Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Children's Health & Fitness ? Childhood Obesity Causes Concern

July 15th, 2012 by Len Saunders

From The Deccan Chronicle?..

City doctors are worried with the rapid increase in cases of child obesity and adolescent obesity.

?According to a World Health Organisation report, more than 1.4 billion adults who are 20-plus are overweight. Obesity is a serious issue in today?s world and it has to be tackled at the earliest,? warned consultant dietician Dr Rajeshwari Kannan.

?Obesity is a disease and there are many reasons behind it like metabolic disorder, genetic problems, excessive inactivity and consumption of excess calories,? the doctor observed, adding that obesity was also linked to a number of diseases like diabetes and heart ailments.

Urban lifestyle was the main cause of the disorder that could double the chances of heart attacks and increase the chances of diabetes by five times as compared to those without the syndrome.

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