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Friday, June 1, 2018

Surveys Revealed Rates Of Overweight ,Obesity And Abdominal Obesity Is On Increase Among Adults

According to a country wide survey carried out by a Health Body "STEPS' in 2016 around 23.9 percent of Sri Lankan Population belongs to the 18-69 age catagory are over weight and 5.9 percent are having Obesity .

The majority of those who are obessed and over weight are urban women it has been revealed.A survey carried out by STEPS in 2015 reveales that the medium sizes of Waist size of adult males in Sri Lanka is 82.3 Centi meters and Adult females is 82.1 centi meters.

According to a National Obesity ,Overweoght and Abdominal Obesity Prevalence Survey carried out in 2010 the prevalence rates of getting over weight,Obessed and Abdominal Obesity among Sri Lankans over 18 years are 16.8 percent,3.7 percent and 26.2 percent respectively.

Abdominal Obesity Which Caused Multiple Health Risks Is On The Increase-Dr.Renuka Jayathissa

Abdominal Obesity in Sri Lanka is on the increase and around one third of the current population over the age of 18 years are having it according to the Consultant Nutritionist attached to the Medical Research Institute in Colombo Dr.Renuka Jayathissa.

Addressing a Meda Seminar held yesterday(01)at the Health Promotions Bureau in Colombo regarding the National Nutrition Month falls in June ,Dr.Jayathissa has stressed that the bad food habits and lack of exercises are being mainly caused this situation.

"We have a Fried rice culture where most people are buying prepared fried rice from small food stalls for lunch or dinner as well as young people are getting used to eat and drink fast foods/ drinks as a convenient method .

People should restricted the daily calorie intake to 500 Kilo Calories per day to prevent abdominally obessed she has said.To do that should reduce the daily intake of rice,sugar,Cheese,fried chinese rolls and other short eats and engage in physical exercises like brisk walking Dr
Jayathissa revealed.

The Abdominal Obesity is associated with multiple health risks including Ischamic Heart Diseases,Type 2 Diabetes Mallitus?Raised Blood Preasure ,Stroke ,Breast and Collorectal Cancers and Alzheimer's Dosease according to Health experts.

TWO LIONS /TIGERS AND A JAGUAR RETURNED TO THE GERMAN ZOO AFTER ESCAPE

Police Arrested A Female Transporting Heroin At Sirigampala

Wennappuwa Police have

today(01)arrested a 23 year old female while carrying a haul of heroin taken from.a Broker, to her house at Sirigampala area.

The female had taken the Heroin from a Broker introduced to her by her husband after visiting him who is in prison over smuggling Heroin.

A special police team including a female Police officer had arrested the female and recovered the haul of Heroin hidden under her cloths.

She has transported Heroin to her house and sold after packetting them.

Road Development Authority Has Closed Left Side Lanes Of Southern Expressway

The Road Development Authority has closed the left side lanes of Inter exchange between Kokmaduwa and Godagama in Southern Expressway.

This step has been taken to facilitate the maintainance and construction work of the Hambanthota Extension of the Expressway.