Govt: to start dialogue on lifestyle change

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The government will soon start a dialogue to change people's lifestyles which might include changing school hours, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Thursday.

Speaking during the annual academic sessions of Endocrine Society of Sri Lanka, he said a national dialogue on changing the lifestyle of the people was essential to prevent diseases such as diabetes which he pointed out was spreading rapidly in Sri Lanka.

"The spread of the disease among the schoolchildren is becoming a great worry," the Prime Minister said.

He said some have suggested that changing of school hours was necessary to change the lifestyle of schoolchildren to prevent diseases such as diabetes.

The Prime Minister asked whether changing school hours was enough to change the situation. He said one needs to keep a watch on the growing urbanization which changes lifestyles.

“Urbanization has made people go to fast food outlets instead of eating a wholesome meal cooked at home like the way we did during out school days and this situation too should be noted," he said and added that a public dialogue was necessary to address all these issues before coming up with solutions. (YP)

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gobbaya Saturday, 03 October 2015 06:52 AM

thanks PM finally someone is speaking sense about a problem happily being ignored at policy level via DM Android App

kan Saturday, 03 October 2015 10:53 AM

Fast expansion of fast foods, preserved meats, confectionery (local and foreign) in the country is the main cause of diabetes and high BP.

Smart Citizen Saturday, 03 October 2015 10:59 AM

Very Good thinking. This is what could be termed as being visionary

Nimal Saturday, 03 October 2015 07:16 PM

I doubt that he could do much to change us for the better wearing the pirith nula and wearing that silly Indian type dress.A leader must not equipped himself with outdated practices that will not usher a modern world.We are still backward to really solve anything.

Smart Citizen Saturday, 03 October 2015 07:22 PM

Good move

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