A recent study has found out that the prevalence of obesity was lower in south India compared to the northern states. The study was conducted by Madras Diabetes Research Foundation and a WHO-commissioned-study. A survey was conducted in 16 states between 1981 to 2013. According to the study, the obesity rate was 20.7 percent among children in the northern states and it was 15.1 percent among the children in southern states, reports The Times of India.
The detailed impact of the obesity is yet to be studied by the researchers. A recently published study in the Indian Journal of Medical Research, finds that there has been an increase in the obesity prevalence from 16.3% to 19.3 percent in 2005-2010.
Experts claim childhood obesity, is a forerunner of metabolic syndrome, poor physical health, mental disorders, respiratory problems and glucose intolerance, according to TOI.
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