aged 5-19 in Indonesia at least tripled between 2000 and 2022. The UNICEF highlighted that ultra-processed and fast foods, high in sugar, refined starch, salt, unhealthy fats, a...
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