A public health specialist University College Hospital & University of Ibadan, Nigeria, Dr Francis Fagbule, has explained reasons why people die suddenly while watching football.
He said diseases like hypertension, diabetics connected to sudden death may be due to the raising consumption of Sugar and Sweetened Beverages (SSB).
While reacting to people who died while watching the just concluded AFCON football across the country, he said the reports of these deaths once again reinforces the need for immediate action on risk factors like increase in SSB tax as championed by Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) and the SSB tax coalition in Nigeria.
He stated further that many consume fast food which includes junk food and that may be the reason for these incidents of death coming up frequently.
He advised people to consume less damaging foods to live healthier life habits and go for regular checkups.
He said people think there is nothing wrong with them and they feel they shouldn’t go to the hospital, what they don’t know is that before these diseases occur, especially the non-communicable diseases like hypertension, diabetics, it doesn’t show symptoms.
He further stated that before one start feeling any symptoms, the diseases would have damaged some parts of the body which is why it is necessary to go for checkup on regular basis.