When people’s disposable incomes increase, they tend to over-indulge in habits that make them vulnerable to NCDs.
In the past, diseases like diabetes and cardiovascular complications were associated with affluent people, but today, even low-income earners have become susceptible. Urbanisation in Tanzania is increasing in leaps and bounds and consequently, thousands of people who had been feeding on healthy foods in the village turn to junk foods that are of little use dietary-wise.
