Obesity in India and its harmful consequences on human body
Researchers claim that obesity is commonly studied as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular morbidities.
Researchers claim that obesity is commonly studied as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular morbidities.
Over an average follow-up of 12 years, 17,617 participants were diagnosed with alcohol-related cancer and 20,214 developed obesity-related cancer.
Vaccines against influenza, hepatitis B and rabies, have also shown reduced responses in people with obesity, said researchers from Istanbul University in Turkey.
Today, an estimated 1 in 5 school-age children are considered obese. When compared to children of the same sex and height, obese children rank in the 95th percentile or above. Many factors contribute to this epidemic such as genetics, unhealthy habits, lack of physical activity, and environmental difficulties.
"With the current sedentary lifestyle, exercises and physical activities often miss out on children's daily routine. Consuming unhealthy and fatty food with no exercise and burning extra calories is the worst combination for your child's health."