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Nov 14 2018

Childhood Obesity Causes and Health Risks

Childhood obesity is a medical condition that brings children under multiple health risks. Childhood obesity is on the rise and more and more children are observed taking help of bariatric surgery to lose weight. A child having a body mass index higher than that of 95 percent of the children of the same age is […]

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Jan 25 2016

Myth: A Fat child is not a Healthy Child

In India, from the day a child is born, health parameters are set by the family. A heavy and chubby child is considered to be healthy disowning the fact that overweight infants can turn into obese adults. This is a result of global realisation that the war against leading killer diseases such as cardiac problems […]

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Oct 05 2015

Childhood Obesity – A fat lot of concern!

Those extra kilos on your child should not be ignored as baby fat. Chances of him/her falling prey to diabetes are significantly high. With a dearth of study conducted by various survey institutions, small sample studies indicate that every fifth child in the city is at the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. 19% of […]

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Sep 27 2015

22% Indian Kids are Obese & Fat – WHO

There is no doubt that childhood obesity is at its peak and reaching alarming proportions alone in India. A recent study conducted by The World Health Organization shows that in the last 5 years there has been a 22% prevalence rate of childhood obesity in India, especially among the age group of 5-19 years. WHO […]

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Mar 03 2015

Obesity in Indian Children Increasing at an Alarming Rate!

The trend of eating fast foods and other calorie rich stuffs has started spreading its wings in India as well. This is the reason why a lot of children in India are turning out to be obese at a very small age. No doubt, there are numerous kinds of illness and health issues related to obesity, particularly in kids.

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