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Obesity & children-Know the facts

The consumption of junk food and prevalence of childhood obesity is facing an all-time high in India and worldwide. Lets discuss what parents and teachers can do about this serious problem.

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Obesity & children-Know the facts

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  1. Obesity and Children: Know The Facts. • Pic courtesy – www.google.com

  2. Junk Food: It’s convenient. It’s cheap. It’s satisfying. And it’s tastes good! Agree totally? • Pic courtesy – comms4health.com

  3. Now here’s the other side of this smart story! • Pic courtesy – www.google.com

  4. Did you know? The food & beverage industry spends approx $2 billion per year marketing to children. • Image courtesy:www.google.com

  5. The ban on advertising of HFSS foods to children is not far reaching enough. • Image courtesy:www.theguardian.com

  6. 65% of the world's population live in countries where overweight and obesity kills more people than underweight. • Source:WHO

  7. China & India together account for 15% of the world obese population. The USA tops the list with 13% of the obese people. • Image courtesy:www.telegraph.co

  8. Obesity can lead to high BP, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, osteoarthritis & many types of cancer. • Img:healthywomen.org

  9. What can parents & teachers do to make kids eat healthy? • Image blog.mass.gov

  10. “Keep your friends close, your enemies closer and the junk food as far as away as possible”. • image courtesy:preventioninstitute.org

  11. Should we let kids consume such harmful things? • img:www.care2.com

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