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Overweight in india: Obesity is growing very fast these days. Recently a shocking revelation has been revealed. This new study has found that all adults of about two houses are either overweight or thick. Explain that overweight is usually judged using body mass index (BMI). If a person’s BMI is between 25 to 29.9 kg/m2, then it is considered overweight. Obeses on the other hand are defined as BMIs of 30.0 kg/m2 or more.
Study done on people of more than 6 lakh houses
Researchers at ICMR-National Institute for Cancer Prevention and Research (NICPR), Terry School of Advanced Studies and Symbiosis International analyzed the fifth round of data of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5, 2019-21) to assess over 6 lakh homes and assess the prevalence of obesity.
He observed that all adult members were classified as overweight in about 20% of homes, while in 10% of homes all adults were classified as thick. According to a study published in the Public Health Journal, all adults weigh over 30% of homes in states like Manipur, Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. In Tamil Nadu and Punjab, all adults were classified as thick in two out of five houses.
Obesity becomes a factor of many diseases
ICMR-NICPR chief researcher Prashant Kumar Singh said that when a member of the family suffers from more weight or obesity, then the possibility of getting fat is also very high. Along with this, Director Shalini Singh said that the domestic cluster of obesity and overweight represents an ideal change in our way of understanding obesity. This study tells us that the family unit is the center of this health challenge.
Not only this, it has been warned that in these family obesity groups, individuals face high risk of development of many non-communicable diseases. It is already known that obesity acts as a marker for poor cardio-metabolic health and is considered to be the entrance to many chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke and heart failure. It is also associated with 13 types of cancer.
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