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Red-flagging the rising rates of obesity and hypertension among school-going children, a new study by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has found that the prevalence of obesity was as high as 24.02 per cent in private schools, more than five times the number for public schools. This is particularly concerning since both of these could be risk factors for diabetes and heart disease in their adult years.According to the study,
which looked at 3,888 students of Delhi schools aged 6-19 years, an average of 13.4 percent students were found to be generally obese while 9.2 per cent had belly fat-related (central) obesity. This is a sharp rise from the findings of a similar study in 2006, which had pegged the prevalence of obesity at 5 percent.
Guests:
1- Dr. K. Madan Gopal, Health Sector Expert & Advisor, National Health Systems Resource Center
2- Dr. Bishnu Prasad Panigrahi, Group Head, Medical Strategy & Operations, Fortis Healthcare
Anchor: Frank Rausan Pereira
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