Childhood Obesity: The Indian Scenario Compared with World Wide

Dr. Sharada C. Aher; Dr. Ujjwala Shirsath; Dr. Madhura M. Panditrao

doi:10.46858/dvvpf.j.

Authors

Dr. Sharada C. Aher
Dr. Ujjwala Shirsath
Dr. Madhura M. Panditrao

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46858/dvvpf.j.

Abstract

In this small review article we present the childhood obesity in India as on today. This might make the reader think that India is a Developed Nation, but rather it is a Developing Nation. Obesity is the sign of rich people in India. On one side we see obese children and on the other side we see malnourished children. We have tried to analyze this problem in the Indian point of view and throw some light on reducing obesity.

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