Body image anxiety is increasing rapidly among youth, AIIMS-ICMR made shocking revelation

regarding body shape Worry Now there is a dangerous but little known problem among the youth of India. mental Health The problem related to. This problem is not limited only to the youth suffering from obesity, but underweight youth also suffer from similar problems. mental stress Are facing. AIIMS-ICMR one of Study It has come to light that a large number of youth standing at both ends of the body weight spectrum are affected by psychological problems related to body shape.

Research What came up in?

Journal off education and Health in promotion published Research 1,071 youth aged between 18 to 30 years were included in the study. all these AIIMS of OPD Had come for treatment. Research According to, obese 49 percentage and underweight 47 percentage the youth medium serious than level of Body Image stress Said about. There itself normal Or overweight This figure among youth is around 36 percentage Remained. This Research About 25 of the youth involved in percentage obesity and 11 percentage underweight category Found in. most of these students were and middle Class salary the one category Came from. According to statistics, underweight youth normal Weight people almost double and almost three times more likely to be obese youth than Body Image anxiety Were facing.

Weight manage Only diet not limited to-experts

This Research connected to experts says that weight related problems can only be catering Or exercise Cannot be solved by. experts weight according to management mental Health Deeply connected to. In such a situation if emotional Problem To ignore If it is done then the youth will be in the middle lifestyle Leave the program. This Research To lead those who do experts According to many youth, they start weight loss with full enthusiasm, but due to the pressure of studies, Body Image connected to stress And mental tiredness gradually their interest Reduces. This raises questions on the country’s thinking that weight management Limits itself to just counting calories.

changed according to weight stress form of

This Research It was also revealed that among the youth suffering from obesity confidence There was a lot of lack of confidence and hesitation about oneself. Whereas among underweight youth stressFeelings of loneliness and embarrassment were seen more. overall half of More than 100,000 youth are constantly conscious of their weight, every third has their self-confidence affected and every fourth feels judged. researchers says that taunts regarding weight spread in the society, stigma and unrealistic Beauty standard This mental Increasing the pressure further. This Research warned that India’s public health policy still focuses too much on obesity, while addressing underweight youth. mental Problem But not enough attention is being given.

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