Tonga’s Prime Minister wants Pacific leaders to hold a year-long weight loss competition—the goal is not to see who will come out “the biggest loser,” but to promote healthy habits in a region beset by high obesity levels and related health problems.
Explaining his lighthearted suggestion, Prime Minister Samiuela ‘Akilisi Pohiva says that efforts among the leaders to address obesity across the nations have yet not helped, so he hopes a competition will increase their resolve in tackling the issue.
