How much cassava does President Museveni eat?

If this is so, then Museveni advising Ugandans to eat cassava in order to weather this economic storm of escalating commodity prices is a case of his walking his talk.

The 77-year-old leader ended up losing 30kgs because of this rather spartan diet.

His current weight is said to be about 76kg, which is suitable for his 5ft 7in (170cm) height.

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"I eat some cassava, because I don't eat your European food and your Asian foods. I eat our food; which is cassava, some bananas, millets and our vegetables," Museveni said.

"So I normally eat a little bit of that in the morning. Then no lunch, I just drink water and coffee without sugar because it's very bad - sugar is not good," he said.

"Then at around seven [in the evening] I eat two Irish potatoes because they have got low starch, and a lot of vegetables to deceive the stomach that I am putting there something when in fact it's just the roughage," he added.

How healthy is a Cassava diet?

This is hard to determine without knowing the quantities consumed.

However, potatoes and cassava are full of carbohydrates and fibre, an essential part of any diet and Museveni reportedly eats two pieces of cassava for breakfast.

Obama said Museveni looks young

In 2015, the then US President Barack Obama told Museveni during a meeting in Ethiopia that he looked young.

"I forgot to tell him that it's because I eat Ugandan grown foods," Museveni said.

Museveni has not only recently advised Ugandans to eat cassava, he has continuously told them to shun Western foods for local ones, which are, according to him, healthier and also stave off diseases.