The report presents a mixed picture. Over the past 25 years, there have been notable improvements in child well-being in the group of countries examined in this report: steady decline in child mortality, overall reduction in adolescent suicide and increase in school completion rates. But the last five years have …
The assessment of growth is crucial for child care and reference data are central to growth monitoring. The authors aimed to assess the height, weight and body mass index (BMI) of Indian schoolchildren in order to develop gender appropriate growth charts for children 5-18 years of age.
IN WHAT can pave the way for obesity treatment, scientists have decoded a key mechanism through which insulin controls a part of brain that manages body’s energy balance. They have shown how insulin in the satiety centre of the brain—known as the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)—can lead to obesity. VMH controls …
Affidavit filed in the Delhi High Court by Food and Safety Standards Authority of India (Union Health Ministry) regarding petition of Uday Foundation to ban junk food in schools dated July 2011. Original Source: http://udayfoundationindia.org/Affidavit_filed_in_the_Delhi_High_Court_by_Food_and_Safety_Standards_Authority_of_India.pdf
Sports and energy drinks are being marketed to children and adolescents for a wide variety of inappropriate uses. Sports drinks and energy drinks are significantly different products, and the terms should not be used interchangeably. The primary objectives of this clinical report are to define the ingredients of sports and …
Surveillance and monitoring do not evoke much enthusiasm among doctors. Perhaps we have forgotten what these terms mean and their true purpose. Surveillance is the continuous collection, analysis, interpretation, dissemination and feedback of health related data, and is essential for guiding prevention and control activities for any disease. (Editorial)
The objective of the study was to estimate prevalence of overweight and obesity in apparently healthy children from five zones of India in the age group of 2 to 17 years and to examine trends in body mass index (BMI) during the last two decades with respect to published growth …
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide and reports estimate that American children consume up to 25% of calories from snacks. Several animal models of obesity exist, but studies are lacking that compare high-fat diets (HFD) traditionally used in rodent models of diet-induced obesity (DIO) to diets consisting of food regularly …
A new World Bank report warns that South Asian countries are facing a health crisis with rising rates of heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which disproportionately affect poor families, with possible side effects of disability and premature death, and worsening poverty as people pay for medical …
It was hypothesized that both thrombogenic and atherogenic factors may be responsible for premature coronary heart disease (CHD) in young Indians. A case-control study was performed to determine cardiovascular risk factors in young patients with CHD in India.
A few days ago, when I was wondering about the relentless pressure we face to be fit, feeling there had to be a scam somewhere, I happened upon a book that gave me an ‘aha’ moment. Since long I have been noting that it is less and less possible to …
The obesity epidemic is spreading to low-income and middle-income countries as a result of new dietary habits and sedentary ways of life, fuelling chronic diseases and premature mortality. In this report we present an assessment of public health strategies designed to tackle behavioural risk factors for chronic diseases that are …
The popular anti-obesity drug sibutramine, marketed in India by a dozen companies under brand names such as Reductil, Meridia and Sibutrex, is likely to be banned. The drug, prescribed worldwide for three decades, has been linked in research over the past few years with increased cardiovascular events like cardiac arrests …
A Seriesd in Lancet on Thursday said emerging economies such as India, Brazil, China, Russia should take immediate steps to reverse the rising trend of various non-communicable diseases such as obesity. The journal says the obesity epidemic is spreading to low-income and middle-income countries as a result of new dietary …
The cause of poor health of school going children could be tiffin packed by their mothers and not the canteen food alone. ] A survey conducted by an NGO across 15 schools in Delhi and National Capital Region has concluded that unhealthy food is as much responsible for diseases among …
HUMAN gut is host to numerous species of bacteria that enhance metabolism, protect against pathogens and prime our immune system to fight diseases. Dietary habits determine the diversity of this bacterial flora. Understanding this interplay is important as it controls the abilities of our gastrointestinal tracts. With increased use of …
Looking for a quick way to feel lousy about yourself? Then forget the idea of a healthy diet and just eat what your body wants you to eat. Your body wants meat; your body wants fat; your body wants salt and sugar. Your body will put up with fruits and …
The prevalence of overweight and obesity and their associated factors among schoolchildren in Manipur had not been studied. The authors did a cross-sectional study among 3356 schoolchildren of classes VIII to XII in Imphal West District, Manipur between September 2005 and August 2006.
Serum concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have been reported to be associated with the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the U.S. general population, and this association appears to be higher among obese people than among the nonobese. However, because most previous studies were cross-sectional and because studies among …
Ramya Kannan 18% of children below seven years of age are obese or overweight The school is probably the best place to inculcate the value of exercise and sports in health and well being. CHENNAI: Here is yet another survey with sobering conclusions about the state of health of the …
