The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Frank Tumwebaze has defended his weight loss saying it’s intentional.
Last week, a picture of Minister Tumwebaze surfaced online from the National Leadership Institute Kyankwanzi retreat for Members of Parliament elect. In the photo, he’s looking slime, apparently having lost weight, sparking health concerns .
However Minister Tumwebaze on weekend came out and defended his weight loss saying it’s intentional.
In his statement posted on his X account,Minister Minister Tumwebaze addressed what he called health educators and promoters, epidemiologists, nutritionists and all health professionals who were worried about his health .
In the post, Tumwebaze said the battle against non- Communicable diseases is far from being won citing mistaken thinking that being heavy, overweight and obese is healthy and on the other hand being slim and small-framed is being unhealthy to cause serious alarm.
Tumwebaze added that weight loss can only be worrying if unintentional,unexplainable, and most times due to malnutrition or an involuntary metabolic syndrome associated with underlying chronic sickness.
He said that if weight loss is intentional and achieved through measures such as dieting or slimming that involve reducing one’s total body mass through calorie reduction, increased physical activity, or lifestyle changes its nothing else but an act to celebrate.
Tumwebaze said that weight loss is a best health target which every rational and disciplined person should set and aim to achieve.
He noted that looking lean or slim may worry some that may not be used with a person’s new looks, but that it is all fine .
He said obesity has never been a badge of honor .
”So dear friends sending me messages of quick recovery especially those of you doing so out of love, not mockery, please take heart , I am not sick. My new looks are intentional. It’s well with me and I thank God for all his blessings and mostly the gift of life!” Tumwebaze said
