Eating indigenous foods could help reduce risk of lifestyle diseases

Baobab seeds and pulp are added to porridge and its powder added to other recipes (Photo: Shutterstock)

The number of people suffering from lifestyle diseases is on the rise. These are often non-communicable diseases such as cancer, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke and obesity.

While doctors grapple with treating those who are already suffering from these diseases, nutrition experts recommend turning back to indigenous foods, which, they claim, can help control the rise of non-communicable diseases and malnutrition, reports The Standard.