Amputations and heart disease are at record levels in Tonga's hospitals.<br /><br />In a health system with no facilities to deal with kidney failure or cancer - 80 per cent of surgeries are linked to lifestyle related diseases, notably, obesity.<br /><br />Six out of every 10 Tongans are obese. On average, Tongans' eat four times the amount of food recommended by the country's health department.<br /><br />Tonga is now looking to ban or tax poor quality imported foods.<br /><br />Legislation may not teach restraint but keeping fatty foods off the menu is a step towards slimming down Tonga's spiraling health costs.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Drew Ambrose reports from Nukualofa, Tonga.
