03 Dec 2019 --- New research shows that supermarkets are not linked to obesity in children, but that they instead contribute to reducing child undernutrition. Hunger and undernutrition continue to pose significant societal problems in Africa, while adjunctly, obesity and related chronic diseases are also on the rise. While previously studies only looked at data from adults, a study suggests that the growth of supermarkets is contributing to obesity in Africa, because supermarkets tend to sell more processed foods than traditional markets.
