New African, July 1st, 2007
The fitness craze is not only for Westerners. Kenyans are also on the hook, reports Stephen Williams.
You don't have to go far in downtown Nairobi to find a fastfood joint these days. Whether it's fish and chips, chicken and chips, burgers and chips, ribs and chips, chips or just plain old nyama chôma (roast meat), Kenyans, like most Africans, have taken to Western-style, high fat, huge calorie-count meals in a big way big the operative word.
So while many in the West might think that Africa's problem is hunger, in reality a rapidly growing middle-class urban lifestyle is an increasing conc...
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