How often do we come across this term “Obesity” in today’s life? I guess 9 out of 10 times in our day-to-day activities during our conversations. Moreover, how many obese children do we see in today’s life? There have been many cases reported for child obesity since 2013.
The main reason behind this rise may be attributed to adulterated food and Monosodium Glutamate, a food enhancer which are considered strong factors in infantile obesity.
The goal of this blog is to bring awareness to the community about increasing number of reports of child obesity since 2013 as per NCBI. The main reason behind this rise may be attributed to adulterated food and Monosodium Glutamate, a food enhancer which are considered strong factors in infantile obesity.
Obesity has become a problem that can be seen all over the world except for a few under developed countries. In India, more than 27 million children and adolescents aged between 1-19 are overweight according to the Ministry of Health, New Delhi. A study conducted in 2013, indicates that obesity rates in Indian children is increasing not just in higher socio-economic society but also in below poverty line community. This excess body fat was found in both groups belonging to 16 out of 28 states in India.
Sambav aims to educate its readers that one major factor which adds to the childhood obesity is easy to access to outside junk food. The growing number of restaurants and roadside eating joints in India should be a significant concern for all the parents.
This access is relatively divided across the community with low-income people having less than the socioeconomic group. The solution to this problem is to reverse the epidemic by giving them access to affordable and nutritious food along with running awareness campaigns in communities, children parks, schools and play areas.
