(MENAFN- IANS) Colombo, May 9 (IANS) Sri Lankan Health Secretary Palitha Mahipala has said that 46 per cent of women and 10 per cent of children in the country are suffering from obesity.
Speaking at a lecture to educate journalists from state media institutions, Mahipala said that 89 per cent of deaths in the country are caused by non-communicable diseases such as cancer, heart disease, lung disease and diabetes, Xinhua news agency reported.
Obesity is a major factor in non-communicable diseases, Mahipala said.
Most of the Sri Lankans die due to heart disease and stroke, he added.
Details are awaited.
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