The irony is that in world so deprived, there are problems of
excess.
In the modern world, development has brought its share of problems and
obesity is one such problem.
Lifestyles have become indulgent and problems like
obesity are adversely affecting the quality of life because we don’t know where
to draw the line.
According WHO (2008 estimates), more than 1.4 billion
adults, 20 and older, are overweight. And out of these, there are over 200
million men and nearly 300 million women come under the category of being
obese, thus comprising 10% of the world’s adult population.
What is more alarming is the growing prevalence of childhood
obesity with WHO 2013 data s/o 43 million obese children worldwide. In India
too, gradually this problem is gaining a significant proportion with approximately 6.57% percent of school
children are found to be overweight.
Is it genetic problem, is it a behaviour issue and what are
the other risk factors that lead to obesity?
What would be the long-term health consequences of this
problem for us as an individual and us as a nation?
What can I do to avoid
these consequences?
With these questions in mind let’s find out next few posts, how we can face
this challenge and emerge as a healthy nation.
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