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Mutton flaps are a staple in the South Pacific [4] where their high fat content has been linked with the development of obesity problems. [5] [4] In 2000, Fiji banned their import. [6] [7] On July 1, 2020, Tonga banned the import of mutton flaps from New Zealand, claiming their consumption plays a major role in increasing obesity among the ...
Imports of mutton flaps to Tonga in 2002 were equivalent to approximately 3 million kilograms which is equivalent to 500g per capita/week. [28] Health and diet practitioners note that just through reducing consumption of mutton flaps by 50% and replacing this with fish, individuals would be consuming 30g less fat and 15g less salt daily. [28]
Life expectancy in Tonga is 71 and has been steadily rising since the 1960s. [8] Up to 40% of the population is said to have type 2 diabetes. [9] Tongan Royal Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, who died in 2006, holds the Guinness World Record for being the heaviest-ever monarch— with a weight of 200 kilograms (440 lb).
In 2001, the Fijian Government banned the import of mutton flaps from Tonga. [15] The Tongan Ministry of Labour said in response on this issue that "Tonga’s experience with Fiji is an example of the difficulties encountered by small developing nations in protecting their interests".
Tongans or Tongan people are a Polynesian ethnic group native to Tonga, a Polynesian archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. Tongans represent more than 98% of the inhabitants of Tonga. The rest are European (the majority are British ), mixed European, and other Pacific Islanders .
The Tonga language of Zambia is spoken by about 1.38 million people in Zambia and 137,000 in Zimbabwe; it is an important lingua franca in parts of those countries and is spoken by members of other ethnic groups as well as the Tonga. [6] (The Malawian Tonga language is classified in a different zone of the Bantu languages.)
People from Tonga by division (6 C) N. Tongan nobility (1 C, 7 P) P. Tongan prisoners and detainees (3 P) Σ. Tongan people stubs (1 C, 81 P) Pages in category ...
In villages or towns with refrigeration, cheap frozen "mutton flaps" imported from New Zealand are popular. Tongans also eat the common South Pacific "ship's biscuit", hard plain crackers once a shipboard staple. These crackers are called mā pakupaku. Tongans no longer make an earth oven every day.