Tongan youth have chance to escape diabetes, NCDs
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - 15:26
Unhealthy people who become sick from eating the wrong foods are placing a huge economic burden on the government’s health systems, while 99% of adult Tongans currently remain at risk from so-called “lifestyle diseases”. Now a new government strategy will place the emphasis on young people, to give them a healthy start to life - but starting with the young means starting before babies are born.
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Koe me'a lelei 'aupito 'ae
Ko e me'a lelei 'aupito 'a e talatalaifale pea mo hono ako'i e kakai ke nau 'ilo mo tauhi honau sino ke mo'ui lelei. Ka ko e halafakakavakava eni 'oku ngaue'aki 'ehe 'liberals' ke fa'u e lao ke lahi, hilifaki e tukuhau ki he ngaahi koloa me'akai 'a e kakai ke lahi, hiki e totongi koloa me'akai ki 'olunga & 'more power', pea hili koia 'oku mo'ui pe tangata ia pea mate 'i he taimi 'oku mate ai, tatau aipe pe 'oku ke mamahi 'eat healthy' pe fiefia 'o kai fa'iteliha. Na'e 'i ai polokalama heni 'emau ta'ahine fika 1, hoa 'emau palesiteni. Ko e feinga'i kau leka 'kindergarden' ke nau 'eat healthy'. Na'e tufa atu 'enau 'lunch' ko e fanga ki'i lau'i'aku ' ki'i konga 'apele, fanga ki'i 'vegetables' kehekehe etc ko e feinga ke nau fakaholo mo faka-sino lelei 'a 'Amelika ni. Me'apango ne o atu pe kau leka ia 'o siosio, 'osi pea tautolo 'aki 'enau 'lunch' pea nau 'alu kinautolu. Hoko aipe mo e pulia atu 'a e polokalama koia. Ko e talatalaifale ko e me'a mahu'inga, pea ka muimui mai ai 'a e fasi tamate pea 'oku ta'e faka-'Otua.......SAIA
I think youth my age 30 and
I think youth my age 30 and below, need to remind ourselves of the financial consequences of living an unhealthy lifestyle. Each of us living in Tonga can with certainty see the years robbed from loved ones who got Diabetes and other lifestyle diseases. But, if because of our youth we don't look that far into the future, then at least realize where currently we have tax payers paying for our healthcare, it can change any time from now to the future. There will be a day when people who argue for cutting tax payer support for the healthcare system will be elected. And when that day comes we will be given the full bill of what that lifestyle choice cost, and that will cut into our savings and also can affect the family and friends who will try pay for your bill.
Better to think forward, better safe than sorry in the future.