Why do so many elderly Asians have walking difficulties? Those afflicted are mostly obese, placing enormous pressure on their knees and feet as they heave their bodies forward with the help of walking sticks, zimmer frames and crutches.
Maybe their diet is to blame coupled with an alarming addiction to ghee-laden sweets (which incidentally I love). But somehow I manage to restrict my intake, summoning tremendous willpower to decline my third or fourth jilabee, gulab jamun or doodh pera.
Rudy Otter
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