Diet Mail - Diet Mail - July 2014, Childhood Obesity | Page 2

Keep a watch
on Future (Weight)

Director Speak

Richer we have grown, richer has grown our

Obesity opens up a Pandora box of health issues,

food. With a considerable increase in disposable

and emotional troubles. Most often, obese

incomes and life style changes the frequencies of

children grow up to be obese adults, enhancing

having food outside has gone up. In India being fat

their risk of heart disease, diabetes and stroke in

is proportionate to being healthy, and same is

the future.

replicated during upbringing of children.

As we all know Parents play most important role

Today, it is no longer a lean childhood, as most

in children’s life and they emulate parents’ habits.

children are having trouble carrying their own

In effect, parents must be good role-models for

weight. There is immense trouble brewing, for

their children. Getting healthier should be a family

17 % of the youngsters in the age group of 14-18

affair Parents shouldn't single out overweight

in India are overweight or obese.

children and tell them they are too heavy and need

Gone are days when kids used to enjoy outdoor

to change their ways, but the entire family should

games , rather they are happy being the virtual

work at eating better and being more physically

world. Kids prefer to stay back enjoy to bite into

active.

chips and hold on the gadgets in a comfy home

The parents should encourage kids for healthy

atmosphere making them all the more slugging,

eating, playing outdoors and exercising, So as to

inactive and as a result over weight. Ostensibly,

bail them out of sedentary life style.

obesity affects more than 30% of children, and is
one of the most chronic diseases of childhood.
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