India's New Dilemma With Obesity And Diabetes

Would You Have Thought That India Had a Dilemma With Obesity and Diabetes?

Obesity it seems is becoming a worldwide epidemic.  A new hot spot seem to be India. Apparently India is facing a new dilemma with obesity and diabetes, especially among the kids of middle class families.  One housewife Sujata Budarapu was shocked and surprise when she learned that her two sons were on the verge of developing Type 2 diabetes.

According to AFP, Sujata Budarapu told them, "It had never even occurred to me that this could happen. I had heard that outside India this happens to other people's kids but I never thought it would happen to my own."  This maybe a surprise to you also, as you know India is more traditionally known and associated with malnourishment and chronic food shortages.

Even-though, India still struggles to feed all of its 1.2 billion population, it may surprise you to find out that  overeating and weight-related illness has been creeping up on the kids of the middle.  These kids now have the luxury of staying in and watching TV for long periods of time. "Childhood obesity has definitely increased in the last couple of years," said Dr Paula Goel, from the Fayth Clinic in Mumbai, which runs a weight loss programme for adolescents.

Dr. Goel went on to say that, "This is mainly because... they're not playing on the fields and they're spending so much time on sedentary activities that come with the affluent lifestyle. "Visiting the malls over the weekends, eating junk food, it's bound to cause obesity."

The article has a lot more interesting information and insights about the causes and affects of a certain life style on young people, that may shed some pearls of wisdom on you, that you can use to prevent or control obesity and diabetes in your family or for yourself.  Get the full thought provoking story here.

Interestingly, I have ran into some people who are effectively taking control of their recent overweight problems and personal bouts with diabetes.  These people are now living a healthier, happier and financially fulfilling life.  If you are 18 and over and have some pounds you would like to lose, this maybe of interested to you,  I don't know.  Just in case this peeks your interest here is a glance of some of these people.