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Harshil Asnani

Obesity statistics for India show rising obesity among kids, obese kids and adults in I... - 0 views

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obesity india statistics

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  • As many as 30 million Indians are overweight, and obesity continues rise, says statistics revealed by the National Family Health Survey (NFHS).
  • Around 20 per cent of school-going children are overweight,
  • Overweight or obesity is the leading cause of type 2 diabetes
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  • hypertension, osteoarthritis, various types of cancers in women like breast cancer and uterus cancer, menstrual disorder and infertility and many more diseases, according to experts.
  • Of the diabetic population in New Delhi already aware of their condition
Harshil Asnani

Obesity on the rise in India, says Lancet - 0 views

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obesity india rise

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  • said emerging economies such as India, Brazil, China, Russia should take immediate steps to reverse the rising trend of various non-communicable diseases such as obesity.
  • India (obesity rates for women rose from 10.6 per cent to 12.6 per cent between 1998-99 and 2005-06).
Harshil Asnani

Fast Food and Obesity - Fast Food, Health and Obesity in America - HealthTree - 0 views

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food fast problems

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  • The link between fast food and obesity seems simple enough: Fast food is notoriously high in fats, sugar, salt and calories.
  • A survey by the Pew Research Center (2006) reports that almost 20 percent of Americans eat at fast food restaurants at least twice a week
Harshil Asnani

Burger kids putting India on fast track to obesity - Hindustan Times - 0 views

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burger obesity kids

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  • Nearly half of the country’s 250 million adolescents are obese and experts blame the marketing muscle of fast food chains and quick-serve restaurants for it.
  • His study on 15,872 students from New Delhi, Mumbai, Agra, Jaipur and Allahabad reveals that 73 per cent children eat junk food because of taste; 68 per cent are tempted by the advertisements and 63 per cent children munch on snacks while viewing television.
  • most parents say they have a tough time getting their children to eat healthy.
Harshil Asnani

Fast food and Obesity in Children - 0 views

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food fast obesity children

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  • t out since the 1950's. Therefore, it is conceivable that fast food causes obesity.
  • get it have shown that children got anywhere from 29-38% of their food from fast food sources
Aneesh Mysore

Overweight and Obesity - 0 views

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obesity overweight

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  • Many kids are spending less time exercising and more time in front of the TV, computer, or video-game console.
Harshil Asnani

Should fast food restaurants be forced to serve healthier food? - Yahoo! Answers - 0 views

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food fast healthier

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  • It seems to me that the fast food industry should be blamed for most if not all of the obesity in America. People want to eat healthy but the fast food industry has taken over. There are no other alternatives. Sure they claim to have healthy alternatives but when you look at their version of a healthy alternative in most cases you are back where you began. For instance the salad that they offer has the same deep fried chicken loaded with sodium that they put on the sandwich and the salad dressing is loaded with empty calories. Shouldn't the fast food industry be held more accountable for the products they serve. One sandwich can have the entire days worth of fat and calories. Like it or not fast food is a way of life and the industry should bear some of the blame. We should start a campaign to reduce calories across the board.
Simran Fabiani

The Psychology Behind Anorexia Nervosa - 0 views

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psychology anorexia

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  • Anorexics see themselves as obese no matter how much they weigh or how thin they look in the mirror.
  • This obsession or focus on constant monitoring of calories and weighing themselves helps them block out unwanted feelings and emotions. So it can be seen as a symptom of possible mental health problems, especially around self-esteem or what I prefer to refer to as self-acceptance.
Ben Walters

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MRI Gaming Violence Agression Games

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  • Can video games make kids more violent? A new study employing state-of-the-art brain-scanning technology says that the answer may be yes.
  • brain scans of kids who played a violent video game showed an increase in emotional arousal – and a corresponding decrease of activity in brain areas involved in self-control, inhibition and attention.
  • he does think that the study should encourage parents to look more closely at the types of games their kids are playing.
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  • “Based on our results, I think parents should be aware of the relationship between violent video-game playing and brain function.”
  • he scans showed a negative effect on the brains of the teens who played “Medal of Honor” for 30 minutes. That same effect was not present in the kids who played “Need for Speed.”
  • And it’s also not known what effect longer play times might have. The scope of this study was 30 minutes of play, and one brain scan per kid
  • But what about violent TV shows? Or violent films? Has anyone ever done a brain scan of kids that have just watched a violent movie?
  • Kids in his study experienced increased emotional arousal when watching short clips from the boxing movie “Rocky IV.”
  • Larry Ley, the director and coordinator of research for the Center for Successful Parenting, which funded Mathews’ study, says the purpose of the research was to help parents make informed decisions. “There’s enough data that clearly indicates that [game violence] is a problem,” he says. “And it’s not just a problem for kids with behavior disorders.”
  • But not everyone is convinced that this latest research adds much to the debate – particularly the game development community. One such naysayer is Doug Lowenstein, president of the Entertainment Software Association.
  • “We've seen other studies in this field that have made dramatic claims but turn out to be less persuasive when objectively analyzed.”
  • And they’ve got plenty of answers at the ready for the critics who want to lay school shootings or teen aggression at the feet of the game industry. Several studies cited by the ESA point to games’ potential benefits for developing decision-making skills or bettering reaction times. Ley, however, argues such studies aren’t credible because they were produced by “hired guns” funded by the multi-billion-dollar game industry.
  • Increasingly parents are more accepting of video game violence, chalking it up to being a part of growing up. “I was dead-set against violent video games,” says Kelley Windfield, a Sammamish, Wa.-based mother of two. “But my husband told me I had to start loosening up.” Laura Best, a mother of three from Clovis, Calif., says she looks for age-appropriate games for her 14 year-old son, Kyle. And although he doesn’t play a lot of games, he does tend to gravitate towards shooters like “Medal of Honor.”  But she isn’t concerned that Kyle will become aggressive as a result. “That’s like saying a soccer game or a football game will make a kid more aggressive,” she says. “It’s about self-control, and you’ve got to learn it.”
  • “Let’s quit using various Xboxes as babysitters instead of doing healthful activities,” says Ley, citing the growing epidemic of childhood obesity in the United States. And who, really, can argue with that?
Harshil Asnani

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fast food problems

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  • Fast food is a concept that originated in 19th century, as a response to the growing food demands
  • The major ingredients that are used in fast food, basically have a large quantity of what is known as trans fats in them
  • huge proportion of meat and less fibers
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  • bread, which is made up of large amounts of pure flour
  • high concentration of fats
  • Unfortunately, the nutrients that are derived from fast food are not balanced and have large concentration of fats and proteins.
  • Health problems caused by fast food include obesity, diabetes and hypertension
  • lacks a good amount of fiber, it not easy to digest fast food
  • gets deposited on the abdominal tissues
  • The abnormal consumption timings and unequal intervals result into indigestion. The body is not able to digest the calorie heavy food, which results into fat deposition on the tissues.
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    "Fast food is a concept that originated in 19th century, as a response to the growing food demands"
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