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Obesity - More than your weight
And this focus on health and
well-being is there because,
globally, adult obesity rates
have more than doubled since
the 1990s, while child obesity
rates have increased four times.
And the rise in child obesity has
been the highest in developing
countries like India.
Rujuta Diwekar In 1993, Barry Popkins, a
Nutritionist Professor of Nutrition, proposed
a framework to account for
the growing rate of obesity
and related metabolic health
conditions in the developing
countries. This is called the
Nutrition transition model and
it says that there has been
a gradual shift in the dietary
pattern from eating local,
traditional foods to a more
‘western-pattern’ diet, high in
packaged and processed foods.
Our scriptures teach us that
You can see this transition today
‘Anna’ is the route to ‘Ananda’,
even in real time as instead of
the true nature of human beings.
distributing laddoos because
If this is the timeless teaching of
we cleared our exam, we give
any native culture, the seventeen
chocolates. We celebrate
sustainable development goals
birthdays at fast food joints
(SDGs) of the United Nations are
instead of indulging in regional
in tune with it. Two out of the top
delicacies.
three goals are related to food,
As our population gets more
health and well-being for all.
global and urban, not only do
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